I normally baste my quilts with thread. This is what i learned when I took my first class in handstitching and handquilting. And this is what i teach my students in the same class now. I think thread basting is good for handquilting since it will secure the layers for a long long time, and not have pins getting in the way. I have tried basting spray on small projects and that works for me. But not on big quilts. Not so very fond of bastingspray because I feel it gets so sticky. Maybe I spray on too much when I do it.
After ironing the back very good I tape it on the floor. I do not have a big enough table at home so I use to crawl around on the floor. Looks stupid and my back hurts LOL. I do this on small quilts only, when I got bigger ones I do it other places where they have big enough tables. At the quiltshop they have a big table.
Then I put the batting loos on top of the back. Do not tape it.
Then I start to baste the layers together. Not a very comfortable way to do it, but sewing a small part, doing something else to stretch my back, sew again and suddenly all the quilt is basted. I start sewing from one edge to the other like an X. Then I sew in the middle from one side to the other one like this + Like this I now get four parts to sew. I sew horisontal stitches in one part and vertical in the other part, and oposit. (Do you understand?????????????LOL)
And then, ready to start my handquilting. I love to handquilt my quilts. But I also do machinquilting and think I am starting to get a grip on that too. But when machinquilting you cannot use this method. Then I use safetypins or just spraybaste the layers together.
I have enjoyed my sewing sunday and I have done some other sewing today as well. But I cannot show you because it is a birthdaypresent, and I know the one who is getting it visit my blog sometimes. But when she have got it I will show you. Now I am going to start quilting on christmasquilt I have basted today too. This one with spraybasting. Would show you the photo of it but blogger does not allow me loading more pictures. Maybe I have written too much today LOL.
14 comments:
Great step by step, May Britt, and a pretty top, too!
Good lesson. I use a similar method but I have never taped the top down. Now I think I will try it that way.
I could only get Blogger to take 3 photos in my post this evening. I see you have more than 3 - lucky you ;-)
Seems like lots of people are making presents these days - lots of quilts in bloggerland being talked about but not shown yet. Quilts make the best presents!
Great tutorial. Makes my back hurt just to look at the pictures however. I finally made myself a basting frame out of 1 x 2's and four c-clamps. Worked beautifully for years. Now when I want to hand quilt I'm lucky enough to be able to baste it on the longarm.
great step by step lesson...
I too use a similar method but I have never taped the top down. But I think I will next time I do a quilt.
Hugs Julia
I like your step of taping - top and back. This makes sense to keep everything smooth.
Great explanations and pictures. Maybe someday I'll learn to handquilt - sigh! LOL
I love that quilt - it's adorable!
Godt forklart og sånn gjør jeg det også. Det er "drepen" for ryggen og for parketten også *lol*
Nydelig topp, forresten!!
interesting to read how you baste your quilts. I like the quilt in the photos.
Oh Aby, your quilt is so lovely and I love the style. I think you might enjoy garden pads that fit on your knees -- I wish I had them!
I have been using basting spray a lot, then pin also. I use a light hand on the spray, especially if I plan to hand quilt. So far, so good.
Thanks for the lovely visit.
I haven't stopped by for a couple of days and look what I missed!! Lovely pictures from Copenhagen, a cartoon that made me roar with laughter and you giving a tutorial on how to thread baste. Gosh, I hate to see anyone crawling on the floor to do that. Please be kind to yourself and get off those knees!!! We use binder clips and a 7 foot table and jack it up with bed elevators all the time for our donation quilts--works great and then all we complain about is ours backs and hands from the pins, LOL.
That pretty you have had left the assembly of the quil.
I LOVE that quilt, Aby!!!! :)
I also baste like you do, only I still baste the big quilts on the floor and every year it gets worst on my back. I still haven't found a big enough table. I buying two folding tables and will do it on that from now on. It took me two days last week to recover from basting this time.
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