I have just spent 2 hours pinning my bow tie quilt on my kitchen floor as suggested by several board members. I have not tried to quilt it yet but it does look tighter than the first time I pinned it.

While crawling around on my knees on the tile floor, I discovered a great quilting tool. Volleyball knee pads. My knees were protesting the project mightily until I thought of using the volleyball knee pads.

Great idea. what will we come up with next To help with our quilting.

I'm sure knee pads work great. I'd still need somone to get me up off the floor though!

Those are a 'knee saver' all right. My old knees take a beating every time I do a quilt!

My kitchen floor wouldn't be big enough for most of the quilts I have done, (various bed sizes), plus I would never get back up again!!! Our church kitchen has a huge table, as does the boardroom at work, so when I get to sandwiching, that's where I go. And sometimes I find volunteers to help...makes the time go much quicker. :D

Patti

Isn't it great what our minds
can come up with, when needed!! :D
You know what they say about
necessity, it's the "Mother of
invention"!! Good for you!!
:D :D :D :D :D

I have lower back issues, so pinning on the floor is out for me. I found directions in Harriet Hargrave' s machine quilting book for using a table for basting using clamps. Using A regular table width limits the amount of reach to the middle, which reduces the chances of back pain. I add bedrisers to the legs to raise the table so I don't have to stoop.

I went from the floor to a folding table for a long time. now i use fusible batting or spray basting.

Hmmmm I am wondering about thickly "quilted" knee pads :wink: 8)

LOL @ Amma!! You just look for excuses to quilt.