yel

i pin the back to the take up roller ....leader grip [same as red snapper but clear so you can see where the end of the quilt is ] the bottom of the back and bottom of the front ,,,,,then i baste the top to the back

QuiltnNan

i velcro-ed my leaders to the poles. i sewed my top/batting/backing to the leaders with a basting stitch that easily ripped off when done.

newbee3

I pin my quilts at first I got stuck but now it does not happen very often. I took LA quilting lessons and they had the zipper but you still have to pin the quilt to the zipper or baste it on I find pinning is quicker and cheaper the snappers I really have not tried but I am sure there is also a learning curve to them

sandy l

Do you do that basting with the machine or by hand? And how far down from the top edge of the top/batting/backing do you do it?
Thanks

alleyoop1

I use Red Snappers and like them.

Snooze2978

My frame came with the Red Snappers but I don't really care for them. If you have to start at the very top of your backing due to lack of enough fabric, the red snappers bind the machine up till you get past them. I have a deadbar on my machine so they have to travel under the deadbar and upward. That's about a 4-6" of the backing fabric that's wasted. I'm too lazy to take the red snappers off so made up some narrower leaders to attach the backing to and then use the red snappers to attach to the frame. I know that seems silly but sometimes I do use the red snappers, other times I don't. I have gone to using the magnets on the belly bar as I float my batting and top.

lfletcher

I pin. I was interested in the Red Snappers for a period of time, but I have gotten so much faster with pinning that I decided to save the money.

Misty's Mom

what kind of magnets do you use? I'd like to use them too.

cjtinkle

I have zippers, but I prefer pinning. I just quilt for myself. If you're doing it for hire, anything that makes it faster!

Pam S

I don't know what kind of magnets Snooze uses, but I bought an 18" magnet bar (the kind used to hang tools on a wall) from Harbor Freight that I use on the belly bar when I float tops. It was pretty inexpensive (can't remember but I'm sure it was $10 or less) and is so strong that I never even took it out of the plastic package. Just put it on plastic and all (the package makes it easier to remove from the belly bar - the magnet really is that strong).