busy fingers

Sorry Jan I just had to laugh - I am sitting here sweltering in over 100 degrees with every door and window open to try and get some air in. My house is well ventilated. Maybe we should swap countries for a while.

saperry

I love the glue method. I clamp my backing to a kitchen table top. lay on my batting to position. pull half of it back and I just put the glue right on the backing fabric. Then put the batting back in place and smooth it. pull back the other half and repeat. Then I put the top on for positioning because part of the quilt flows over the sides of the table. Basically I repeat the same steps as above except I'm putting the glue on the batting this time around. smoothing the top. I like to let that dry for a couple of hours or even over night. then the next day I can move the quilt around and glue the edges that hung over the side of the table. I have used an iron to help dry it quicker. Yes you can see the glue on the fabrics but don't worry it washes out. Have had no trouble with needles breaking or getting gummy.

craftymatt2

such great ideas that I will keep in mind, thank you

Jan in VA

Thank you, thank you, everyone, for your generous, ingenious, sometimes humorous, always delightful responses! I actually still have this quilt put aside but absolutely HAVE to start again in the next couple of days. Your answers will be so helpful!

Jan in VA

Jeanette Frantz

Jan, if it's any comfort to you, I have my red and white Log Cabin quilt top that is waiting for me to sandwich it all together, and it's 125 X 135", so it's a monster! I'm really looking for a place where I can work on it -- I don't have enough room here at home! But, this quilt is for MY bed, so I'm not going to get in a hurry with it! It will get done when it gets done!

Becky's Crafts

I'm no expert, but have found a way to work with spray baste that works for me. I kept a long tube from a package of poly batting from JAF. When I'm ready to sandwich a large project, I lay the back down on my long table, fit the batting over it like normal. Now I peel down a portion of it & spray baste it, working my way down. Once that's done, I can roll the quilt top onto the cardboard tube, spray a portion of the batting, position the top & smooth it down, spray a little more, unroll a little more top to cover & so forth until I'm done. I use the June Taylor basting spray & I love it!! There isn't a lot of stink, so I can do it inside or out! I'm owned by a cockatoo, so I have to be careful of smells around him, but this doesn't seem to affect him at all! I hope this helps!

Deb watkins

I don't open anything either and I use it in the basement.