Quilt batting alternative

Looking for quilt batting alternatives? These budget-friendly ideas are perfect for patchwork and easy quilting techniques. Learn how using fleece as batting, as well as Franken-batting and more. Perfect for beginner quilt tutorials, discover ways to upcycle old fabric and create homemade quilts without breaking the bank. These tips are ideal for those making a quilt on a budget, including how to piece together quilt batting and other creative methods.

Your quilt batting plays a huge role in its finished appearance. It’s also a big factor in how easily your quilt runs through the machine or how easy or difficult it is to hand-quilt. After all the hard work you’ve put into piecing your quilt top, choosing the right batting is vital. Luckily, our new downloadable guide, “10 Tips for Selecting the Perfect Quilt Batting,” walks you through the selection process from start to finish.

There are several ways of joining batting pieces together in order to use them in a project and today I would like to show you how to sew leftover pieces of batting together using the sewing machines zigzag stitch.

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…

If you’ve been quilting for a while I bet you’ve accumulated quite a bit of cutaway batting—I have a fair amount myself. For me, I needed to stash down and use what I had plus I’v…

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

In this video I'm exploring some low-cost quilt batting alternatives that are also more eco-friendly than store-bought quilt batting. Let's face it batting ...

This guide is about saving money on quilt batting. New batting for your quilting project can be expensive.

How to choose quilt batting for your quilts. All the info you need to choose the right batting for your quilt. Your first quilt? don't get overwhelmed.

We hope this guide will give you a batter understanding of what makes each type of batting different, so that you can determine what will work best for you!

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!

After a quilt has been layered and quilted, most times there will be some excess quilt batting that needs to be trimmed away from around the edges. Rather than throwing away all of your smaller scrap sizes of batting, save them and learn how quick and easy it can be to piece together small pieces of batting- Heather Thomas shows you how.

Heather Thomas teaches you how to select the type of quilt batting that will work best for your quilting projects. The proper batting is very important for a quilt, based on the form of stitching that you will be doing. When buying batting, you should consider what it’s made of and how quickly it shrinks when laundered.

Give your batting a new life and make the most out of your stash! Here's what to do with batting scraps from old quilting projects!

I made a doll quilt before Christmas and realized I’d never posted a tutorial on this quick and easy binding method. Since I know a lot of you are beginners…this is a really great way to dip your toes into binding a quilt. I especially love it for small things like hot pads,...Read More

A summer quilt is just like a winter version and it is made in the same way. The only difference is that the summer quilt is not as thick as the winter.

It is perfectly possible to make quilts without batting as I have discovered - an idea first mentioned to me by a friend . It works best wit...

What's the best way to baste a quilt? We share simple tutorials for 4 different quilt basting methods. Learn how to pin baste a quilt, how to spray baste and how to thread baste a quilt! Learn about their pros and cons and find out which one is the best for you!

Photo Tutorial on how to join leftover pieces of batting to use in a bigger quilt.