Can you piece batting together
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Carefully butt the straight edges of two batting strips together against the vertical bar and under the presser foot. Begin sewing, zigzagging down the batting pieces catching both pieces as you stitch. You do not want the pieces to overlap. If using the blind hem presser foot it will not overlap.
Continue sewing the two pieces together. If you don't have a blind hem foot, carefully butt the straight edges of the two pieces together and center them under the presser foot. Begin sewing the two pieces together with a zigzag stitch. Try not to let the pieces overlap. Continue stitching until the pieces are sewn together. Continue adding pieces until all the pieces of batting are sewn together. So that is it!
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Bobbin Thread Tip - Learn how to prevent thread tangling or thread nesting when machine quilting. Supporting Products and links: Some of the links below may be affiliate links. Size 6" x 24". The quick method I use is great for small quilts that you can store flat, or for utility quilts, where straight-edge abutting vs. Plus, the machine stitching makes more of an indentation in the batting, which may be noticeable in the finished quilt.
I line two pieces of batting up end to end and use a hand-sewn hem stitch to reduce seam bulk, which creates a smoother seam. There are quite a few brands out there nowadays. Just layer two pieces of batting and rotary-cut through both layers to create a straight edge this way your cuts match up.
Place the cut edges side by side; then lay the fusible-batting tape on top of the seam and hit it with your iron! Raise your hand again if you found our tips helpful! Your turn: do you piece your batting, and if so, how do you do it? Share your approach in the comments! I use that same method. My small scraps I use in padded embroidery.
Sometimes your quilt is just too long and you have to piece. I also overlap two pieces of batting, cutting a curvy line and zigzag the two pieces together. Since I make a lot of donation baby quilts, this method works well. I also use this for miniature quilts I make. I never like stitching batting together since I could feel and see it.
I prefer cutting 1. What to do with those left-over tiny slices, though? I use my blind hammer foot to loosely zig zag seam any reasonable sized leftover trimmings of batting to truly crazy quilt patch batting. I cut strips of fusible interfacing, the lightest I can find, and make my own fusible tape. Used to buy the tape roll, that quickly became way too expensive. Whip stitching takes too much time. I quilt for clients and for three charity groups. Thank you for contacting us.
A quick and simple solution is to throw the batting in the dryer with a damp washcloth or spray the creases with water. Let it tumble on low for 5 — 10 minutes, then spread the batting out, smooth it flat and let it rest for a few hours.
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Use a rotary cutter and long ruler if you have them available. Set your sewing machine to the widest zig zag stitch possible and medium stitch length. Butt the straight edges up together and sew, zig-zagging down and catching both pieces. Backstitch at the start and end, just to help you keep the batting together long enough to get the quilt basted and quilted.
It is essentially a long strip of interfacing on a roll. Put the two straight edges together, lay a strip of the interfacing over the join, and press to fuse. A little steam helps too. Trying to fuse a really large piece of batting with only one strip could be tricky.
You only need to fuse the batting together on one side, so this method is fast and easy too. And now you have no excuse… go finish a quilt top! Disclosure: some of my posts contain affiliate links.
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That was a timely hint about cutting the tape into 18" lengths. The scrim on cotton batting will gunk up your iron.
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