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    Old 07-12-2012, 08:22 AM
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    I live in a motorhome, so I ask to use the community center & put their long tables together to give the quilt full support. Then I tape things down to the table & pin away. I have never used the sprays because of my need to keep things neat & clean so I can use it again. So far, I've been very fortunate & they don't mind helping me get the tables put together.
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    Old 07-12-2012, 08:48 AM
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    I recently saw the Sharon Schambers method using the boards and I have my first can of 505 sitting there waiting to be used. Up until now, it's been painter's tape on large tables and curved safety pins.
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    Old 07-12-2012, 09:32 AM
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    I also pin baste using my cutting table. My DH made my cutting table with a drop down piece. When I want to sandwich a quilt, I pull up that piece and I have a larger surface to work on at the right height. Beats kneeling on the floor! I also use Wendy Butler Berns method of basting which is found in Craftsy's online Machine Quilting course.
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    Old 07-12-2012, 09:39 AM
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    pinkcastle, is WBB's method the one using the bamboo skewers on the table? I'm enrolled in that Craftsy course also, and I've been hankering to try that method... sounds like it would be perfect to use in my small space! I've tried Schamber's method with the boards too.
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    Old 07-12-2012, 09:49 AM
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    Originally Posted by DonnaC
    pinkcastle, is WBB's method the one using the bamboo skewers on the table? I'm enrolled in that Craftsy course also, and I've been hankering to try that method... sounds like it would be perfect to use in my small space! I've tried Schamber's method with the boards too.
    Yes, that's the one. I really like it because if I have a pieced back I can line it up nicely with the top. I haven't tried Schamber's method.
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    Old 07-12-2012, 11:10 AM
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    Great... I'm going to give WBB's method a try with my next project!
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    Old 07-12-2012, 12:10 PM
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    I guess I'm lucky. I have a tiny house, so I take mine over to my sister. She has our youngest sister's old fashioned floor frame. We set it up and baste it. It takes us about an hour and a half to baste a queen size quilt. Then I take it home and quilt it in my homemade hoop. I kept breaking the hoops, so I took the insides of the broken hoops, placed one inside the other and taped them together to make it thicker. Then I taped the outside pieces together the same way. No more broken hoops. I used the only tape I had at the time, which was black electrical tape. I have been using this "homemade hoop for around 10 years with no problems. I think i wound up using pieces from 3 different hoops. It looks a little wierd, but it works great.
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    Old 07-12-2012, 12:42 PM
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    I like to baste rather than pin. I learned to use the herringbone basting stitch for tailoring a jacket once, so when I saw Sharon Schamber's method I use that stitch, I knew it would hold. I've used it on four quilts. Her board method is great for smaller quilts, but I don't have enough space to set up several tables for a queen size quilt.

    I have Harriet Hargrave's book on machine quilting. She likes to the quilt to drape over the edge of a table on all sides so gravity helps with keeping the layers smooth. I use her method of marking the center points on the table with taped toothpicks. Since I usually have blocks on the back of the quilt it helps line them up, then since the quilt isn't fastened to the table, I can lift and check alignment as I go. To minimize back pain, I use bed lifters on the table to raise it up to 36". At that height I can drape a queen size on one folding table.
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    Old 07-12-2012, 02:48 PM
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    Tracy aka Missus Fear, When you use the rolls do you use 3? One for top batting and back or put all three on one roll?
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    Old 07-13-2012, 03:56 AM
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    I spray baste mine..works great..
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