Does anyone else hate making the quilt "sandwich"??
#1
I love piecing and quilting and binding....I just hate making that sandwich. I wish I had a wall to do it on. My cutting table just isnt big enough to lay it all on, and I cant work on the floor because it kills my back. I dont have room for a larger cutting table. I think that may be the hardest part...at least for me...but then I am not good enough to do really complicated quilts.
#4
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I can't handle the floor, either. I don't make really large quilts so this works for me. I lay as much of the quilt as will fit on the table and tape it down. What doesn't fit gets taped to the underside of the table. I pin what is on the table and then I remove the tape, move the quilt over for the remainder and tape again. It seems to work pretty well. Might be a problem for a king or queen but I think it would work for pretty much anything else.
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Originally Posted by Buckeye Rose
I have a king size bed and lay them out on that to sandwich....I put down an old flat sheet and use basting spray....I will never do another quilt on the floor again and no more pins!
If you have a large enough bed try it. It works great!
#6
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I hate it. I don't baste anymore.. I make the sandwich on the floor and then clip the edges. I put the center of the quilt on my floor frame and quilt the center of the quilt. Then I usually use my wood hoop and work my way around the quilted part. I just make sure everything is smooth and even in the frame/hoop before I start quilting.
I don't know how it works with Machine quilting, tho :) But that's how I hand quilt and it works great. I can make the sandwich in minutes. I do wear knee pads when I am on the floor too lol
I don't know how it works with Machine quilting, tho :) But that's how I hand quilt and it works great. I can make the sandwich in minutes. I do wear knee pads when I am on the floor too lol
#9
I don't really mind it to much yet. Of course I've not made any really large quilts that require me spreding it all out on the floor. I find it soothing to spread the backing fabric out, then the batting and then the top. I spray baste so that help, but I also so secure with safety pins. I just don't want any slipping.
When I get to one I have to do on the floor, then yes I think I will hate it.
When I get to one I have to do on the floor, then yes I think I will hate it.
#10
That's how I baste my quilts except I thread baste. Hope you will enjoy the
process as much as I do. I find it very relaxing.
http://www.kathykwylie.com/blog/2011...t-in-sections/
process as much as I do. I find it very relaxing.
http://www.kathykwylie.com/blog/2011...t-in-sections/
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