Do you pin? Have you tried?
#11
messy?...protect the outer area as it is gummy and not easily removed. a bit of 'fume' too. saying that i like it the best, i add a few pins as well on the outer area. pinning is tedious unless you have a partner to help, and the pins have to be removed in the area you are quilting. a small spray is enough, don't overdo it.
#12
I tried a tagger gun - didn't like the holes it made in the fabric. Now I either pin or spray baste - I prefer to spray baste if at all possible. However, if I pin I remove the ones in the area I'm quilting.
#16
I pin religiously using the curved safety pins and the wooden (Handiquilter?) tool designed to make pinning easier. When I FMQ I'm not usually following a marked pattern so I just "freely" go around in-the-way pins.
That said, I was introduced to using spray basting on a lap quilt by my LQS. Wow! I returned the favor by suggesting the method of spraying the layers together using the design wall, ala the YouTube tutorial. We had to use a couple of safety pins to make sure the sandwich didn't separate when we took it off the wall but the whole process was quick & easier!! We both learned something that day.
That said, I was introduced to using spray basting on a lap quilt by my LQS. Wow! I returned the favor by suggesting the method of spraying the layers together using the design wall, ala the YouTube tutorial. We had to use a couple of safety pins to make sure the sandwich didn't separate when we took it off the wall but the whole process was quick & easier!! We both learned something that day.
#17
There is one that is made for quilters, its called the Micro Stitch the fasteners are MUCH shorter than the normal fasteners used to tag clothes in a store. They are about 1/8 inch long so it holds the sandwhich tighter even if your using warm and natural batting. by doing a search (basting gun) here on the board I found everal threads about them!
http://www.quiltingboard.com/search....ing+gun&u=&s=0
http://www.quiltingboard.com/search....ing+gun&u=&s=0
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