Rose Lee

That is exactly what I do. Works fine, just don't do too small a stitch.

quiltnutt

I am a longarmer and I use the velvet foot or edge foot.
The edges butt against each other but never overlapp to create a ridge. I then use a large zig zag stitch to join the batt together.
I do this on my personal quilts or charity quilts.

Mugs

Butt and Zig!

yourstrulyquilts

I cut 1" strips of fusible interfacing and iron them together. I get no stretch from the zigzag that way. Works for me!!

Debo

I've been doing it by hand also. Next time, it's the machine!!

zz-pd

Have not done it yet, but I am sure I will some day. Penny

aardvarq

I sort out the pieces to see which edges will go together the best for the size batting I need to end up with.

I overlap the two edges as little as possible, but enough that I will be able to cut through both layers down the whole length of the overlaped edges.

I straight cut, or curvey cut and pull out the trimmings.

On one machine I then use my edge joining foot with long and wide EDGE-JOINING stitch.

Or on the machine with zig-zag, my B foot and a wide, long zig-zag.

Keep the thread tension a little low and the presser foot a bit light.

Have fun!

maryb119

Most machine have this stitch. It has three stitches one way and then three stitches the other way. It is a great way to join edges without making a "ridge". You can't tell it is there when the quilt is finished. I am a hand quilter and I can't tell where the seam is when I am stitching, so it lays very flat.

Barbie

I, too, was taught to butt the two pieces together and sew together by hand with a very large zig zag stitch. I has always worked great for me; but alas, it is old fashioned.

sabrinaquilts

When you butt and zig-zag the two batting pieces together how do you keep one side from over gathering and end up with a ruffled look? I had recently sewn all my left over long, 2-4" wide batting pieces together to use for a twin quilt. I couldn't use the batting because one side tend to over gather and the whole batting would not lay flat no matter how much I tried to gently tug it in place.