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Old 07-31-2010, 07:16 AM
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Janis
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Originally Posted by Carol W
Originally Posted by Janis
I took a quilting class a couple of weeks ago and we were talking about basting the quilt. I have always spray basted mine as I didn't want to take the time to hand baste or pin. The instructor said that she just puts her ironed backing on a table and STEAM BASTES her batting with her iron to it and then does the same to the top. She said just the steam will hold it and you don't need the spray. I haven't tried it yet, but it's worth a try.
Does she place the iron directly on the batting itself or does she use some type of ironing cloth over the batting?
I think she just puts the iron right on the batting too. I think she uses cotton batting. You might try a little sample of the batting you are using and see if it will work for you.
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