kbaumbusch Posted August 5, 2014 Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 Hi, just wondering about something. When partially floating a quilt and doing a pantograph, do I baste the sides as I quilt each row of the panto? Do I baste the whole thing first? I took classes a while back (so far back I don't quite remember what we did), and I've practiced with free-motioning on a fully-floated cloth, but this is the real thing! Advice? Thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted August 5, 2014 Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 Basting the sides before each pass will allow you to enter the top without worrying about catching the hopping foot, so it's a good plan. Do a dry-run with your channel locks on before you stitch, so you can nudge the side straight before you stitch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue E. Posted August 5, 2014 Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 I baste both sides of the quilt as I move down the quilt. I baste the entire length of my quilting space after I advance my fabric. When I get to the bottom of the quilt, I baste the sides and the bottom. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oma Posted August 5, 2014 Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 I only baste the sides of the quilt when my sil is quilting because she usually ends up catching the sides and I baste the sides if I'm doing a lot of custom work otherwise I float my tops and I watch my sides and it has never been a problem. I think it's personal choice and what works best for each individual. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kbaumbusch Posted August 5, 2014 Author Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 Thanks for all your insight! I find I am more worried about loading the quilt and getting everything lined up than I am about the actual stitching part! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oma Posted August 5, 2014 Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 Experience will come from practice. You will make all of the mistakes at one time or another and you will learn from them. To me the most important thing is to get my backing loaded straight then the batting and the top basted down straight then things just seem to go well after that. Don't get caught up in a bunch of little worries at first. Just grab a backing, add the batting, attach the top and have fun. If it's not so perfect then give it to one of the kids. They'll love it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterfly Posted August 5, 2014 Report Share Posted August 5, 2014 I baste as I go...not the whole quilt first. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
apylinski Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 Ok so this is good info for me too. I also have a question...what if your batting is wider than your backing. Should I trim it so it is narrower or the same size? And the reason I'm asking is because if it's larger then I can't make sure the backing rolls up straight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oma Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 Sometimes if it is a lot wider I load it so I have about 4 extra inches on the left then I trim off the right side leaving about 4 inches. That too is personal preference. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Butterfly Posted August 6, 2014 Report Share Posted August 6, 2014 Ann, my batting is often wider than the backing. I will cut it down to fit better before i load it if its way wider. Otherwise it doesnt really bother me. Jess Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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