Suggestion please:)
#21
I can not get on my knees so I use my bed or the kitchen table in the winter, in the summer I use the picnic table. I just seen on here using the wall I will be doing that from now on. and will use the clothsline in the summer.
#22
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I use my dining room table. I turn the table pads felt side up and lay the quilt on them. It sticks to the felt and doesn't slide. I start basting in the middle and move the quilt as needed making sure the back is pulled tight as I go.
Lori
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#25
Originally Posted by capucine
How do you pin your work on a soft surface? I always thought it had to be hard surface to be able to get the pins through the 3 layers. How do i use the bed for that? :(
#26
here is a link showing a quilter sandwiching on her wall. I know there is a link to a tutorial on how to do this, but I can't find it. Nonetheless, it isn't complicated. Newspaper on the wall to protect it from the spray basting. Tape backing to wall. Spray baste batting to backing. Spray baste top to batting. A few pins here & there to help support the weight of it. then... Voilla! a sandwiched quilt!
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-39588-1.htm
I haven't sandwiched a quilt since I saw the tute, but I plan to use this method when I do.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-39588-1.htm
I haven't sandwiched a quilt since I saw the tute, but I plan to use this method when I do.
#29
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Join Date: Apr 2007
Location: North of Atlanta, Georgia
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I used to lay mine in the floor but now I use my dinning table. I fold all layers into a quarter, lay back down put a safety pin on the right side of the back to mark the center, lay the batting down on top of the back, you don't need to mark it with a pin. (I let my batting rest overnight on the back if at all possible) Fold the top into quarters and pin the center on the right side. I use large safety pins to hold while I baste with needle and thread. Smooth and pin the layers as you go. This is work but it is worth every minute it takes to do it. You will not have any boo boos.
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