Sandwiching
#1
I have not been able to sandwich my quilts together nicely. The top usually looks really nice, but the bottom usually has puckers. I want to make a nice taunt quilt. I have tried pinning and the spray adhesive. Looking for advice everyone. Thanks.
#2
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: SW Iowa
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I tape my backing to the floor. I pull it tight. Not enough to stretch it out of shape but enough to pull out all the wrinkles. Then I add the batting and smooth it out and then the quilt top. It works great for me. I do baste around the edge of the quilt after I get it off the floor. I use my machine. That way the sides don't slip.
#3
Junior Member
Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: western NC
Posts: 175
In my experience the spray works well only on very small projects. The last one I tried somehow ended up with the backing seriously off grain. It's messy and the spray gets all over your table and the floor.
You can't beat good old masking tape to secure the edges of the backing on the table. Then spread the batting and leave it overnight to relax so creases can be smoothed out. Then spread the quilt out on top of the batting and stroke it until it is straight and smooth. Secure the edges with tape. Then baste with needle and thread from the middle outward. Run a line of basting around the outside edge, remove the tape and quilt away!
You can't beat good old masking tape to secure the edges of the backing on the table. Then spread the batting and leave it overnight to relax so creases can be smoothed out. Then spread the quilt out on top of the batting and stroke it until it is straight and smooth. Secure the edges with tape. Then baste with needle and thread from the middle outward. Run a line of basting around the outside edge, remove the tape and quilt away!
#9
I also use sizing on the backing to make it a bit stiffer. I use my dining room table to sandwich. I lay the backing down and clamp it to the table with your basic woodworking clamps, layer the batting and top and smooth out. Then I pin every 5 inches or so.
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