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cricket_iscute 03-25-2013 05:05 PM


Originally Posted by FubsyMog (Post 5952379)
Totally agree!
A lady at a sewing group I went to used a little gun that puts plastic tags through the fabric (like the kind that price tickets are attached to clothing with) to baste. Anybody used one of these? Are they useful?

Yes, I've done it and in my opinion, it is not worth trying for basting three layers together. Things shift all over the place and it makes a mess of the quilt. The needle on that gun is big, and leaves holes in the fabric.

lynn_z 03-25-2013 05:55 PM

I've been putting mine over the ironing board so he hangs straight down. Also have been trying Elmer's glue for the center and the edges where the binding. Seems you can smooth it out a little better before you start actually putting it together.

Pat625 03-25-2013 07:21 PM

HEHEHE..That's what I have kids for!!~:p

Painiacs 03-25-2013 09:13 PM

Ive use sharons board method. works great but i dont have the back to quilt. id rather send tLA!la

ArchaicArcane 03-26-2013 08:46 AM


Originally Posted by familyfun (Post 5948058)
I just posted about basting.. I HATE it.. I like spay basting for small projects but I usually make king or queen size and I have never found a method I like.
I have tried it on 2 8ft tables. the floor, ect.. nothing seems to work well for me..

Have you tried Patsy Thompson's Spray basting wall method?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UoUzK19Vww

I wonder if it could work for pin basting too.

I used this method for my first quilt, and for a couple of small little projects all at once.

My knees are still OK, but my lower back won't do floor work. I can baste, but then I need to lay on the quilt to fix my back, and that messes things up.

Phylliss 03-26-2013 10:31 AM

I reserve a room at the local library and push tables together. I use 505 spray baste and if the quilt is large, I ask a friend to help me. I usually spray it in halves.

kathyd 04-01-2013 06:43 AM

JoyceRowell, thanks for the link. That looks like a really great way to pin/baste a quilt. Can't wait to try it.
kathyd

maminstl 04-01-2013 01:01 PM

I use the Patsy Thompson spray baste on the wall method. I got two insulation boards from the hardware store. Had to cut some off the bottom because they were too tall for my basement, but the result is a 6'x8' area to hang my quilt - can pin it right to the styrofoam board. It is actually kind of fun! When I'm not sandwiching, this is my design wall.


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