Long Arm - Irregular shaped quilt
Now that the holidays are over, I'm doing some Christmas sewing for me, including a tree skirt. It's in the shape of an 8 point star and I'd like to quilt it on my long arm. Any tips? My original idea was leave the backing & batting square, pin baste the top then load it. I would like to avoid the basting step, but I'm not sure how else to get it on the frame with some sort of tension on the top.
I did a small scalloped quilt once, but left the edge straight until after quilting. This design really doesn't lend itself to cutting the points after quilting, but I suppose I could sew some muslin fillers. Any tips?