Quilt basting spray question, help me please!!
05-10-2012, 10:41 AM
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05-10-2012, 10:43 AM
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Would someone be kind enough to explain what I am missing? It would be nice to know!
05-10-2012, 10:48 AM
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There are more ways than 1 to skin a cat... and she's chosen to use TEMPORARY spray basting instead of pins (for a good reason). I'm sure we could debate til the cows come home whether she should use pins or spray... but all that matters is that she has it under control and has a good plan. Let's not turn this into another 'quilt police' discussion, OK?
(By the way, I grew up on a farm...did you know cows don't come home? You have to go get them....
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05-10-2012, 10:58 AM
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My dining room table is 17 feet. As I like a runner to hang, I make mine 18 or 19 feet. This may not work for this one as you are so far along, but I have made all mine quilt-as-you go. I piece the top and cut about 3 feet of the backing and batting, quilt to within about 4" of where the backing ends, sew a new piece of backing on and join a new piece of batting. I space it so both seams aren't in the same spot. I bind by bringing the backing to the front. I use warm and natural, and the stemware seems to do OK. I will say that my "crystal" (it's only glass) does have a rather large stable base.
05-10-2012, 11:07 AM
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I looked for an answer on the board before posting this question but did not find one, hope this is not a redundant question but I sure need some help.
A friend asked me to make a LARGE table runner for their family Christmas table which will lay on top of a tablecloth. When I say large, the runner is 14 feet long. As it is so large, I am going to sew it like an envelope, turn right side out. It will not have a binding on it, so someone does not set stemware on the binding and turn the glass over. I am putting a nice quality flannel as the batting. My question: Because of the size, it was recommended to me that I spray baste the sandwich. As it will be turned right side out, spray basting it will require that I spray on the right sides of of the fabric sandwich I am concerned this will mark the fabric on the front and back. I could also spray the both sides of the flannel but again, I don't know if it will mark the front and back. Help me please, I am in a quandry!! The runner is finished and I'm at a standstill.
A friend asked me to make a LARGE table runner for their family Christmas table which will lay on top of a tablecloth. When I say large, the runner is 14 feet long. As it is so large, I am going to sew it like an envelope, turn right side out. It will not have a binding on it, so someone does not set stemware on the binding and turn the glass over. I am putting a nice quality flannel as the batting. My question: Because of the size, it was recommended to me that I spray baste the sandwich. As it will be turned right side out, spray basting it will require that I spray on the right sides of of the fabric sandwich I am concerned this will mark the fabric on the front and back. I could also spray the both sides of the flannel but again, I don't know if it will mark the front and back. Help me please, I am in a quandry!! The runner is finished and I'm at a standstill.
I would use starch and iron all three layers together at the same time and pin baste. Then sew around the outside edge and turn. Then I would iron again and pin baste so there's no shifting while you quilt it. The other solution would be to use a single layer binding. That way you can just layer and quilt and bind like you would anything else.
05-10-2012, 11:12 AM
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All you need to do is read the original post. Post #1.
There are more ways than 1 to skin a cat... and she's chosen to use TEMPORARY spray basting instead of pins (for a good reason). I'm sure we could debate til the cows come home whether she should use pins or spray... but all that matters is that she has it under control and has a good plan. Let's not turn this into another 'quilt police' discussion, OK?
(By the way, I grew up on a farm...did you know cows don't come home? You have to go get them....)
There are more ways than 1 to skin a cat... and she's chosen to use TEMPORARY spray basting instead of pins (for a good reason). I'm sure we could debate til the cows come home whether she should use pins or spray... but all that matters is that she has it under control and has a good plan. Let's not turn this into another 'quilt police' discussion, OK?
(By the way, I grew up on a farm...did you know cows don't come home? You have to go get them....
)
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