Waste not, want not, right?! I have a thing for piecing scraps of batting together to use in small projects. It’s not the only time I piece batting, but there’s something satisfying about using what I have and making do. Here I am preparing to piece four different bits together, (don’t laugh), to use in a table runner :)There are many other reasons you may need to piece batting. If your quilt is odd-sized and the packaged batting needs to be made longer or wider, you may need to add a strip…

Before you can quilt you need to baste all of your quilt layers together. Continue reading to see how easy it is to get this job done!

We are now ready to combine the three layers of our quilt sandwich and ‘quilt’ our project. There are a variety of methods for quilting. I’m going to focus on machine quilting, but we’ll discuss others as well. Basting: Basting is a very important step in the quilting process. It seems tedious, but doing it … Continued

Quilt Batting - What is it & when different batting types are used? - It's Only Fabric And Thread

Have you ever had almost enough cotton batting to finish a quilt? Or wondered if left over pieces of quilt batting could somehow be used? Of course you can use them... just join them together.

Peg Spradlin provides quilt batting tips for your quilts. Watch and learn about all the different types of batting you can use.

Hi there! Today we have a fabulous guest post from the talented Carrie from Chopping Block Quilts! Be sure to check out her blog, she has a lot of great projects and even some recipes! :) You can find Carrie: Blog::Instagram::Bloglovin::Twitter::Facebook Today she is going to share with us how to join batting. I don't know about you, but I have quite the pile of batting scraps that are just sitting in a bin. I will use some here and there for small projects, but I've never joined my batting…

Basically the definition of a quilt is a blanket made of a top (front) and back with a layer of batting sandwiched in between and held together by some kind of stitching through all three layers. Today we are going to discuss choosing batting and backs. There is a wide variety of quilt battings available … Continued

Learn how to sew your first quilt with simple instructions and video tutorial from quilting instructor Melanie Ham. This is for beginners to learn to quilt.

Once you have finished your quilt top, it is time to choose your batting. When it comes to quilt batting types, there are a lot of factors to consider. Which is the warmest quilt batting? Which is hi loft batting? Which is low? With How to Choose the Best Quilt Batting, you will learn all about batting and what batting to use when quilting your next project. When discussing types of quilt batting, there are different fibers, thicknesses (also known as loft), and other features, such as…