Sandwiching on the floor is HARD.
01-26-2010, 01:35 PM
#11
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My husband is on staff at the church we attend. It happens to be practically across the street. He has the keys so we pick a time when it is not busy (hard to do) and push together tables and sandwich on those. He is a great sandwicher!!!
01-26-2010, 02:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Piedmont Quilter
Do you have a church or rec center close by that would let you use their dining tables?
01-26-2010, 03:07 PM
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Originally Posted by Lisa_wanna_b_quilter
If you've got no choice but the floor, get volleyball kneepads. They help so much you won't believe it. Wal-mart has them for less than $10. Well worth the money.
01-26-2010, 03:35 PM
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I can't do it on the floor. My son made me a basting loom from planks of planed wood. It consists of three sides formed into a U shape with hinges (the two sides collapse down when not in use) with slots cut out either side into which I slot planks of wood. The fabric is firmly wound round each plank. The backing goes at the bottom, the middle holds the batting, next the quilt top and the top allows me space to manoeuvre the planks when I need to let the fabric out. It makes life so much easier and I can sit at the dining table (which is extended to accommodate the frame) so it saves my back, my legs and my arms. I attach a diagram so you get the idea. The arrow points to the side on view to show the slant of the notches.
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01-26-2010, 04:46 PM
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Depending on the size... big ones... I borrow a table at my school... but if it is 5 X 6 feet or smaller... I put a June Taylor cardboard cutting board (it opens up that big) on my own small dining room table. The bonus is that you can pin into the board while you baste, put in safety pins... or use spray baste.
01-26-2010, 05:38 PM
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Originally Posted by AtHomeSewing
This free video will demonstrate a way to do it easily, without getting on the floor at all. Hope it helps:
http://sharonschambernetwork.com/fre...ing/index.html
http://sharonschambernetwork.com/fre...ing/index.html
01-26-2010, 05:47 PM
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Originally Posted by SharonC
Here's something we discussed on this QB a couple of months ago. Since then I've been basting my lap size quilts on the wall...yep, the wall. I put up a large flannel table cloth on the garage wall, secured with heavy duty (pieces) of velcro and using painter's tape a couple of straight pins for the top (usually 5) I spray basting glue on the back, smooth the backing on till I'm satisfied, then I spray the top portion of the top (seems easier than spraying the batting), and once I have the top portion all smooth I lift up the bottom and spray the bottom.
Oh, and b/c I'm short I place the top and bottom of the finished quilt sideways when basting on the wall so they are to the left and right (hope that makes sense).
This usually takes me about 15 minutes (and I'm picky) and it's wonderful...no for horrible back pain!!!
Hope it helps.
Sharon
Oh, and b/c I'm short I place the top and bottom of the finished quilt sideways when basting on the wall so they are to the left and right (hope that makes sense).
This usually takes me about 15 minutes (and I'm picky) and it's wonderful...no for horrible back pain!!!
Hope it helps.
Sharon
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-28280-1.htm
01-26-2010, 06:30 PM
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I was having the same problem after I broke my leg. I tried the bed and it was too hard to reach across. I bought one of the big cardboard fold out cutting boards from JoAnns and now I put it on my dining room table and extend it by adding a cheap card table I bought at Costco. Sometimes some of the quilt hangs off but it still works, as long as you pull it tight and secure it. You could also use plywood on saw horses and pull it tight with those great big black paperclips.
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