taping quilt top to wall !!!
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Has anybody taped their backing, batting and quilt top to the wall before pinning? I know you can use a table if big enough or use the floor but I am thinking of my back... I wouldn't last long on the floor and the table is not big enough...
It doesn't matter about the wallpaper as it is coming down early in the new year....
I would think it would need two people....
So some advice would be appreciated... thank you.
It doesn't matter about the wallpaper as it is coming down early in the new year....
I would think it would need two people....
So some advice would be appreciated... thank you.
#3
That was my first thought too. Maybe using basting spray may be easier- I don't know how strong pushpins would be, holding 3 layers, for all the time it would take to pin a bed quilt. Should be ok for smaller ones.
of course, if you use duct tape...... Sorry folks, couldn't resist. :D
of course, if you use duct tape...... Sorry folks, couldn't resist. :D
#6
Patrice
Been thinking about those old curtain stretchers. Am having husb. find his mothers old one and see it the pins are long enough to put all 3 layers on them. Seems like if I get them on that and then pull it straight and tight enough might be able to either pin or sew it to be able to quilt it on machine. What do you think??
Imak
Been thinking about those old curtain stretchers. Am having husb. find his mothers old one and see it the pins are long enough to put all 3 layers on them. Seems like if I get them on that and then pull it straight and tight enough might be able to either pin or sew it to be able to quilt it on machine. What do you think??
Imak
#7
i'd never heard of curtain stretchers before but it sounds like it might work. i'd suggest sewing waste muslin around the edges of the top and backing so the pins don't go through the quilt itself.
if he finds it, show us a picture, please. sounds pretty interesting.
if he finds it, show us a picture, please. sounds pretty interesting.
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You might also consider stripping your bed, the bigger the better, and use it. You could pin the backing right into the mattress and then layer on the batting and top. There might be some overhang. In this case, I would probably work from one side toward the center, pinning, etc. The roll the completed edge for 15" or so, and then pull/lift the unpinned side onto the mattress.
When I lived in DC, I had a large padded table (5' x 9')which I called my drapery table wherein I made everything custom for the home for other folks, of course. It is up on horses. I still have this "big" table and many of my quilting friends call and ask to use it to baste a quilt. When two or three of us get together, we can baste a quilt rather quickly and enjoy the time just being in each others company.
I live in Central PA. Anyone want to schedule the "big table"? You are all welcome. The more the merrier.
Suzanne
When I lived in DC, I had a large padded table (5' x 9')which I called my drapery table wherein I made everything custom for the home for other folks, of course. It is up on horses. I still have this "big" table and many of my quilting friends call and ask to use it to baste a quilt. When two or three of us get together, we can baste a quilt rather quickly and enjoy the time just being in each others company.
I live in Central PA. Anyone want to schedule the "big table"? You are all welcome. The more the merrier.
Suzanne
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