Originally Posted by
Jusmom01
I finished my quilt top!!!! YIPPEE!!! Of course that means I am now ready to press the top, cut the backing and batting, sandwich and pin. Does anyone have an easier solution than crawling around on the floor? Is there an easy way to accomplish this when tabletop and floor space are limited? I have looked at the wonderful pictures of many of your sewing rooms...and it doesn't seem like many of you have an open area in the center of the room to crawl around the floor to do your pinning. Is there a small space technique?
Thanks,
Lin
I go over to the church and push tables together until i have enough space for the entire quilt top. I tape my backing down to the tables all the way along all four edges. then smooth on the batting, add the top, and start basting. I like to baste with quilter's safety pins, especially designed for pin basting. I don't use regular safety pins as they sometimes leave marks or holes. I have made some pretty big quilts and ended up crawling on the tables to get to the middle but it sure beats the alternative. Then it's back home for quilting.