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    sewsoft's Avatar sewsoft is offline Senior Member
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    Default Re: Do you all piece your batting?

    So am I it will save a lot of money.

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    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!!!
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    I pieced the batting together and it worked like a dream. So nice to know I can use all the large scrap pieces now!
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    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....

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    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.
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    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

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    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.
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    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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