OK....so I am still new to quilting. Finished putting together (looks pretty good!), and now it's on to the sandwiching....my problem is that I have sautillo tile on all floors (Mexican tile) which is not really flat like most tiles. Plus I get dizzy getting up and down (I'm dizzy anyway!). Any other suggestions as to how to get this done?
Love this site....everyone is so helpful. Thanks in advance...

Have you got a large table you could use? Or maybe borrow? I use my bed when I can't get on the floor. I use large sheets of foamboard to put under my quilt when I am pinning. Most of the time I use spray baste and it works great.

I bought three 6 foot tables at Menards that I have all 3 set up together into one big table. This makes for a very nice large work space for cutting fabric, laying out blocks, etc. I used to do the floor thing, too, but it is so much easier to work at a table. The tables cost $40 each regular price but do come on sale sometimes. They ahve legs that fold in for storing but they do not fold in the middle. I have seen 6 foot tables that fold in the middle but I tend to think that they may eventually sag inthe middle--but that could just be my imagination! Good luck with whatever you come up with.

:-) I have a couple of folding tables your talking about, they hold up realy well. I also do jewelry and have all sort of filing cabinets (Small for gems, stones and such) then I have my tools and so on. Very sturdy and no sagging...so far but I've had them up for like 3 years now. Well worth the money.

(Menards..I haven't heard that since I left the North, then I look to see where you're from and yeppers..Minnesota!) :-P

I'm dizzy, too. Have you tried a big bed?

How about using a wall?

Yea there was a site on using a wall in the last couple days.

check out Sharon Schamber's pinless basting on utube. or google the above and she gives a fantastic tutorial on pinless basting. I can't get down on the floor so I bought the boards and I find it great. I don't like to pin as it hurts my hands so this is perfect. I find it doesn't take any more time to pinless baste as it did to pin. Hope this helps. Lylamarie

Yes indeedye, I use this method because I cant get up and down either. I do sew with her herringbone method for the bastimg. Try it, you'll like it :lol:

I use my dining room table and put the table pad on upside down, so that the flannel type back is up. Than I can put the quilt backing onto it and smooth it. With the flannel pad backing, it holds it in place so it doesn't wrinkle. I baste with needle and thread, but you could use safety pins because with the table pad on it won't scratch your table.

I've done two other things:

1] I called my LQS's and asked if I could use thier tables when a class is not in session. Since I shop there, there was no problem.

2] I belong to a quilting group that meets at a local church and just used the tables, with permission, in the other classroom or Fellowship Hall, since there wasn't another group meeting at that time. One of my auilting buddies even helped me lay it out and it went really fast.

ali

Do you have access to any ping pong tables? Those work pretty well (with the net down obvioysly.)

RST