Originally Posted by cjr
Every time i read on here about someone blocking a quilt, I cann't help wonder whatever happened to my mother's curtain stretcher.
I remember as as child how she washed, starched and put the curtains on the stretcher frame. Pin by pin. Wouldn't it be great for blocking quilts or at least tops.
CJR, I actually have one of those lace blocking gadgets. IMHO, the pins on them are much more like thin nails than being smooth like straight pins. I would be afraid of poking holes that would cause damage to the fabrics. You are right on though with your thinking that it would create a frame for doing this type of work. I actually plan on stretching a piece of batting over mine and then using it as a design wall that can be folded up and stored when necessary.
Rose L.