Franken Batting

[TMP]

I never thought about doing it this way. I think it would work for those who don't have a zig zag stitch on their machine or just don't like to work with all the bulk and possible stretching on their machines.




No-Sew "Franken-Batting" – Quilts and Other Stuff from Frances (francesquilts.com)

[Rhonda K]

Great idea! It works well to hold pieces of batting together.

I just use one inch water soluable tape across the 2 edges. You can also cut sticky back stabilizer for embroidery projects to one inch.

Lay the two pieces of batting down and overlap. Lay a long ruler down over the 2 pieces and cut through both layers of batting. The 2 edges will fit right together. Cut pieces tape and lay across the seam.

[SuzanneOrleansOntario]

I've done the layering over and cutting so the seams align. i have used some tape, I think by Martelli. It's ok, but after cleaning my batting scraps, and zigzagging them together, I have had a lot of practice and getting pretty good at it.

I would think the fusible would work very well. It's whatever works for each of us, so we can use up those batting scraps.

[grammaterry]

So isn't that fusible stuff pretty expensive. ? Are we saving $ or just getting the batting used up. Just curious. Looks like she used a lot of the fusible for the project.

[Mom23]

I bought a huge roll of fusible batting at a resale shop. There was a lot of curtain fabric that day so I think it was meant to be used for interfacing for the top of curtains but it works great for frankenbatting for me. I'm trying to do better at using up scraps for charity quilts since batting has gotten so expensive.

[Claire Hallman]

I have some fusible on a roll from Marti Michelle [I think]. It works OK but not great. I don't worry about it once it is quilted.
Once I used dryer sheets cut into strips and sprayed with 505 which worked pretty well, too. I normally buy the same brand and type of batting just so I can use up all the scraps together.

[TMP]

Good idea about buying the same brand and type of batting.

[JCY]

I do franken batting for things like table runners or practice FQ sandwiches. I've never used the fusible stuff. Just cut even edges & zig zag together.

[cashs mom]

That's what I do. It's worked well for me. Nothing shifts once it's quilted.