Originally Posted by irma tapia
Sometimes no matter how much I flatten the top, batting and back I seem to get a wrinkle or two when I do my own quilting. I like to do the quilting on the diagonal, I wonder if that is the problem?
For my quilts that are med. to large ~ Tape down the back, to my wood floors, then layer my batting and quilt top. I pin approximately ever 4 inches (or the size of my fist).
For smaller that I use spray basting (505). First I put down an old sheet, it catches all the overspray (then I don't have to mop) :lol: and tape it taught. Then back smoothed out on the sheet then batting. I spray half the batting (that will adhere to the back) and smooth out, then do the other half. Next the top is put down, pulling back half and sprayed then the other half. I have found the with spray basting that less is more, meaning that if you spray to heavy that it is harder to smooth the layers out.
Then, which ever method I have used --- to the sewing machine. I use either my walking foot our my free motion (aka darning) foot.