online lessons on sandwiching a quilt?
#1
online lessons on sandwiching a quilt?
I'm currently refreshing my knowledge by doing a Craftsy course on adding borders - I thought I knew how, but I've picked up some useful tips. So now I'm wondering if I should do the same with assembling a quilt. It's easy to assume we know how to do something, but there's always the possibility that there are different, maybe better methods out there! On Craftsy sandwiching seems to be only a small part of some of the courses, so I wondered if anyone has a go-to video that they'd recommend?
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My hero, Sharon Schamber, who took the stress out of basting (it works just as well for larger quilts):
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
#5
until now I've always worked on the floor, using 505 spray and pins. I just wanted to see if there are any useful hints and tips that might improve my results - or a whole new method! It's a job I dread because my space is very limited.
#6
My hero, Sharon Schamber, who took the stress out of basting (it works just as well for larger quilts):
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
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I have next to zero floor space and would have major knee/back issues if I ever tried it to begin with! I use my cutting table (one like they sell at JAF) to sandwich my quilts regardless of size of the quilt. Start in the middle of the quilt and use big binder clips to hold the layers in place as I'm working on them. I either pin or thread baste depending on size of the quilt (larger ones get thread basting as it reduces weight in my opinion). Once I get the center basted, I slide the whole thing left/right/up/down as needed to get the entire quilt basted. Can be a tedious process but I'm not crawling around on the floor or have other areas of the house tied up for long periods of time.
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There's a detailed explanation of the table and clamp method in Harriet Hargrave's book 'Heirloom Machine Quilting'. You don't need as large a table for that.
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