Quilt backing
#1
Quilt backing
I am having a hard time getting my quilt backs quilted down flat with no wrinkles.
What is my problem ? I press fabric and pin very well but I am still having trouble with them.
Help please !
What is my problem ? I press fabric and pin very well but I am still having trouble with them.
Help please !
#2
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Keene, New Hampshire
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I buy large (108" wide) backs from Christian Lane. I donot wash them, just iron the creases using a bit of water spray.
They lay very flat.
I always had trouble if I'd washed the back before sandwiching - so I stopped.
They lay very flat.
I always had trouble if I'd washed the back before sandwiching - so I stopped.
#3
do you tape the backing to the floor or if using a table, do you use clips or something to hold the backing in place?
i usually use spray basting so I don't pin anymore. it's difficult to get it to stay completely flat, for me anyway.
i hear starching it first helps a lot. tell us more how you put your layers together first
i usually use spray basting so I don't pin anymore. it's difficult to get it to stay completely flat, for me anyway.
i hear starching it first helps a lot. tell us more how you put your layers together first
#6
I do my sandwiching on my long dining room table. I take care pressing fabric and pinning but I'm still getting those darn wrinkles. I am wondering about starching pretty stiff though to keep it from gathering up .What does everyone think ?
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Ontario, Canada
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I know that some people have good results with pins or thread basting, I was not one of them. I always got wrinkles no matter how carefully I pinned until I switched to Hobbs 80/20 fusible batt. I have not had a wrinkle since and I've done a twin size quilt on my domestic sewing machine. I have picked up the 505 basting spray and I plan to try it also due the rave reviews on QB. I know Leah Day uses regular straight pins with the pin moor ends but I will not go back to pinning.
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