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Old 05-03-2011, 06:03 PM
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Janquiltz
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Originally Posted by LindaM
Check this out ...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhwNylePFAA

This is Sharon Schamber's method of basting a quilt, using boards - no more ruined knees! This is a 2-part video, be sure to see the next one too!
Love this method but you need to have use of a table large enough to handle your larger quilts. My boards are large enough for a queen size and I can handle them myself. I did glue flannel around my board so that it would grab on to and hold the fabric as I rolled it. I can sit down to baste which helps believe me. I thread baste using the tailor-tack method (as she shows in her video.) Also starch my front and back 2-3 times before sandwiching. So far, using her method, my quilts have come out without wrinkles or distortions on the front or the back. There is another video out there where the gal spray bastes even her very large quilts by fastening her quilt backing on the wall (covered to prevent the 505 from going onto walls or woodwork, etc.). She really advocates this method and says that she has not had any problems when quilting. Good luck
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