What kind of batting do you use? I have a question: Do all spray bastes have to be washed/rinsed out? I just push the pin down through the fabric, and then angle it under a little under the fabric. No overspray on the floor and does a great job. Help! is there a trick?Pam. It's easier for me to keep it straight and smooth that way. Basting spray glues the layers of a quilt together temporarily until you can quilt them together permanently with your sewing machine. Not me! And that pins get in the way of ironing(though I made it work)! Great tips too. These size 3 pins would be a good size. The world may never know, haha. So happy to help! Thank you. It’s by far the fastest and easiest way I’ve found to baste, and the glue washes out after the quilt is finished. I don’t have problems with puckers and I love that I don’t have pins to worry about when I’m quilting. Not sure where you are but in Australia. I baste my quilts in my front entryway, so before I get started I remove all rugs and (kinda sorta) clean my floor. I’d love to know if you have any “appearances” scheduled in the area! Pingback: Gather Quilt Pattern: Total HST Madness! God bless you always and in all ways. Can I still get my quilters licence if I skip this step? As long as they aren’t deep creases that will cause pleats, you will be ok during the quilting process. Well written and great example how to center the quilt! Securing the back, and floating the batting and top. Probably didn't clean my floor well enough.3) I'm certain you are going to show how you quilt. Any experience? Why. Okay, maybe I will get brave and pin baste. Now I can begin! - Suzy Quilts, Pingback: Quilt Tying Tutorial: How to Tie a Quilt with Yarn or Embroidery Thread - Suzy Quilts, THANK YOU for linking the video with the board method, as someone wanting to get in to quilting in a not-large apartment was trying to figure out how I’d need to move furniture to lay out any but the smallest projects on the floor, being able to work on at least anything up to the size of my dining table without using the floor seems like an attractive option…, Your email address will not be published. I had always taped them first. The tutorials are fabulous!! Great tutorial. I love your style of writing. And you need to open them up to use them on the next quilt, right? I use the board method and I use thread to baste the layers together. A basting spray is designed to glue the different layers of a quilt together temporarily. Old rug hooks, or big crochet hooks work great to close pins. I’ve been meaning to give spray basting a go, but have been worried about getting that stuff everywhere, and the fumes in the winter (-20 is not ideal for having windows open for any stretch of time! Triangle Jitters Quilt Pattern (Download). The three layers of your quilt sandwich need to be temporarily held together ready for quilting, whether by hand or machine, to stop the layers sliding around. However, I can say that I like the thinner pins since they glide through the fabric the easiest. Thread basting is the first method of sandwiching a quilt many quilters learn to use. The only time you won’t need to baste a quilt is if you’re quilting it on a long arm quilting machine. Pingback: How to Make the Softest Baby Quilt in the World - Suzy Quilts, Pingback: FREE Quilted Christmas Stocking Pattern - Suzy Quilts. Looked like it might work well. It’s my new-found way to baste and I love it. Whether you’re a newbie or seasoned sewist, there’s sure to be something for you to enjoy. So no tape or spray expense. Just discovered the Kwik Klip and love it. Moving to the next area, clip back and repeat. I find that my machine quilting is more acurate and even.In any event it is sort of the pain in the you know part of making the quilt. ), This is really helpful, thank you. For larger quilts, I slide it to the top and then slide it under the quilt to the bottom for pinning. I also use the Kwik Klip, as I use a lot of pins for a queen size quilt.No crawling on the floor for me. I also want to thank all the people who wrote comments; I've learned from them as well.Keep up the good work Amanda! It sticks and doesn't pull too many threads when removing. Hence looking for a new way to baste . Sorry for the repeat questions that you answered. All the other aspects I love.Cheers. I use 3M green masking tape for hard to stick surfaces for taping down my backing. Fancy quilts will be done with thread basting every 3 inches. I clamp one of those card board cutting mats you can get at Joann's or Hancock's to the table and the board has toothpicks taped to the middle like cross hairs and then at toothpick at the edge of the cardboard in the middle of each side. The entire quilt was laundered and dried after quilting. Because you take out the safety pins as you machine baste, you don’t have to worry about removing the pins when you’re quilting. The spray make not stick as well to other fibers. You want the backing and batting to be a few inches larger than your top to give allowances for the shrinkage that occurs during the quilting process. Spray basters use a product like this to temporarily stick the layers of their sandwich together long enough to quilt them up. First time quilter here with a beginner’s question: do my quilt top & backing fabric need to be ironed/pressed before I pin baste it? :). I am careful not to push the pins hard into the floor. Thank you for all of the wonderful tips! I think I’m ready to try basting with pins! The “quilt sandwich” is the winning combo of backing fabric, batting, and your pieced quilt that make up your finished product. I understand everyone's worry about that--I was afraid the first time I did it. Hahaha! I am planning on a bias binding. Is that to add decoration to your finished product? Hope that helps!AJ, Needle Little Balance, I cover my thoughts of basting quilts in the introduction post. In this installment, Dawn describes how to baste a quilt sandwich with pins to prepare it for machine quilting. Lol. Indian Summer is my favorite of you patterns (so far! That's exactly what I do except I can't do it down on the floor any more. - Suzy Quilts, Quilt Tying Tutorial: How to Tie a Quilt with Yarn or Embroidery Thread - Suzy Quilts, A Scrappy Modern Quilt: The Campfire Pattern, Zipper Pouch Tutorial: How to Sew a Simple Pouch from Scraps, Lay the backing fabric on the floor with the BACK of the fabric facing UP (that means the printed or right side of the fabric is facing the floor. Get it here! Quilt Basting is VERY Important. There’s even a video. I have a suspicion I'm doing it wrong and want to see! Hobbs Brand make. Remove the tape from the floor (I usually enlist my kids to do that) and carefully fold up the quilt until you are ready to actually quilt it. I'm usually just trying to get it done at the basting stage. Both of us have arthritis in our hands and prefer to avoid hand sewing as much as possible. Thanks for the nice explanation. This video shows you how to use two boards to keep your sandwich layers set for quilting. So, maybe some of us need a little pep talk before continuing... Basting is great! Let’s talk more about this “taut not tight” thing. Required fields are marked *. I have hardwood floors. I have a gateleg table, that the extra large black binder clips fit on the edges! I tried it out with the utility foot really slowly on a pretty lightweight quilt just to see if I could get away with it and by the time I got to the second pin it was already bubbled up quite a bit–is my basting not perfect, should I not have pinned along the seams where I was going to be quilting, or is it just the foot?? I have always been afraid of that. Honestly, I hate the process of spraying. Oh that's great! I think I’ll stick with pin basting. You may be a pro quilter with perfect speed and accuracy, but your quilt can still bunch up and get puckered if your basting isn’t up to snuff. That is one drawback with pin basting. I have a wonderful tile floor in my foyer that works really well for this step. 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