sewing batting scraps together
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I buy thin fusible jersey for this (found in the interfacing section of JA's and such). I buy it by the yard , and cut into strips. Same as the iron on tape, but much, much cheaper and you can cut the width you need.
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i have good success with an edge joining foot and a larger zig zag
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It is a specific stitch usually found on newer machines. It's just like a zigzag but, instead of taking 1 stitch to the right and 1 stitch to the left, it takes 3 stitches to the right and then 3 stitches to the left. The individual stitches are smaller, but the zigzag is still there. It's a way of avoiding "toe catchers" when you need a wide zigzag and makes the zigzag stronger.
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I use the wavy stitch. Almost all my batting is W&M so I do make sure the scrim sides are on the same side.
Edited to add:
I quilt on a long arm so mostly I just butt the two pieces up together and stitch out my panto. I like curvy, swirly pantos and most of my patterns, never go more than 1 to 2 inches without a seam running across it. Everything is stabilized very well. I can never tell where I joined the two pieces together even after many washes.
Edited to add:
I quilt on a long arm so mostly I just butt the two pieces up together and stitch out my panto. I like curvy, swirly pantos and most of my patterns, never go more than 1 to 2 inches without a seam running across it. Everything is stabilized very well. I can never tell where I joined the two pieces together even after many washes.
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I love all the wonderful advice here. I am really learning a ton of good, very useful stuff. Up to now, I just stick the pieces together and "zig-zag" them together by hand ... real large stitches. Now, I think I'll try some ideas y'all have here. Thanks!
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