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Old 02-01-2011, 03:33 AM
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sew wishful
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Originally Posted by GrandmK
I have one made of Pine. The more you use it the easier it is to use. I use thumb tacks to put the back on. I stretch as much as I can safely stretch. Then I lay the batting on. I use from a company that makes snowmobile suits. It has never bunched up or worn out. then I lay the pieced top and stretch:that. After I tie and take the thumb tacks out it "poof's up" I like a soft poofy warm quilt. 20 below this AM
GrandmaK, where do you buy your snowmobile batting? This would be perfect for car quilts! And can you give a ballpark price? (Love your quilt and you sure remind me of my gramma at the quilt frame!! Great memories!)
Don't the thumb tacks leave holes in the material?
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