Upcycled Batting

A quilt is made up of three layers: the patchwork top, batting, and backing fabric. Typically, quilters buy and cut a piece of batting that is 5-6 inches larger than the quilt top in both directions. However, there are times when pre-cut batting is purchased, and leftover strips or pieces are trimmed off and left over. This can lead to the question of how to best use these scraps and join them together to create the right-sized batting for a project.

In this video, Colleen Tauke demonstrates three methods for using leftover batting pieces to create the desired size. One method is hand stitching, which involves using a simple whip stitch to join the pieces. Colleen will explain the pros and cons of this technique. The second method is machine stitching, where you’ll learn the proper stitch length and width as well as which presser foot to use for this type of work. Finally, Colleen demonstrates how to use a fusible product to join batting pieces, which can be found at local quilt shops or online.