hbuchwitz 11 Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 When you load a very large (king) quilt do you baste the entire quilt before starting? Or do you baste as you go? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LeeAnn 105 Posted September 26, 2016 Report Share Posted September 26, 2016 I float it and baste as I go. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
zeke 287 Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 I pin. I guess I'm old fashion. Just haven't go the hang of floating except on small quilts. Zeke. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Quilting Heidi 1,398 Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 Depends on how much quilting there is. Normally I start and finish an entire section before I roll forward however if there are going to be some dense quilting areas and I'm worried about it pulling in too much I would do some of the stitching, pin the snot out of it and roll forward to the next section. When I get to the bottom I would finish the bottom and roll back toward the top. I never float my tops I always use the upper bar to load my quilt. Also on the backers for king quilts as I load them I roll them onto the take-up bar, then onto the back bar, then back one more time because I find that with that much fabric it can stretch out of shape a little and I don't want to get any sagging. If I load it nice and tight and flat I won't get the sagging that can happen with the bigger backs. Quilt fabulous 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
LisaC 569 Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 I float the top and batting only. I ditch almost every one of my quilts; and baste down the sides as I go. After the "bones" are ditched; and all four sides are basted, then I move onto the more custom quilting. I have done less than 10 pantos in my time, and those were basted on the sides as I rolled down and then basted the bottom edge before stitching out the last row. This works for me; I tried various ways; don't be afraid to experiment and find what you like best. We all do things a little differently and there is no wrong or right; just what works for us individually! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Gator 471 Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 I float my quilt. I baste the top, and then the sides as I go. If there's a lot of puffiness, I'll sometimes use a few pins (I keep them away from the area I'm working, I have a bad habit of sewing over them). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
hbuchwitz 11 Posted September 27, 2016 Author Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 Thanks everybody! I usually float mine - I feel like there is too much tension if "I" use the take up roller in the front. It's a panto (not a simple one but not too dense) and solid white front & back for this customer so nowhere to SID or do other "tacking" type stitches. I think I will float it like I normally do. I've noticed with the denser quilting that I should baste even smaller pieces before hitting up the dense quilting - so that makes sense for those who mentioned it. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
FloridaMissy 127 Posted September 27, 2016 Report Share Posted September 27, 2016 I only float small quilt 24x24 but the rest I load on the bars. I do baste the sides and pin baste everywhere. I do a lot of applique quilts and lots of stitching around the applique and custom work. We all find what works best for us. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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