Originally Posted by mommessy
I am a believer in Sharon Schamber's method with the boards. I basted a full-size quilt with her method and had absolutely no problems. Easiest way to baste a large quilt, in my opinion.
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I just posted these pictures of a quilt 108x120 that I spray basted, all by myself, in less than one hour, on my king size bed. It was completely quilted on my domestic machine. No gummy needles/machine, just spray sparingly and let dry.
Civil War 2010 BOM, spray basted [ATTACH=CONFIG]153149[/ATTACH] The back, no puckers/pleats [ATTACH=CONFIG]153150[/ATTACH] |
I own more pins than the manufacturer, and then I discovered basting spray. It took me two table runners to get it down to simple, but now I love it, i wouldn't pin another quilt unless I was in a real bind and couldn't get the spray
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when i baste for quilting i use needle and thread, it seems lots faster to me than all those pins and they are such a pain to take back out...threads i just clip a know and pull and it's out. i also hate the sprays...but i don't hand quilt all that often so i don't have to deal with it that often.
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I also hand-quilt on a hoop. I baste with pins, on the
floor, but do not close the pins. When it is all pinned, I carefully movethe quilt to the ironing board or other comfortable surface and close the pins. I always thread baste around the outside edge. |
I use the spray or a basting gun. When I spray, I do it on the floor and cover everything well with spread out newspapers. It will make a mess otherwise. I've seen well known quilters do it on a wall, but it was a smaller quilt.
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Originally Posted by mommessy
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhwNylePFAA
This is the Sharon Schamber method I use with the boards. I have tried spray, fusible batting, and pinning. I wasn't pleased with the fusible batting, the spray is a health issue, and the pinning is no fun. I have never been taught how to thread baste. This doesn't look difficult! So, on my next quilt I will try this method. I have already tried Sharon's glue binding method, that I now use and love. Thanks! |
Basting is so simple and I find it relazing -- it is quick and you can do as much or as little as you like. I find safety pins to be a nuisance for me -- I don't like closing them and then taking them out as I go along. Basting is by definition, big stitches. I start in the center and work out, a section at a time. this time I did it on my bed and it worked so well, I will do it again.
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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?
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I seem to mostly use pins also. Very time consuming. I have also used a basting gun and now wonder why I'm not still using it. Hum good question. I haven't tried the spray method but know it would save time. I will have to try the spray one day.
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