Originally Posted by
ManiacQuilter2
I prefer pin basting and have quilted long enough to be able to position the pins where they won't interfere with my quilting. Depending on your batting is how close I would baste. I usually clipped the thread before the needle arrived to prevent any entanglement with the foot on my Bernina.
I knew that people used safety pins to baste, but it's fascinating to learn that some people actually
prefer that method. To me, they qualify as masochists.
My question, however, was about thread basting, most recently I was curious how those who use water-soluble thread stabilize the layers of a full-size quilt to machine baste it.
I haven't had a problem with the foot of the sewing machine getting tangled in conventional thread basting because I basted it from the back, taking stitches small enough so they didn't get caught in the foot on the pieced side.
I have to buy a Bernina? This is getting expensive.