How do you prefer to baste?
10-23-2010, 09:22 AM
#21
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Originally Posted by AlwaysQuilting
I pin baste large quilts, and spray smaller ones.
But I have an odd friend who uses an odd technique on her odd quilts. (I said all that because I know she'll read this....she's a lurker who won't come out of hiding but reads this forum all the time like I do...maybe this will make her join in and defend herself....).:D :D
Anyway, she widens her stitch as much as possible and then uses a bar tack stitch all over the quilt although she doesn't let the needle go back and forth more than 3 times per tack.
I know (and I've told her!) that is the same as tying a quilt (sort of) but she then quilts feathers or whatever all over without being annoyed with pins. After she's done she removes the bar tack stitches. She said she learned this from her odd great aunt.
I've never seen anyone else do this but her quilt sandwiches stay put very well while quilting.
She thinks I'm nuts for putting in tons of pins and then moving them, and taking them out etc. And I have to say her way is much faster than mine.
(Now, Barb, come out, come out where ever you are!!) :-D
But I have an odd friend who uses an odd technique on her odd quilts. (I said all that because I know she'll read this....she's a lurker who won't come out of hiding but reads this forum all the time like I do...maybe this will make her join in and defend herself....).:D :D
Anyway, she widens her stitch as much as possible and then uses a bar tack stitch all over the quilt although she doesn't let the needle go back and forth more than 3 times per tack.
I know (and I've told her!) that is the same as tying a quilt (sort of) but she then quilts feathers or whatever all over without being annoyed with pins. After she's done she removes the bar tack stitches. She said she learned this from her odd great aunt.
I've never seen anyone else do this but her quilt sandwiches stay put very well while quilting.
She thinks I'm nuts for putting in tons of pins and then moving them, and taking them out etc. And I have to say her way is much faster than mine.
(Now, Barb, come out, come out where ever you are!!) :-D
Would love to hear more about your friend's method. How does your
friend put the quilt under the needle without everything shifting? Does she
roll the quilt? Does she use any pins for the middle to start with? Or thread
baste each quarter? Curious minds want to know. :D
Please come out, we don't bite. :-D
10-23-2010, 09:32 AM
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[quote=EasyPeezy]Would love to hear more about your friend's method. How does your
friend put the quilt under the needle without everything shifting? Does she
roll the quilt? Does she use any pins for the middle to start with? Or thread
baste each quarter? Curious minds want to know. :D
Please come out, we don't bite. :-D[unquote=EasyPeezy]
I've only seen her roll the sides. I was never able to get it to work well well for me that's why I still use pins, but she loves her way.
friend put the quilt under the needle without everything shifting? Does she
roll the quilt? Does she use any pins for the middle to start with? Or thread
baste each quarter? Curious minds want to know. :D
Please come out, we don't bite. :-D[unquote=EasyPeezy]
I've only seen her roll the sides. I was never able to get it to work well well for me that's why I still use pins, but she loves her way.
10-23-2010, 10:40 AM
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Originally Posted by EasyPeezy
Thanks. I might give this a try. Would sure save a lot of time.
One more question...does she do it on very big quilts too?
One more question...does she do it on very big quilts too?
But I can't imagine how she did the king size like this....seems impossible to me! Maybe she has another trick I don't know about yet.
10-24-2010, 06:38 AM
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10-24-2010, 07:53 AM
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Originally Posted by NancyL746
Has any one used this frame? Looks interesting, and the price is doable
http://www.flynnquilt.com/
http://www.flynnquilt.com/
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