Basting by for free motion
#21
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Nebraska
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I only pin baste and free motion quilt on my domestic machine. I mainly have learned from LeahDay.com. She has many free videos and you can find free info on her site that starts from step one. She is now using straight pins with "pinmoor" covers but I just use curved basting pins. Personally, I don't want the fumes of over-spray from the spray basting products.
#23
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Mableton, GA
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I have used spray basting, pin basting and thread basting with FMQ. Once I tried basting with Elmer's washable school glue I was hooked. Cheap, no overspray issue, no toxic odors, easy, does not gum up needle and washes out. Please do look up this topic in the search box. It really is nifty and at least worth a try on a scrap.
#25
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Mableton, GA
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people like to dilute and paint or spray it on the entire surface. Some of us just dot or drizzle it on in a grid where the pins would go. That's what I do. I don't dilute and I don't cover the entire surface. I just turn the bottle upside down and drizzle a thin line in a sort of grid. Smooth backing (or top) and let dry. Flip over and do other side. I've never had a problem with this. Once dry it will not gum up your needle and it has always washed out for me.
#27
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 1,789
I use the Sharon Schamber board method of basting with tatting thread and a herringbone stitch, and it holds beautifully for FMQ and is so easy to remove as you go along (removing the thread before you quilt a particular area).
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhwNylePFAA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_EjBGz5vGQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhwNylePFAA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k_EjBGz5vGQ
I have been using this method for quite some time now.
I don't get those tucks and folds in the back like I do with pins or spray
#28
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Join Date: Nov 2012
Posts: 375
It won't gum up the needle if you let it dry completely. I use an iron to dry
and don't put it too thick. I dilute the glue half/half. Saves on glue and makes
it easier to apply. I wipe any excess with my finger. Do a search on glue
basting. There's lots of discussions on this subject.
and don't put it too thick. I dilute the glue half/half. Saves on glue and makes
it easier to apply. I wipe any excess with my finger. Do a search on glue
basting. There's lots of discussions on this subject.
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