Grace MooreLinker

I use up my left over batting for smaller items. But to join pieces together I make sure the edges are straight then butt the edges together and blanket stich them together. I don't get a lumpy seam that way.

Joselake

My goodness, what a bunch of creative quilters we are!!! I'm going to use some of these suggestions and I have found that this site is invaluable in my quilting adventures. Thanks you all so much for helping me out.
Roz

candi

I know..waste of effort, but must be done in my house or I loose my sanity :mrgreen:

joyce888

I laying my scraps of batting out on my cutting table with a small overlap and do a large basting stitch to piece them together. I find it's easier than sewing on my machine and having fibers get in the feed dogs. My LAQr told me she prefers my method.

IdahoSandy

I would go on line to quilt shops that have notions and find the special tape for connecting quilt battings. Have read about it but never have used. I use my little pieces of batting to make doll quilts, hot pads and also crafts that call for the use of batting.
IdahoSandy

BellaBoo

I use the batting tape and it's great. I can have pieces of small size batting turned into a large quilt size in just a few minutes. If I had to zig zag all that plus having all the batting under my machine to fight with, forget it. I don't consider $3 a roll to be expensive. (The double size roll is $6) QIAD and Connecting Threads have it on special several times a year so I stock up. I don't use a whole length all the way down the batting seam. I use small lengths in intervals for long seams. One roll lasts a long time. It's thin and soft and you can can't tell it's on the batting.

http://www.quiltinaday.com/shoponlin...ay.asp?i=30053

http://www.connectingthreads.com/too...ssBatting.html

biscuitqueen

make biscuit quilts and stuf-em.

BellaBoo

The batting I have isn't all that stuffable. It's all flat.

grandma sue

I looked at some of that basting tape. It looks like it is just the fusible tricot interfacing cut in wide strips. I used that for interfacing when I used to make most of my clothes. I'm going to try it to see if it works. Other than that, I just wide zig-zag my pieces together. Onces it's quilted you can't even tell.

Wunder-Mar

Since several people have already mentioned the batting fusible tape (one weblink source is http://www.connectingthreads.com/too...ssBatting.html), I'll pass this other idea on.

I have a friend who decorates her sewing room cupboard doors, bedroom doors, and smaller spots in the house with single-block quilts, 9x12 quick applique quilts, and 9x12 (or so) small block quilts - using the leftover batting from her larger quilts.

She has 16 cupboard doors alone in her sewing room, so it's a real sparkling feature to the room and throughout the house. She also sells these small quilts at fundraisers and auctions for her guild - they're smaller, less complicated and more affordable. A simple 9x12 or 12x12 quilt made from 2 1/2" or 3" square blocks is very appealing to just about anyone who loves quilts. Not to mention it being a profitable way to use up scraps of fabric and batting.

I myself make small quilts from the leftover batting and scraps (24"x24" and smaller) from larger projects, and I really love them. It's almost like surrounding myself with a quilt journal as I recall what I've made. I am also not a big fan of making pillows, shams, runners or placemats with my leftovers - there's just so many I need, y'know?!?