does it have to be the backing on the bottom for basting?
#11
I just tried glue basting for the first time in more than 30 years of quilting and I am here to tell you it is the best I have ever been able to manage. So much neater and stronger that spray basting and so much quicker than pin basting and no rusty pins if I don't get to it right away. No blistered fingers either. In fact I have one quilt that is pinned and ready to to quilt and I will be taking it out and glue basting it with out a doubt. You may be happier with your t-shirt quilt doing it this way.
#12
You could tape it to a table and let it hang over the side (let gravity be your friend) while you baste the first section, then just remove the tape and slide the basted end over the side and work on the other end.
#14
Again, 505 Temp Spray Baste is my lifesaver.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L_b9WjeP0mU
If the quilt is small enough to have in one piece, I use Sharon Schambers method for basting, except I now use 505 Temporary Spray Baste, instead of the herringbone stitch. It's terrific. I use pre-painted baseboards (1" x 2' x 6), which I got at home depot. I clip the quilt edge to a table but it could be taped to a floor as you spray. Fast, easy and the quilt holds together forever, or until I get around to quilting. The spray basting eliminates the pinning (which to me is a hassle) and extra weight of a billion pins, and holds together as I quilt.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bhwNylePFAA
Last edited by QuiltnNan; 08-13-2019 at 11:52 AM. Reason: shouting/all caps
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