How to splice quillted fabric

by Linda Theil

I saw this method of splicing two pieces of quilted fabric on a YouTube video and wanted to make a note of the process.

In addition to the quilt pieces you will be splicing, you will need a one-inch wide strip and a 1.5-inch wide strip -- both as long as the splice you need to make.

Lay the 1.5-inch wide strip right side up on a surface and place the back of one piece of the quilted fabric to be spliced on top of the strip.

Place the one-inch wide strip right side down on top, sandwiching the quilted fabric between the strips.

Stitch all three layers together with 1/4-inch seam.

Fold the 1.5-inch strip away from the seam.

Place the second piece of quilted fabric, right side down, on top of the one-inch strip.

Stitch the second piece of quilted fabric to the one-inch strip with 1/4-inch seam.

This is what the splice looks like when you flip the just-stitched quilted fabric open.

This is what the back of the splice looks like when you flip the entire workpiece over.

Fold the 1.5-inch strip in half with raw edges of each side of the strip touching.

Fold again, this time at the seam line, encasing the raw edges

Stitch along the fold through all layers of the splice.

When you flip the spliced fabric over, this is what the other side looks like.

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