Originally Posted by
Raggiemom
LGJARN52--did the cat move out of your chair?
Snooze2978--hopefully your machine will be available sooner than later so you can finish the quilt for auction.
JENNR8R--once a month I host a "virtual quilting weekend". It just means we all share what we're working on here in this thread. Since we're not physically together, I call it a virtual quilting weekend. I just pick a weekend each month; often they're on a holiday weekend but not always. Hope that answers your question.
Quiltmom2--how did it go with piecing the batting? I use fusible tape to "piece" mine.
Nesie--how did you like glue basting?
I've had a productive couple days working on wool applique. I did finish a hand embroidery piece and one felt ornament top. Tomorrow I'm running around visiting various friends here in Cincinnati. I'm only back up here twice a year for the retreats so i try to see as many people as possible. Will check back in tomorrow night. Looks like we have quite a few quilting this weekend!
I love the glue basting method! I use elmers school glue. I had tried it before but this time I had a friend show me exactly how she does it. I do a lot of donation quilts and it is not practical to hand sew them if they are going to be washed a lot. After I glue,
I zig zag. You would not believe how flat the binding comes out, including mitered corners. (I bring the front to the back)
One of the tricks is to make sure you square up perfectly.