Originally Posted by Katrine
Thank you Izy, very helpful with the illustration. Thats the gun I was thinking about getting. Do you use a basting grate as well, or is that not necessary?
Katrine - I wouldn't bother with the grate, I just follow the usual procedure for layering up, the just add a few long pins to hold it then transfer to the kitchen table moving all the regular chairs away, and sit myself on my office chair on wheels and swing myself around the table. Basically just place my hand underneath with my forefinger and middle finger spread apart, then push the needle through until the fabrics are butt right up tight as far as they will go to the top of the needle then fire it, be careful though as the needle is VERY sharp and can scratch your skin, just brushing against your fingers. You need to put at least one tack every 2" of quilt and you can stitch right over the top of the tacks with no distortion or damage to your needle. It took about one hour to baste half a king size quilt!! :D