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Old 05-10-2015, 02:40 PM
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ruby2shoes
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Default Rethinking my basting..should I redo?

I have just finished pin basting a 96" x 96" quilt. Luckily I have a large table 95" long and 45" wide so with the use of bulldog clips was able to do so in 3 sections. I centred my 3 layers on the table, and starting from the centre clipped them down one at a time and pin basted. When I had completed that section I unclipped the sandwich and repositioned and reclipped it so that the table top had half "basted quilt" and half un-basted quilt on it. I then pinned the unbasted section. Next, I moved the whole quilt the other way to repeat the process on the other end so in effect, I was able to pin baste the quilt in 3 sections.
Now, it has just struck me like a steam train that when I re-positioned the quilt to baste the second and third sections that whilst I clipped the unbasted sandwich back to the table top nice and taut, I did not clip the already pin basted section, instead leaving it folded over itself along the length of the table. So my question is...would the weight of the basted section of the quilt be enough to maintain my tautness when I pinned the other sections or should I undo my pins on the last 2 sections and redo this time also clamping the already basted middle section (insert weeping woman here!)
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