Where does everyone pin their layers together?
11-28-2012, 07:21 AM
#31
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Well, I guess I'm not the only one who has trouble getting down on the floor to pin layers together. So many ideas.
I've tried my dining room table but still got puckers on the back. And I've heard of the spray adhesive, but I didn't think it would work too well on a bed size quilt. I might try it on something smaller though. Someone also said it doesn't work too well if you don't get to it right away. Since I like to alternate working on my quilting projects with work on my book projects so I don't get burned out on either, I'm afraid the adhesive wouldn't stick long enough for me to get it quilted.
I will have to look into this Schamber method though. You've got me curious now.
Thanks for the ideas.
I've tried my dining room table but still got puckers on the back. And I've heard of the spray adhesive, but I didn't think it would work too well on a bed size quilt. I might try it on something smaller though. Someone also said it doesn't work too well if you don't get to it right away. Since I like to alternate working on my quilting projects with work on my book projects so I don't get burned out on either, I'm afraid the adhesive wouldn't stick long enough for me to get it quilted.
I will have to look into this Schamber method though. You've got me curious now.
Thanks for the ideas.
11-28-2012, 02:55 PM
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Search on YouTube for Sharon Schamber and you will be able to find her basting method using boards (which I finally tried and works well - I use spray instead of hand-basting). There is also a good one of hers for using glue to put your binding on.
11-29-2012, 05:14 AM
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I go to the local library and put several tables together and spray baste. I have also gone to my church and done the same thing. I do not like to use spray basting in my home. I use my "big board" ironing board or the floor for smaller projects.
11-29-2012, 05:21 AM
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I use pins to mark the middle of each layer, taping thethe middle of my backing tothe middle of my 6 foot banquet/craft table. Then I align all the layers, doing my best to get the centers to match in both directions.. Once it's all lined up, I run a line of sewing pins along the edge of the table holding them in place. Then flip back the top and batting, spray baste, smooth the batting down, spray baste, and then smooth on the quilt top. Then I move the entire quilt down, tack it with tape again and repeat until I've finished one half. Then I reallign the pinned edge to the table, and work on the other half from the other side of the table. If it's a big quilt, I usually enlist my husband to help hold up the extra layers while I spray and smooth them.
Once I'm done spray basting, I like to either stitch in the ditch or use a basting stitch to make quadrants on the quilt, so the layers are less likely to shift or wrinkle. A quick trip around the very edge of the quilt is also helpful, It holds the edges together and makes quilting the borders so much easier.
Once I'm done spray basting, I like to either stitch in the ditch or use a basting stitch to make quadrants on the quilt, so the layers are less likely to shift or wrinkle. A quick trip around the very edge of the quilt is also helpful, It holds the edges together and makes quilting the borders so much easier.
11-29-2012, 05:27 AM
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And here's a tute I posted awhile back that shows the process. I almost always spray-baste now with 505 instead of thread-baste, but the process is the same. http://www.quiltingboard.com/tutoria...mq-t91013.html
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11-29-2012, 05:41 AM
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sometimes I go to a neighbor's house - she has a ping pong table that's HUGE!!! Or l will go to our local elementary school after hours. The janitors let me push two cafeteria tables together to pin/baste my quilts. I bring them cake or cookies as bribery!! lol!!
11-29-2012, 05:51 AM
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When I was learning to quilt, we used the banquet tables in our local senior center, putting as many together as we needed, fastening the backing down with masking tape. Now that I am less mobil and making smaller quilts (lap sized), I drape them over my own folding table, working from one end to the other, smoothing a lot as I go. Gravity keeps things together as I drape the sandwich off the edge of the table then gradually move the parts towards me. Yes, when I was younger, I did garment layouts on the floor, but now I'd need a crane to get back up.
11-29-2012, 07:04 AM
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I've done this too, but be creative about other places - maybe church hall or other local spot like American Legion or anyplace that has big tables in a room that is not used all the time. If bending to table height is a problem, get some wood blocks or something that you put under legs to lift up a few inches. I haven't done a bed size quilt in ages, but I do smaller ones on the kitchen counter end of peninsula that was designed for this. I also have one of those folding tables like they sell in JoAnn's that someone gave me. Sprays vary in quality and toxicity, so check carefully before you use one. I find they don't always stay stuck if you don't get to the quilting right away. I usually put in a few pins even when I do the spray.
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