View Single Post
Old 01-22-2011, 01:06 AM
  #3  
quilterella
Super Member
 
Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Small town south of Ottawa, Ontario
Posts: 1,692
Default

Originally Posted by bamamama
What is the best way to stretch and baste the backing to the top? I have always put it on the floor and used T-pins to pin it down to the carpet and stretch. I put the large 40x60 mat under it starting in the center and pin it.

Trouble is, I'm having a real hard time getting down on the floor these days. There must be an easier way.
I drape mine over a table that is 52"x52", and the weight that hangs off the sides keeps everything taut while I pin. As I get each section pinned, I then slide the quilt over to do another section. Before I got this table, I used 2 plastic fold up tables put together and it worked well to.
quilterella is offline