Comments on: Five Ways to Baste a Quilt https://newquilters.com/five_ways_baste_quilt/ Quilt patterns, tutorials, and inspiration Tue, 09 Oct 2018 05:41:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9 By: admin https://newquilters.com/five_ways_baste_quilt/#comment-78 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 05:36:54 +0000 http://quiltersdiary.com/?p=849#comment-78 In reply to Heidi.

I just ran out of my can of basting spray, so it was back to pinning on my most recent quilt, a (belated) Christmas tree wall hanging. Heidi, thanks for the use of your beautiful photographs. I love your quilts and your fabric color choices!

]]> By: Heidi https://newquilters.com/five_ways_baste_quilt/#comment-77 Wed, 11 Jan 2012 02:52:23 +0000 http://quiltersdiary.com/?p=849#comment-77 I have used all three of these basting techniques and still return to good old fashioned pinning most of the time. The one time I used the basting gun, it broke before finishing a twin sized quilt. I returned it for a second one and it broke as well. I found it frustrating to use to with having a hit or miss in getting it through all three layers. The basting pins from the gun look like the plastic pins used to attach price tags to clothing. An retail clothing version of the gun might be better suited for the task.

I only use the fusible batting with small wall quilts. I have used the spray on up to a twin sized quilt. But as you mentioned above, had difficulty with positioning on anything larger.

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