Piecing together batting

**View My TQS Profile** · by **jasheeler** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 5:28 pm

Help, I have two table mats to quilt and I would like to use batting that I have on hand, but it needs to be joined together. :shock:

How do you do this without making the batting lumpy?

Jean in Windsor, ON

**View My TQS Profile** · by **kfstitcher** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 5:47 pm

Lay the two pieces down with the edges overlapping a couple inches . Cut through both edges at once in a gentle curve and get rid of the little edge pieces that are created. Then either loosely hand sew the curved edges that are butted up to each other or iron a strip of fusible interfacing over the seam to connect the two big pieces. I hope this is clear enough without any pictures. Karen

**View My TQS Profile** · by **jasheeler** » Wed Jul 01, 2009 5:49 pm

Thanks for the quick reply Karen! That is exactly what I was looking for!

Jean

**View My TQS Profile** · by **MeginFL** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 12:43 pm

Wow! Thanks for that. I've tried a few ways to join the batting but it always seems to be distorted. This is a great tip. Thanks for sharing!
Sharon

**View My TQS Profile** · by **kfstitcher** » Thu Jul 02, 2009 1:18 pm

You're welcome! Glad I could help. Karen

**View My TQS Profile** · by **magnus** » Fri Jul 03, 2009 4:21 pm

Karen and gang,
I sometimes sew the gentle curve of batting with a large zig-zag stitch especially for placemats that get washed a lot. athis guarantees that the batting will not shift a bit...

cheers
Jeanine in rainny Nova Scotia

**View My TQS Profile** · by **whitewitchcrafts** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 9:29 am

I've always butted the two pieces and used a zig zag stitch and so far no problems. Bobbi

**View My TQS Profile** · by **ipquilter** » Sat Jul 04, 2009 7:45 pm

I do the same thing Bobbi does. No problems.
Sherry

**View My TQS Profile** · by **maggieszafranski** » Sun Jul 05, 2009 5:26 am

I butt my pieces together, but I use what is called a multiple zigzag stitch or tricot stitch (I have a Janome 6500, this is mode 1, stitch 9). It looks like a regular zigzag, but each zig is made of 2 or 3 short stitches. This keeps the batting from puckering.

**View My TQS Profile** · by **Margo** » Fri Jul 17, 2009 8:00 pm

I recently heard of something I will try next time. Instead of sewing the pieces together use a lightweight fusible interfacing! Overlap the two pieces and cut the joining line; remove the scrap pieces and fuse the interfacing over the join! I wouldn't try it on a polyester batting, but I'm definitely going to try it on cotton!

**View My TQS Profile** · by **whitewitchcrafts** » Tue Jul 21, 2009 1:19 pm

That sure sounds like a great idea. Will have to keep it in mind to try. Bobbi

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