How important is the basting stitch on your L/A machine? Do you use it often?
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How important is the basting stitch on your L/A machine? Do you use it often?
Originally Posted by milly35
I never use the basting stitch. I prefer to set the stitch length myself.
Every now & then I have a hand quilter customer come over & have me baste their quilt sandwich for them-- its pretty important then. Sometimes I have a project I need to baste. It is nice to have when I need it
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Some machines you can do one stitch at a time. Stitch ... move the machine ... stitch ... move the machine - so in effect you are basting. A lot of quilters will use this, or a "basting stitch" if their machine has one, to secure the quilt top to the batting and backing before they start quilting.
So yes ... I would say that some type of basting stitch, either automatic or manual, is necessary.
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Sue
I don't use the basting stitch. I'm not even sure my machine does it. I only quilt for myself and close friends, not as a business.
AudreyB
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Never used it.
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The only time I have basted was when I knew I would be travelling back and forth with vertical designs.
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Nope. Never use it.
I use a long stitch to baste the 3 layers together at the top of the quilt to begin. I also baste down each side to stabilize the quilt as I advance the quilt.
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Me too, this is what I do a lot of the time.
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