Basting Edges of Quilt for Pantos

[WandaGeneQuilts]

Hi Everybody--

I have been using the single stitch up/down to make a large zig-zag basting stitch along the edges of the quilt. I do one stitch just outside the edge, move 1/2 or so forward, and then one stitch within the seam allowance to be covered by binding.

With a little practice, I've noticed that I' getting pretty fast at this!

This type of basting completely eliminates "fold-back" when your machine goes off the edge and then back on again.

I wanted to share this with everybody and ask if anyone else has been using this technique with their pantos.

Wanda Brown

WandaGeneQuilts

http://wandagenequilts.blogspot.com

[JoAnnHoffman]

I use a straight line of stitching, stitch regulated to baste. No foldovers when using the CompuQuilter.

[jmcclannan]

I don't use a zig-zag but I always baste the sides right along the edge even when I am not using a panto.

[anniemueller]

I've been doing the same wide zig zag with needle up/down for pantos. Works great.

[lcquilting]

I baste the sides also, but only the side that I start on....do you all baste both side?

[witha'K'quilting]

I too use SR mode and straight stitching and I baste both sides of the quilt as I go.

[sewingjunky]

Ok I will admit, I use my fingers and don't baste. When I end up in the emergency room I bet I change my plan! I think I will start now, I just hate unhooking the machine, pathetic I know!

[JustSewSimple]

I use the SR mode and baste the side I start on. I zig zag on and off the fabric within the "binding" area so it doesn't have to come out later and doesn't show.

[sspingler]

I baste but with a very small zig-zag.

[Janice]

While you are on the subject of sides..what do you do with the r side of the quilt as you quilt. I zigzag the L side but am never sure what to do whilt the r side. thanks

Janice

[sspingler]

I baste a straight line on the left and small zig zag on the right

[PattyJo]

I baste in SR on both sides of the quilt before I start quiilting that section, when I advance the quilt, I repeat basting on both sides

[dgroby]

Same as Patty Jo. No problems for me.

[Sandra Darlington]

I pin baste the 2nd edge; sew down the first with a straight stitch.

[IQuiltToo]

I'm with Patty Jo, I SR, channel lock a straight stitch to both sides as I advance the sandwich.

Marilyn

[Gator]

I use my channel lock to get a straight basting stitch across the top and bast the sides as I go (if the quilt is really straight I use my channel lock again. I use the basting stitch on my IQ or "gator's" SR.

[Quilting Heidi]

I too use my SR and zig zag over the edge. I also use my channel locks to run a straight line to load the quilt. If I'm not going to do a lot of quilting in the borders, meaning all the way on and off the edge then I use the needle up/down. That way I can easily unstitch it when I'm doing the binding. If you don't you could end up with a very wavy binding.