How Do You Keep Layers From Puckering?
#81
This is why I hand quilt! I have had to use the carpeted family room floor & never could get a nice smooth backing. We just tiled our master bathroom & it may be large enough to try with my next quilt. I have evn thought of buying a ping pong table just for this purpose.
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#83
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That doesn't sound crazy to me. My DH suggested that I use mine and they work great. I also use them to help hold my rulers when I am cutting. He also washed some new bricks and wrapped them in foil for use in holding the quilt sandwich together while I am basting.
#84
Wow, so many great suggestions from experience! I love this board! I was taught Harriet Hargrave's method and consider her book, "Heirloom Machine Quilting" to be the Bible of machine quilting. Not only do I like her method of basting the sandwich, which I've used for king-sized quilts, but I like her method of binding. I will definitely try the starch for the backing and I'm going to watch this video that sounds facinating. I have a 3x6 foot table with folding legs that we use for basting quilts (the edges are thin enough for the large binding clips) and for cutting fabric.
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If you have table pads turn them face down and put the quilt on the felt backing. Basted one yesterday and it was a breeze. It sticks to the felt and doesn't move. Start from the middle and when you get all that basted gently pull the quilt to the next spot you want to baste.
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