Originally Posted by quilting Carol
I love them both good job for someone so new...QITD that is what I would do and use lots of safty pins,I smooth it out good and pin (do not lock yet) turn it over and smooth some more.if the back bubbles I remove the pins causing bubble, and re-pin...make sure both sides are good and flat then hook the pins.
Good luck.
Thanks for advice. But it brings up a question... I end up with minor ripples sometimes. Could it be because I SID with my regular foot and not a walking foot? Or is it because I am not smoothing enough (the only other quilt I did was a baby quilt, smaller than this one, and I spray basted instead of pinning). The waves aren't too bad, but more than I like being a perfectionist. I'm a bit challenged to figure out how the walking foot attaches to my Brother XR9000 despite reading and rereading the manual. Maybe I'll take it to my PP class tomorrow and ask how to use it at the QS.