Originally Posted by
Mdegenhart
Your top is completely sewn together, correct? It should only take 30 minutes to an hour to thread baste a quilt that small. You take huge running stitches in a grid, with the rows about a hands width apart.
I learned to baste using a starburst pattern starting at the middle. Any information about different basting patterns might be helpful. Any other methods?
I have also glue basted and much prefer that method. Throw a sheet over your table to protect the finish in case the glue comes through. Place quilt layers- backing face down, batting, then quilt top face up. Lift top layer and batting and fold it back over itself, swirl glue strings about four inches apart to cover that half of the backing, pull batting down, swirl glue in a similar pattern, then fold the top layer back down and smooth all layers. Fold back second half the same way to glue. Place a safety pin in each corner and one on each edge, then you can gently move it to a safer place to dry without shifting the layers, (Leave the sheet on the table). I use the shower rod in my extra bathroom since we never use that shower. It will be completely dry in about 24 hours. This method works great for machine quilting, but will be harder if not impossible to hand quilt.