Thread Basting a Quilt/Schamber Style

Reply Subscribe

Page 2 of 2

Thread Tools

11-11-2011, 08:59 AM

#11

Val in IN

Super Member

Join Date: Oct 2010

Location: IN

Posts: 1,153

I love the Shaumber method of basting, but , Jaquie, you just kicked it up a notch!! Thanks so much for that useful tip about saving the basting thread! I'm pretty frugal and I'm kicking myself thinking of all that thread I've tossed!!

11-12-2011, 07:57 PM

#12

soozieq2

Member

Thread Starter

Join Date: Oct 2011

Location: Pacific Northwest

Posts: 85

Thanks to everyone who helped me with my question!

11-12-2011, 08:37 PM

#13

many craft person

Junior Member

Join Date: Aug 2009

Location: Tupelo, MS

Posts: 179

that is good dea to baste from the back

11-12-2011, 10:50 PM

#14

EasyPeezy

Super Member

Join Date: Mar 2010

Location: Canada

Posts: 3,460

I use serger thread to baste my quilts. Cheap and holds well as it is polyester.

11-13-2011, 06:52 AM

#15

Sewflower

Senior Member

Join Date: Aug 2010

Location: North Myrtle Beach, SC 29582

Posts: 758

I use hand qulting thread. It has a thin coating on it.

11-13-2011, 07:57 AM

#16

dltaylor

Super Member

Join Date: Jul 2010

Location: Charleston, WV

Posts: 1,320

I watched that video too, it was great, I am definately gonna give that method a try

11-13-2011, 08:23 AM

#17

nyelphaba

Senior Member

Join Date: Jun 2011

Location: Long Island, New York

Posts: 996

I used water soluble thread.

11-30-2011, 01:24 PM

#18

Evie

Super Member

Join Date: May 2010

Location: Los Angeles

Posts: 1,886

Quote:

Originally Posted by DogHouseMom

I will say though that sometimes the FMQ foot will catch a thread, which makes moving the quilt difficult. When I see/feel it - I snip the thread. I'm going to try to avoid most of this the next time by basting my quilt from the back. When basting, the herringbone stitches are long on the front, and short on the back. So if I baste it from the back they should be long on the back and short on the front. Since my feed dogs are down, I wont catch the long stitches on anything, and the few times I might catch the short stitches on the front will be a lot less than I was catching them before. I'll just have to be extra careful when basting to always make sure the front of my quilt (which will be on the bottom) is nicely centered.

DHM, you can do the herringbone stitch without basting on the back. Just stitch so the short stitch is on top and the long stitch on the back. I've been doing this for the last two quilts I sandwiched and haven't had trouble with the stitches getting caught up on either the walking foot or the FMQ foot. It works for me!