How do you lay out quilts?
01-02-2011, 07:28 AM
#41
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My local library has 2 rooms for meetings. They have lots of 18 inch x4 foot tables .I move enough tables together to fit my quilt on it. clamp the edges of the quilt to the table and safety pin the layers together. I have to stretch to reach the middle sometimes. this is a lot easier than crawling around on the floor. the room is free for non profit use. I don't sell my quilts. other possibilities any place with meeting rooms. Churches Quilt stores , other meeting halls. diane c.
01-02-2011, 07:53 AM
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I have used Sharon's method on my last 3 quits (1 king and 2 queens) and I wouldn't do it any other way!! I never have any problems with the back as I quilt, since you only cut the basting thread in the area that you need to quilt at the moment.
It works :thumbup: Everyone should try it at least once!
It works :thumbup: Everyone should try it at least once!
01-02-2011, 08:32 AM
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Originally Posted by dakotamaid
OK, here goes, this works for me. Even though my dining room table is not always large enough, I work from the center out when pining or basting. Once the center is stabilized I pull it whatever direction I need to go to finish the sides, top and bottom. Remember to put something on the table to protect it from pins and needles.
01-02-2011, 08:32 AM
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Thbis subject was discussed a few weeks ago. Search for the subject and you will have lots of answers. I wrote that I paste a king size on a card table. The one posting the question said she had no space to baste, so I thought this might be a solution. As I recall an answer came b ack that the quilter would never use a card table or some such answer. So........everybody does it different depending on their space circumstances.
01-02-2011, 08:36 AM
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I use my tall king size bed. After a few pins to secure it, I sit next to it and roll as I pin closely. I cannot do floors, either. I still get wrinkles, so am still working on the problem. Open to new ideas....
01-02-2011, 08:43 AM
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I used to sometimes go to a conference room at my work in the evening and use the big tables. I went with a quilt friend and we pinned a few quilts in an evening. Maybe a local church or community center would allow this for those that have no home space.
01-02-2011, 08:57 AM
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Ping Pong table. I use it for everything else too. I have four cutting mats set up, one at each corner of the table. It takes up the whole room, but it's a great place to work. If I want to make a quilt sandwich, I clear off the table, and voila! It sure saves my back. I had some clear plastic sheets cut to fit it to protect its surface from pins and sharp scissors. I slip patterns and instructions under those so they don't get lost and I can read them right through the plastic.
01-02-2011, 09:48 AM
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If you have the space you can set up a 6' folding table (or two of them next to each other) and put a gallon can under each leg (like a large juice or vegetable can) and this will lift the table up so that you don't have to bend over. You can also go to your favorite hardware store and buy the appropriate size plumbing pipes -the white plastic ones (one for each leg) and have it cut to the size you need to lift the table to a comfortable height. Hope this helps.
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