Basting the quilt together has anyone----------
10-28-2010, 07:33 AM
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I used to use a basting gun - thought it would be so much easier. First one broke after a few uses, bought another one... soon it broke too. I finally bought some special basting pins and now only use that. Too much hassle trying to get the gun to work.
10-28-2010, 07:52 AM
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Location: Western Wisconsin
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I used to use one. If you get one, be sure to get the one with the finer needle and smaller tacks (Dennison is a good brand). Once I tried spray basting, I never went back to the tack gun; however, I prefered the tack gun to pinning and thread basting.
The biggest problem I had using the tacks was if I laid the quilt sandwich out on a table; in this case, you need a way to lift the quilt up a section at a time so the tack doesn't hit the table. Solved that problem by using an old-fashioned 2x4 frame with clamps.
Had to remove the tacks in small sections at a time while machine quilting or hand quilting.
Spray basting is so much easier.
The biggest problem I had using the tacks was if I laid the quilt sandwich out on a table; in this case, you need a way to lift the quilt up a section at a time so the tack doesn't hit the table. Solved that problem by using an old-fashioned 2x4 frame with clamps.
Had to remove the tacks in small sections at a time while machine quilting or hand quilting.
Spray basting is so much easier.
10-28-2010, 10:50 AM
#10
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Join Date: May 2010
Location: Washington
Posts: 240
I also have a basting gun. It worked for a quilt or two, fixed it, got busy with another quilt - but then it broke - this time for good. Too bad, as I had purchased lots of the little tacks.
But I discovered spray and now I use spray exclusively. Much easier, faster, and gives a very much better sandwich.
Trying to locate all those little plastic tacks on the quilt sandwich after I quilted it was a bummer. Pins - not so good.
But I discovered spray and now I use spray exclusively. Much easier, faster, and gives a very much better sandwich.
Trying to locate all those little plastic tacks on the quilt sandwich after I quilted it was a bummer. Pins - not so good.
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