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Originally Posted by newquitr
Went looking for the Sharon Chambers technique and could not find it, could you be more specific?
I subscribe to her videos and love to watch the "Spotlight Class: Designing for the Quilting Process". Watch it and I guarantee you will be totally fascinated and relaxed watching this extremely talented artist design and draw. |
I have a very large room (17 by 24) that is my library/sewing room. There is just enough open floor space to do a king size quilt. However it is getting harder on my knees all the time
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Originally Posted by quilterken
Get a 4' x 8' piece of MDF or plywood, have it cut into 2 pieces 4' square and add a piano hinge so you have a large folding board or table top. I have even seen them in 3 pieces. This folding table top can be laid over your kitchen table and stored when not in use. Really saves your back...
That is perfect solution for me. Thanks for the tip. Aardie |
Originally Posted by aardvarq
Originally Posted by quilterken
Get a 4' x 8' piece of MDF or plywood, have it cut into 2 pieces 4' square and add a piano hinge so you have a large folding board or table top. I have even seen them in 3 pieces. This folding table top can be laid over your kitchen table and stored when not in use. Really saves your back...
That is perfect solution for me. Thanks for the tip. Aardie DOUBLE DUTY IDEA: I have one of these "tops" that is I use for Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter dinner when there are too many to fit at the dining room table without bumping elbows. Got a BIG family. Put the tablecloth on top and no one is the wiser. Also plenty of room for all the dishes of yummies. |
Church fellowship hall with all the dining tables pushed tog!!
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I found the site for the free video tutorial by Sharon Schamber.
Google in Sharon Schamber Quilter, it opens several sites, just scroll down to the one showing a picture of Hand Basting and you can watch the instructions. |
I do mine on the island in my kitchen. Works great.
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I use the floor. Yes, it's hard on the knee's but I spray bast so not quite as bad. I did get a used ping pong table but didn't realize how large it was going to be and have no place to open it up.
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I don't have enough floor space and no where to lay out anything that large so I decided to create my own. I have an unfinished basement with plenty of room so I purchased 2 fold up tables (6 ft x 3 ft?). They are sold at a lot of places, hardware stores, Lowes, Home Depot, etc. and they are frequently on sale for about $30 each, especially over the holidays. I opened the tables up and set them side by side. They have a nice finish and it's easy to use tape to hold your fabric down. You can lay out a pretty large quilt or work in one section at a time on the basting. When you're done, just leave the tables set up and cover them with an old sheet or painters plastic to keep it clean until you are ready to use it again. The tables are also useful for other things like outdoor picnics, extra dinner table, etc. It sure beats on the knees no matter how you look at it. :D :D
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You can find it at http://sharonschambernetwork.com/Classes.aspx
Just go down until you see "Basting Your Quilt". Kaye |
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