Basting
#31
Originally Posted by AliKat
Originally Posted by sosew4fun
Have you seen the video by Sharon Schamber on Hand Basting?
I think it looks easier but haven't tried it yet. did buy the boards
today at menards.
I think it looks easier but haven't tried it yet. did buy the boards
today at menards.
ali
I do a lot of quilts for Project Linus and have had no problems with the basting spray, although I do wash them before donating them but I do that with all the quilts I get.
#32
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Her method is demonstrated on utube. I think this is the link to the video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhwNylePFAA
#33
Originally Posted by donnajean
I only use the safety pins. I don't like the idea of spraying more chemicals on quilts or in my house.
#34
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Location: Illinois
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i only spray will never go back to pinning, sometimes i have been known to get a few tops done before winter comes then before it gets cold out i lay the tops out on the patio or in the yard and spray baste them , let them air out and bring them in to sew over the winter months
#35
Originally Posted by matraina
For those of you who use Sharon Schamber's method of hand basting, where do you get boards big enough for a king size quilt? Aren't they hard to store and awkward to work with?
#38
I've done 2 quilts with spray basting but I'm going to use the boards on my next one. I think that spraying is great - but it is too easy to have the fabric move around. However, I have not left it overnight to dry so maybe that is my problem. The corners got a little loose. Otherwise it certainly was easy. And I don't smell anything on the quilts after quilting. I use the bernina BSR and free motion quilt myself. I love it.
#40
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Perry, Iowa
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Any place that carries lumber should have boards. Menards, Home Depot.. Most of the boards are 8 ft long but they will
cut them to the size you want, then I just lightly sanded the
ends to make them smooth. It will take some looking to find
the one that is the same on both edges, not sloped like for
molding. I looked on my own but suspect they would find it
for you.
cut them to the size you want, then I just lightly sanded the
ends to make them smooth. It will take some looking to find
the one that is the same on both edges, not sloped like for
molding. I looked on my own but suspect they would find it
for you.
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