Do you have lots of batting scraps? I do.
And when I attempted to sew them together, even when I pin – the joining sides end up looking like this the picture to the right.
GROAN!!!
This does not make a nice batting for sandwiching a quilt. And the last thing I want to do is unstitch batting! Sew, it’s useless and only good for dusting and cleaning. (NOT going to happen!)
Then, one day, I thought, “I wonder what will happen if I use my trusty Elmer’s School Glue to glue the edges together before I attempt to sew?”
I tried it. It worked!
Here’s my process: I only use scraps that are the same kind. In this case, the scraps are all “Warm and Natural.” First, I put a flannel sheet on top of the guest bed. Then I lay out my batting (first picture). I bead my glue along the edge, press it together. Wait a few hours and it’ll be dry. If I’m in a hurry, I would press it with my iron. Then I zig-zag the edges together, using the widest and longest stitch that my machine will do. Do not sew while the glue is still wet.
I am thrifty … I dilute my glue with an equal amount of water. It works just fine! But I make sure to mark the container so that I know if it’s been diluted or not. I use Elmer’s Glue. I figure, if it’s safe to eat, it’s safe to use in a quilt. (No, I do not eat glue!)
Here’s a picture of some of the batting sewn together. This will be the batting for the scrappy quilt I showed earlier in the week.
Link-ups
To see what others in the quilty world are working on wander over to these blogs:
- Can I get a Whoop Whoop? @ Confessions of a Fabric Addict
- Amanda Jean @ Crazy Mom Quilts
- Finished or Not @ Busy Hands Quilts
- Let’s Bee Social @ Sew Fresh Quilts
- Happy Needle and Thread @ My Quilt Infatuation
- Scrap Happy Saturday @ so scrappy
Happy Quilting
Gail
together! Unfortunately, I don’t think it’s put a dent in my 2″ square box. Hmmm, I think that what they say about scraps having sex and multiplying must be true!
While I was quilting my Kansas Troubles, Irish Chain, I ran out of quilting thread … the spool you see in the picture was emptied and I had less than 1/2 a bobbin … groan … I asked a bunch of friends to find out where I could buy it. I usually buy it from the Canadian distributer (Carola’s) when she has a booth at quilt shows. The local stores (within 75 km) that sell Aurifil didn’t have this colour. {Although, one did contact me later to say they did have it.}
I was away for just over a week. Went up into the interior of BC. There are over 120 wildfires burning in the province and I had to take detours in order to get there and back home. The detours added between 2 and 4 hours to the 12 hour trip – one way. Mostly because with the longer drives, I need to stop more often.
And I’ve almost finished a smaller machine mat. I need to buy a pair of scissors and find the button so I can attach the thread catcher. All the sewing is done. And yes, it’s the same material as the larger one, except I used purple instead of yellow on the flange binding.
Not a lot to report. No fabric shopping. I did finish the large sewing machine mat. I have a smaller one in progress. Using almost the same fabrics. Am thinking about using purple instead of yellow for the binding.
