That's what I want for x-mas, knee pads!My knees kill me when I make a quilt too.

Okay, here's what I'm wondering... If you take several pants hangers (the ones with the clippy things on the ends) couldn't you hang all three pieces and then pin them together??? I'm not that old and it kills me to be on the floor that long... has anyone ever tried it? I've only done it with a small wallhanging and it worked great, but have never tried it on a full size quilt...

That would be wonderful Rachel. I'm hoping someone has tried it and says it works.

I still have issues getting everything tight. I needed to tape it into a drum to make it work, but your idea sounds good for those of you with more experience.

You ladies need to buy the book "Heirloom Machine Quilting" by Harriet Hargrave (4th edition). It is an old book, but an excellent resource in general. The author describes a unique way of pin basting a large quilt on a table, doing it in sections. If you follow the directions to a "T", it is fool proof and saves you from crawling on the floor, killing your jnees & back

How is your Bow Tie coming along, Lisa?

I'm sure someone on here once said she pinned the 3 layers to the clothes line - never tried it though. :D

What a fabulous idea

I'm going to check for it on Ebay. Sounds interesting.

It is half quilted and looks much better than it did the first time around. I hope to mostly finish it Thursday, November 5 and will post pictures then. :)