Spray, glue, pin, hand baste, or boards? Which one do you prefer?
10-25-2016, 04:42 PM
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I would not be able to get down on the floor to layer my quilts. For small projects I use the basting spray. For larger items/quilts i use the school glue. I have some folding tables and use three of them and just drizzle the glue in back & forth drizzles about 3 inches apart, and smooth it all out with batting and backing and then turn over and do it on the front. Let it dry overnight and then start the quilting. I either put the tables up in the garage or the living room. Outsid if the weather is ok. I dislike this part of quilting also. I would like to quilt by check, however that gets pricey.
10-25-2016, 06:33 PM
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You left off one option... "basting by check". For my machine quilting projects, I pin baste. For my hand quilting projects, I take them to the LA and have her thread baste it for me (by machine). Super quick & well worth the cost.
10-25-2016, 06:39 PM
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Originally Posted by luvspaper
Honestly I still do the safety pin method... I just don't trust spray or glue not to gum up my machine....
10-25-2016, 06:49 PM
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I usually pin baste but if it's a larger quilt (queen/king) I've gone to thread basting because it cuts down on the weight so much. I'm a hand quilter and all that extra weight is a pain to manipulate after a while. I use my cutting table to sandwich though. I center everything - regardless of quilt size - and use binder clips smoothing each layer as I go. When I finish the center section, I slide everything in whichever direction and repeat the process. It can get tedious on larger quilts but it beats crawling around on the floor!
10-25-2016, 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by Stitchnripper
All of my sandwich problems have been eliminated so far with washable glue basting. I use a table and can start in the middle if the quilt is big. I use it instead of pin basting not spray basting. It has never gummed up a needle. It always washes out. I'm about 12 quilts in with it. I drizzle a thin line in in a kind of grid on the cotton batting half at a time and smooth the backing over it - it's easy to reposition if necessary. Then do the other half. Sometimes I just flip it over and do the other side and sometimes if I have something else to do I wait til later. So far I haven't ironed to dry it faster but that is an option. Try it on a sample and see how you like it!!
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I can't handle the odors of the spray, much less not liking I can't breath........Thanks,
10-26-2016, 02:02 AM
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Oh my, thank you all for your input. It's soothing to hear how you all do this particular part of quilting. I've tried all of the ways to baste except "baste by check". I haven't heard about that one. LavenderBlue, its good to hear that you actually like to pin. I'm thinking of school glue this time around. I haven't had much experience with the process but maybe it would be fun to try. Fun is the key word. Mind set needs to change and think of this as a fun process!!
Thanks again for your comments. And yes, it's been fun to read them.
Thanks again for your comments. And yes, it's been fun to read them.
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