hpylady |
02-17-2009 04:56 PM |
:) Thank you so much for sharing the pictures and all of the aggravation of trying to get the pictures up. That helps alot. I see the thumb tacks. My frame's look almost like tobacco sticks, only a little larger and they have holes all across on all 4 frames. The elederly man that gave them to me, just today told me how his mom used to do it too. He said she took a needle with tobacco twine, sewed through the (he kept saying lining) and pulled through the holes in the frame which pulled the materal tight. I like your way, it looks much easier, only I don't know if I can use thumb tacks with all of those holes in the frames. I saw both of your pictures and the quilting is already beautiful. I see you have your quilt sandwich all together, right just like I would do if I was to lay the sandwich on the floor and baste around and across then quilt. He said his mother put the lining (which he refers to the backing) on first, and pulled tight, then the batting and quilt top last. I was thinking you would go ahead and sandwich and put the whole quilt on and pull tight which looks like what you did. I am gonna try. I have to finish my quilt first, I am making (2) matching twin sizes. Thanks again!
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