So am I it will save a lot of money.
So am I it will save a lot of money.
I definitely piece my batting together. I have hand pieced and also used a joining foot which makes the larger pieces much easier to handle.
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Hi Lisa
I have hand whip stiched pieces together to use in lap & crib size qiults. It works really fine. When you quilt or tie the quilt it holds everything in place. I plan to try the new "adhesive" out soon. If you're like me you can't waste anything!!!!! ISN'T THAT WHAT QUILTING IS ALL ABOUT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Piecing scraps of "trash" back into a useful beauty!!!
Have fun.
Hugs
Oma
I pieced the batting together and it worked like a dream. So nice to know I can use all the large scrap pieces now!
Lisa
"Make it your ambition to lead a quiet life and attend to your own business and work with your hands...." 1 Thessalonians 4:11
Just as the others have said....I zig-zag the butted ends together. I used it on a twin size and after it's quilted it ain't gonna move no where....
Alana
I piece my batting all the time. Usually zig-zag the pieces together by hand and I just recently bought the iron on tape. I haven't had a chance to use the tape as of yet but will be soon. As long as you are quilting over the joined sections it should be ok and hold up fine.
Susan
As expensive as batting is and it's climbing quickly I have for a long time now zigzagged my batting together and I don't think anyone else has ever noticed unless I told them and then they couldn't even find where I did it at....have to save money where we can so we can continue to purchase fabric and build our stash....I only have enough fabric to open a small store..but who's counting...I share welll with my daughter who also quilts
I hadn't tried it but I did yesterday and one side of the batting puckered.... not sure why as I held them both flat as they were sewn. I always use spray adhesive when I make my fabric sandwich so I just sprayed the batting and butted the two pieces together, then quilted. Hope it turns out okay after it's washed.
~~ Hugs and Blessings,
Mia
...quilters come with strings attached
(boy aint that the darn truth !!)
I absolutely piece batting for quilts.... just butt together and sew with a wide zigzag stitch. By the time the quilting is done, the pieced batting isn't going anywhere!
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