Does anyone else hate making the quilt "sandwich"??
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I would just like to add something about the basting with spray. One of the reasons I decided to try it was the 'sandwhich' was getting to be TOO heavy with the three layers AND all of those pins. Not having to deal with the weight of the pins helps with the fatique that comes with muscling a quilt of that size around a DSM.
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Add me to the list for whom the layering and basting is least favorite part.
I can't take the spray basting smell or chemicals, so I have to do it the old fashioned way with pins. I do use a pingpong table, which is better than the floor, but it's still a misery, and it's the step that gets me hung up on finishing a quilt. If I could hire someone to do a really good job of it, nice smooth backing, pins reasonably placed -- I would totally pay for that service.
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I can't take the spray basting smell or chemicals, so I have to do it the old fashioned way with pins. I do use a pingpong table, which is better than the floor, but it's still a misery, and it's the step that gets me hung up on finishing a quilt. If I could hire someone to do a really good job of it, nice smooth backing, pins reasonably placed -- I would totally pay for that service.
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UUgh.. yes.. making sure the back fabric is ironed without wrinkles, making sure the batting is with out wrinkles helps.. a little bit.... It is what stopss a project flat. I really have to take a deep breath and Just ... do it. :)
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This thread inspired me to post on facebook asking for a friend to come over and help me layer and baste my stick of tops in waiting. I offered to barter services -- I'll spend an equal amount of time quilting and finishing, teaching how to make a quilt, or doing some other task for them. Think anyone will take me up on it?
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