Basting!! The "B" word
05-21-2010, 02:50 PM
#31
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Originally Posted by SandyMac
My only problem wiyh pin basting is clearing the table. Sooooo I just take it to the senior center not only do I get a clean table but friends to help. Good times :-D
05-21-2010, 03:39 PM
#33
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Originally Posted by Minda
I use safety pin covers and a Kwik Klip when I pin bast (no more sore fingers). I use the Kwik Klip to close the pins and to open them when I remove them. It's one of the best quilting investments I've ever made. The clips are tedious to put on, but once they are on you never take them off. I also always store my safety pins open. When you are ready to pin just shake a clump of pins over the area you are working on and they fall right apart. The first site below shows how they work, but the second site has better prices. If you pin baste, you'll wonder how you ever got along without these tools.
05-21-2010, 09:06 PM
#37
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If you pin baste, you'll wonder how you ever got along without these tools.
http://www.patchworks.com/fingertips.htm
http://www.quiltinaday.com/shoponlin...lay.asp?i=1621
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What lovely ideas I'm getting from this site!!
I've never heard of these before, just shows how much there is that I
still have to learn, even though I'm 76 and in my second childhood!
And boy, am I having fun!!
http://www.patchworks.com/fingertips.htm
http://www.quiltinaday.com/shoponlin...lay.asp?i=1621
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What lovely ideas I'm getting from this site!!
I've never heard of these before, just shows how much there is that I
still have to learn, even though I'm 76 and in my second childhood!
And boy, am I having fun!!
05-21-2010, 09:35 PM
#38
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Location: Orange county, CA
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I have a Gracie z44 frame that I purchased not for hand quilting but just to place my quilts on the frame spray baste them together then quilt them with my regular sewing machine. Which I will no longer need to do because I have a new little Gracie II with a bailey. But I have done the spraying process on the z44 for about two years.
05-22-2010, 03:09 AM
#39
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my hubby got me a plastic drop cloth for $3.00 at bi mart. I live in a tiny duplex now, so there is no room. so I pull out my cutting table. spread the drop cloth over everything it will cover, and then I spray. It works real good that way. I hope this helps. God bless. Penny
05-22-2010, 03:19 AM
#40
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Location: Belle Isle, Florida
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I love the basting sprays. I've tried them all. An inexpensive drop cloth is a fabulous idea. That stuff is hard to clean up.
A gal in my guild told me to use Elmer's washable school glue. She doesn't dilute it or anything. She just squirts small amounts on both sides of the batting. Anyone tried this method? She says it washes completely out.
A gal in my guild told me to use Elmer's washable school glue. She doesn't dilute it or anything. She just squirts small amounts on both sides of the batting. Anyone tried this method? She says it washes completely out.
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