by loise98 » Tue Jun 05, 2012 7:13 pm
My batting has been successfully pieced. I was looking for an easier way to do the job. I had overlapped, cut a straight line and then did a cross-hatch stitch by hand in the past. It worked fine but I thought there might be an easier way. I found a "Fusible Batting Tape" by Dritz at JoAnn Fabrics and it worked great. It was easier and the results are more secure and stable than the previous method I used and the batting remains still quite soft. The product I used appears to be the same as the fusible tricot I used in dressmaking. The only difference is that it remains quit flat. If I couldn't find this product I was going to try the tricot but I had visions of the edges of it curling if I cut it in narrow strips. I'd use this product again and I recommend it. I pieced a nearly 2 yd cut. I think this was so much less time consuming than trying to butt edges and zigzaging. I would not hesitate to try the Zigzag method on a shorter lenghth. Lois
