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Old 01-02-2011, 03:53 PM
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I just finished a changing pad for a friend's baby. I quilted around the doggies in the print, but have lots of puckering between the dogs. Is there a way to avoid this when quilting small projects by hand? My quilting hoop is too big, and I tried to just stretch it straight by hand
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Old 01-02-2011, 05:13 PM
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I've seen someone on TV (maybe Alex Anderson) baste a piece of fabric like muslin to the edge of small projects to help them fit into the hoop for quilting.

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Old 01-02-2011, 05:27 PM
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I use an embroidery hoop for small projects and around the edges of larger ones.
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Old 01-02-2011, 05:43 PM
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Thanks -- that is a good idea!
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Old 01-02-2011, 10:05 PM
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Spray basting helps. I've also used the embroidery hoop.
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