Centering a pieced backing
#11
I work on my dining room table and line up the top edge and one side of the back at the edge of the table. Next the batting on top, with an even 6" overhang on the top and the same side. Then the front of the quilt lined up at the top and side edges again. Next I lift each corner and spray basting spray onto each layer.
#12
I work on my dining room table and line up the top edge and one side of the back at the edge of the table. Next the batting on top, with an even 6" overhang on the top and the same side. Then the front of the quilt lined up at the top and side edges again. Next I lift each corner and spray basting spray onto each layer.
I like that! My table isn't very big and I suspect that the quilt would slide straight off, but maybe I could put my large cutting mat on it first.... Thankyou.
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I watched my friend fold her quilts tops, batting and backing right sides together in quarters. She would lightly press the centers. Then unfold to line up with the center. Then got her largest square ruler and make cross lines and diagonal "X" for corner to corner. then she would do a Sharon Schamber hounds tooth baste stitch. She used this method whether hand quilting or machine (dsm).
#14
I fold each piece of the "sandwich" in half the long way and mark the centers with a pin, then fold them in half the other direction and mark centers with a pin. As I smooth out each layer I center them on the pins. This is the process I use whether the backing is pieced or not. This way I know I won't end up with one side being too short or something. If I were to do sandwiching on the floor, I would stabilize each layer with painter's tape as I smoothed it out. I do have a table that works for me, but I still use the tape on the backing until I get it pinned. Good luck with your pieced backing, it should work for you!
#15
Success! I've got the quilt together and the centres of top and back are perfectly aligned. I put my largest cutting mat in the middle of the floor, because I was working on a carpet, and taped a button on it at the centre point. I then measured and marked the centres of each side of back, batting and top with chalk so that I could line everything up, and placed the backing with the centre over the button. I taped the back to the floor with the tape in line with the markings, so that could be an extra check. It helped that I'd added several extra inches to the size of the back, knowing that sandwiching was going to be tricky. I could then cut the batting slightly smaller than the back, which made it easier to see and line up my marked centres.
Thanks to everyone who gave me their tips and advice. It was a big help, and I'm hoping that, pieced back or not, I won't dread putting my quilts together in future.
Thanks to everyone who gave me their tips and advice. It was a big help, and I'm hoping that, pieced back or not, I won't dread putting my quilts together in future.
#17
I also put two pins crossways through the centre of the backing, positioned to cross each other at at the centre point. That could also be felt through the layers, as an extra check.
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Oh, ya, that would be bad! Actually, the way I do it the pins are on the very outer edges of the fabrics and batting are both over-sized, compared to the top. So, I just remove the pins when I get the whole thing stabilized by pinning. I am a pin baster, too.
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