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Carole Vaden 10-20-2011 11:18 AM

That sounds like a great way.
Thanks for the suggestion.

grannypat7925 10-20-2011 11:58 AM

I usually take mine to my sister's house. She has a ping-pong table in the basement that works well and she always helps me, but it is still my least favorite thing to do.

fien777 10-20-2011 11:59 AM


Originally Posted by newquilter10
I really do not like this step either but have to do it.

I bought a basting gun and put all the leaves out in the dining table and shoot away. It is like the things that hold tags on clothes but much smaller and now it is not so bad.

Linda

The same for me........
But still it's the part I like least

;-)

fayzer 10-20-2011 12:09 PM

I hate spray basting, but it is better than the alternatives. I accidentally turned the nozzle the wrong way and basted my left arm to my side. To funny

vlrigdon 10-20-2011 12:15 PM

For those of you who baste on a bed - how do you get it to be tight enough? (I use pins - maybe I couldn't do that on a bed.) But it still doesn't seem that a bed is solid enough to smooth and smooth and smooth on. hmmm...

momto5 10-20-2011 12:23 PM

That's one of the reasons I bought my LA...I can't do the floor deal either.

fayzer 10-20-2011 12:25 PM


Originally Posted by vlrigdon
For those of you who baste on a bed - how do you get it to be tight enough? (I use pins - maybe I couldn't do that on a bed.) But it still doesn't seem that a bed is solid enough to smooth and smooth and smooth on. hmmm...

You are right, it isn't solid enough. I can smooth the middle ok but not the edge. So I quilt the middle then reposition the edge on a harder surface. I need a bigger area to do all this spray basting. I think I will call the community center and see if I can use a couple of their tables next time.

bbeyes 10-20-2011 12:26 PM

I use the bed too. Works for me.

Pete 10-20-2011 12:33 PM

WOW---good hints!

onemoe 10-20-2011 12:35 PM

I make the top and hand it over to my long-arm quilter


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