Originally Posted by April Parker
Can you explain alittle more about floating the top to me? I'm not sure I fully understand. Do you pin the quilt together like you were going to do it by hand but then roll the whole thing up on the rod that the back is suppose to go on?
That isn't the way I do it...
When I float my top it means I put the back on just like normal. Pin it to the take up roller and pin it to the belly bar. Then roll it up on the belly bar until smooth but not overstretched.
I do not roll my top or my batting onto the rollers. I could load the bat onto my bar, but my poodle thinks it is for her and she will try to roll on it. It is just too close to the floor.
So I lay the batting on top of the back close to the top edge. (I put these under the bar that the top normally would be pinned to--so I can keep it flat.)
Then I lay the top on top of the batting close to the top edge. I then sew at very top all the way across the width of the quilt from the middle out to secure it.
Then I attach my clamps and I am ready to begin. The top isn't rolled on the bar, so it is considered to float.
Does this make sense????