Originally Posted by bdsmith
i hand quilt mostly and machine quilt- hand is much more controlled- but for wall hangings and baby quilts machine is great also-- but how about some advise- what brand of needles do you use- just got Roxanne- I tend to bend John James very quickly- what do you do at the edges - I use a hoop and a floor frame- I have attached a wast fabric for the floor frame but forgot to do on the whole cloth queen size quilt I'm doing at the present- I done 3 queens-one full - I pinned them all and that worked pretty well- but the next one I do I'm going to it the old fashion way- any advise on basting? Will any kind of thread work?
Back in the "old days" I always thread basted. Now I just pin baste. Since you will be pulling your basting threads, use up your old threads or you can buy a basting thread which is cheaper than most threads.