Originally Posted by IrishNY
So if it works to have it basted by pins, couldn't you use adhesive basting spray to put the three layers together instead of having to load it the old fashion way? Has anyone tried this?
If you are loading a quilt on a 3 bar style frame either for machine or hand quilting--you don't need to baste it with pins or spray. The 3 bars keep everything square and taut while you quilt it.
I think Darren had all ready pin basted a quilt before he bought the frame and now rather than take out all the pins and load it properly on the frame, he wants to know if it can be quilted like it is.
When you have a quilt on the frame and decide to do the side borders with a different pattern than the center, many quilters will quilt the center & top & bottom borders then take the quilt off the frame and turn it 90 degrees so that the sides are loaded as top & bottom to quilt the side borders. Since most of it is all ready quilted, you can't pin it to all 3 bars so you only use 2--the takeup bar and either the quilt top bar or the backing bar. It depends on which frame you have.