Whenever I make a quilt there is always a bit of batting left over. I save any off-cuts since batting is costly and there is usually some smaller project (table runner, hot pad, bag) than can make use of the leftovers.
I have joined bigger pieces of batting to use in a quilt. Up til now, I've just zig-zag stitched down the seam to sew the pieces together. This works fairly well and I've not noticed any lumps or had any problems quilting over the seam, but on a special project I'd rather not have the seam (which puckers a bit) at all.
I picked up this Fusible Batting Tape by Dritz after learning about it in Ann Petersen's Beyond Basic Machine Quilting course on Craftsy. This tape allows you to fuse batting pieces together with no bumpy seam at all. (You can also use it to stabilize blocks and edges.) It is adhered by heat-setting using an iron. It is pre-cut in the convenient 1-1/2" strips and works like fusible interfacing to quickly and easily join 2 pieces of batting together. Yet another one of those very useful iron-on adhesives/stabilizers you never knew existed until you needed them! I'll let you know how it works out once I've tried it...
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