Piecing warn and natural batting

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12-05-2010, 06:38 PM

#41

Rose Lee

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I actually zigzag the two pieces together, then open it, and do a larger zigzag in center of joined pieces. I just fill this will be more stable, especially if the quilts are to be was often.

12-05-2010, 07:24 PM

#42

MIQcamp

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I use heat press batting - real neat finish.

12-05-2010, 07:54 PM

#43

IBQUILTIN

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I overlap, rotary cut, then butt the seams and ladder stitch by hand and have no trouble, but I am sure going to try the new heat batting tape. I think it should be great, if the bonding agent doesn't leave it stiff in those spots.

12-05-2010, 09:02 PM

#44

Tallulah

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I use the "flat joining seam", which is #12 on my 1230 Bernina. I love to use my Warm and Natural scraps whenever I can.

12-05-2010, 10:06 PM

#45

Vanuatu Jill

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I just pieced Warm & Natural today and after overlapping and rotary cutting to get straight edges, I used a joining stitch (#24) on my Brother PC420 I just got and it worked great-I used to piece by hand, but this was so much faster. I never thought about bonding the pieces together-I have always been afraid to iron the batting incase it got matted down and lost any loft.

12-05-2010, 11:07 PM

#46

Sew Krazy Girl

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Quote:

Originally Posted by ktbb

there are several ways - I overlap the pieces slightly then run a rotary cutter down thru the doubled portion - when I throw away the scrappy edges that have been cut away, I then have two perfectly matched cut edges, and I butt them up against each other and use the widest zig=zag to stitch them together...no double thicknesses of batting to deal with in the final product..and I don't have to tug and push the edges to match.

This is the method I also use and it's always worked out fine.

12-06-2010, 04:06 AM

#47

tkennemore

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I have also used interfacing. The strips were cut 2.5 inches wide, presssed into place on the front and back. The project was placed on longarm, quilted and you would never have known the batting was pieced. Great job!
I will use this method again. I got the idea from the product that is on the market....when I saw it in my LQS, I wondered, if it was nothing more than iron on interfacing. What is your guess?

12-06-2010, 05:16 AM

#48

GemState

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I would guess you are right! Just cut in strips and costing more!!

12-06-2010, 06:40 AM

#49

doowopddbop

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I use a light mist of spray adhesive and just butt the edges together. Works like a charm.

12-06-2010, 03:17 PM

#50

Judie

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I also lap and rotary cut them.. the butt them and use a multi-stitch zig zag to sew them together.. I don't like to overlap the pieces because I can feel the difference in the thickness later.. I doubt anyone else would find it, but it bothers me.. so I don't overlap... I always save my pieces.. and have at times pieced a lot of scraps together successfully...