basting for free motion quilting
#1
Good morning. I've been practicing my FMQ for a while now and feel I am ready to tackle that table runner I'm working on. For a normal quilt, I have always pin basted it together, but for FMQ, I'm thinking that just won't work.
So, for those of you who have done this before, how would you baste a table runner for FMQ? I'm eager to hear all the possibilities.
Dorothy in PA
So, for those of you who have done this before, how would you baste a table runner for FMQ? I'm eager to hear all the possibilities.
Dorothy in PA
#4
I used safety pins and also a light spray of quilt spray to hold it. I am not one to do a lot of heavy basting on a table runner before quilting because it is so small you should be able to control it.
#7
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Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Vermont
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You can try spray baste - but my machine doesn't like it. I have a Bernina and the stitch regulator has issues with the spray - don't really know why. I have successfully pin basted and started the FMQ in a small area then removed pins as I got close to them.
#8
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Join Date: Jun 2011
Location: Long Island, New York
Posts: 996
I just basted my first full size sandwich for FMQ. I used a needle and wash away thread. Don't like pin basting - it makes the sandwich too heavy and for me to hard to move around. I basted using Sharon Schamber's method.
#9
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 959
I hand basted the first small wall hanging that I FMQ........because I was not confident enough to stop and take out the pins and continue quilting. This works for me and I still hand baste a small project. I just purchased Pinmoors.......have not used them yet.
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