ARG! Need some advise/tips
#31
Last week I stripped our king size bed down to the mattress pad to wash the sheets. I was getting ready to sandwich a quilt and since my sewing area is in our master bedroom, I just used our bed to lay it out, backing fabric first. As I began to pull the backing fabric into position I realized it flat out wasn't going to move unless I lifted it up and repositioned the entire piece of fabric! The mattress pad is vinyl backed and has a knit tricot top to it, so it was holding the fabric in place. I then just pulled at the four sides until the fabric was stretched nice and smooth, then sprayed (505 spray) one side of the batting, smoothed it onto the backing fabric, then sprayed the top of the batting and smoothed on the quilt top. It worked PERFECTLY! Now I'll be sure to save up my sandwiching for the days I wash just the sheets!
#32
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I have 2 of those cardboard cutting mats. Place these sideside on the bed and lay out my quilt there to pin baste. I can push pins into the backing to keep them flat as I put the layers together. Plus, I don't have to get on the floor, or should I say try to get UP.
#35
I wish there was a service somewhere just for basting quilts. So many of us have small apartments or no wall space or large table. They could either just hand baste or put in the safety pins, or any other way the customer wanted. I think this would be a good business for someone.!!
#37
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You can do this on a table you lay half the back on the table other half hang off the edge then layer the batting and top the same way. Pin this part now slide it so you can do some more on this half when done do the other half it sure makes it easier than wrestling the whole quilt.
#40
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I don't have space either and animals that love to walk all over the fabric. I put my cats in my sewing room and put the dog in the bedroom with closed doors. I then quick vaceum my floor and then go to work taping down my quilt . Works for me.
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