Creased Backing
#22
Originally Posted by janRN
I starch my backing pretty stiff and then use spray baste. I also pin about every 8-10 inches. This is the only way I can do anything larger than a runner. Otherwise I also get the tucks and pleats. Good luck!
#24
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I found boards at Home depot . They are facia trim boards for your house. well I bought those because they were already painted on all 4 sides,very smooth. They even cut them to the size I needed. They work great!
#25
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Originally Posted by Nolee
Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
If you use the Sharon Schamber method you don't have pleats and you don't have to get down on the floor either.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhwNylePFAA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhwNylePFAA
great tutorial. i once spent a whole day on my kitchen floor with those 12" square self stick tiles and my marble rolling pin. i wound up having to crawl to a wall and "walk" up the wall with my hands just to straighten up. getting to middle age bites.
Also, I pinned about 4" apart. I am going to study this tutorial.
#26
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Location: Michigan
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I use all-cotton fabric for back and top, then 100% cotton or 80/20 batting, then it all sticks together pretty good, in addition to pinning.
Once (and only once), I used polyester batting, and everything slipped around way too much. So I got the spray, and it worked, but I would only use it again if I had a shed or somewhere I could go where people wouldn't have to breath it.
So, all cotton, to sum it up.
Once (and only once), I used polyester batting, and everything slipped around way too much. So I got the spray, and it worked, but I would only use it again if I had a shed or somewhere I could go where people wouldn't have to breath it.
So, all cotton, to sum it up.
#29
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Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
If you use the Sharon Schamber method you don't have pleats and you don't have to get down on the floor either.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhwNylePFAA
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhwNylePFAA
#30
I made a log cabin quilt recently, and I was having a terrible time just quilting in the ditch on the front. I kept getting a "pleat" at the end of the line of stitching. I did it the best I could, washed it, and it looks really nice. You can't even see the "pleats". It puckered up really nice all over and looks good. Just a nice old-fashioned look.
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