Originally Posted by
DonnaPBradshaw
is there a video to watch so I can learn exactly how to baste a quilt before hand quilting?
Donna, you can thread baste or pin baste your quilts. In either case I pin/stitch about a hand-width apart in each direction. For thread basting, I take a loooong piece of thread, start in the middle of the area I'm basting and pull the thread about half way. Hold that in place for the first couple of looong stitches (think 2-3" spacing between stitches) then continue. Tie off that end of the thread. Go back to where the other end of the thread is located and make those stitches. Repeat as necessary.