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The only tip I can give you on basting quilts is Washable School Glue! Find the tutorial here and give it a try on something small. I was hooked after the first try. I will never baste another quilt using anything but washable school glue and I have done some big ones....last one was 96x96. It is just too easy and cheap!

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Originally Posted by DogHouseMom (Post 6221491)

Yes I use this method several times and love it (love being relative to the fact that I HATE basting). I have two tips for you ....

1) Baste from the back. The reason being is that the diagonal stitches on the top are longer than the stitches on the back (if you use Sharon's herringbone method). If you flip it and stitch from the back, then quilt it from the front, you'll have less stitches that will catch on your presser foot when quilting. I've tried open and closed toe FMQ feet and both of will catch the longer diagonal stitches of the herringbone, but I had much less of a problem when I basted from the back and had only the shorter horizontal stitches.

2) Use a water soluble thread to baste. You don't have to remove the basting stitches, just stitch over them. If you plan on washing the finished quilt, they'll come out. If you don't plan on washing the quilt, just run a slightly damp wash cloth over it and they'll come out!!

I love how this method keeps my quilt nice and flat while basting, straight while basting, and holds together really well. And no ... I have not had a problem with the water soluble thread breaking even with frequent handling while quilting.

I used the pearl cotton that comes on a ball or size 20 crochet thread to baste with. I just snipped and pulled the threads out as I quilted.

I didn't have luck with this method. I had more problems quilting the one i tried it with than any other I've done the old fashioned way. But I think most people like it. I must have done it wrong (although I followed the videos).

I just use my dining table, clamp backing, batting and top. Using large safety pins to hold together, moving quilt as needed until it is pinned. Works for me.

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Originally Posted by Jingle (Post 6222488)

I just use my dining table, clamp backing, batting and top. Using large safety pins to hold together, moving quilt as needed until it is pinned. Works for me.

That's what i do too (only it's a regular cutting table from Joann's). I may try the glue sometime though.

funny you should ask....my DH just finished my boards last night. I had him do 10' boards as I have a king size bed. I think you might find it helpful to staple a strip of fabric the length of the board and make it so it hangs past the boards a good 3-4". My boards are 1x4s....the strip I cut was about 6-7".... DH stapled the length of the 10' board with this strip--reason--when I first wrapped my quilt top to the board I ended up with it being 'off' at the end of the wind...hence I had him staple the strip, this way I can pin the edge of the quilt top (and backing on the other board) to the strip and it won't turn on the wood. I hope this helps. I suppose you could also thumb tack the material to the boards, thus eliminating the need for the strip, but then you'd still have to unthumb tack them which I think the pins and strip would be easier. Good Luck!

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Originally Posted by Sew Freak (Post 6223956)

I think I would put the batt on a board also. Would this keep the batt nice and smooth as you work? Haven't done it yet.

I use this all the time. It's great. Because I have MS and find thread basting hard, I use safety pins instead. Works great

I have used this method several times, and love it. I have two long boards for big quilts, as well as shorter ones for small projects. Nice thing too, is that you can SIT to work on it!

I basted a quilt for the first time using Sharon's method but used safety pins. I still am not finished quilting did stitch in the ditch around the blocks, now trying to figure out whether to stitch in the ditch around the triangles in the block. Just have a table long enough to hold your boards and the suggestion that TwinRiverFarms "roll the batting around a styrofoam pool noodle" is what I am going to try next time. Do they come in 8ft lengths?