kbaumbusch 2 Report post Posted February 8 I've read posts on whether people baste an entire quilt or not, but I was taught to baste as you advance. I've often thought it would maybe be faster to just baste the whole thing before quilting it but I was afraid that as the quilt draws up during the quilting process it could cause problems. Any advice? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tootsquilts 270 Report post Posted February 8 Well, I'm not a pro by any means, but I never baste a quilt, unless its something that is out of kilter, or I am needing to for something special. I just start quilting after getting it set up on my frame. I'm sure some of the pros will let you know what they do, but sounds like it would be more trouble than its worth. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gail O 185 Report post Posted February 9 If you plan on rolling the quilt back and forth, because you are changing thread colours or repeating a particular motif in different areas, basting keeps everything squared up. If a quilt top is particularly "wonky", basting allows you to distribute the wonkiness evenly, so that you can minimize pleats. Not much different than when you do all the SID before the rest of the quilting. 1 1 quiltmonkey and dbams reacted to this Gail Olfert Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the number of times our breath is taken away Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
quiltmonkey 422 Report post Posted February 9 On 2/8/2019 at 8:42 AM, kbaumbusch said: I've read posts on whether people baste an entire quilt or not, but I was taught to baste as you advance. I've often thought it would maybe be faster to just baste the whole thing before quilting it but I was afraid that as the quilt draws up during the quilting process it could cause problems. Any advice? If I plan to quilt different sections as I go, I use corsage pins to baste my quilt in those sections (as I advance along) 3 Gail O, LisaC and dbams reacted to this "Of all the things a woman's hands have made---The quilt so lightly thrown across her bed---The quilt that keeps her loved ones warm---Is woven of her love and dreams and thread." excerpt from The Romance of the Patchwork Quilt by Carrie A. Hall Shana in North Pole, Alaska ---- The Farthest North APQS Sales Rep Always quilting with her faithful friend, Mademoiselle Madeleine Millennium, Bliss-fully skating gracefully...and having lots of fun with IntelliQuilter Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gator 423 Report post Posted February 11 I baste the top, sides and bottom as I go. I float all my quilts. If I'm doing custom, I will do like quiltmonkey and use corsage pins to baste around the area I'm working. Hand quilters will have us longarmers baste their quilts to save them the time of pin basting. 2 LisaC and Gail O reacted to this ConniePort Huron, MI 48060APQS Sales Rep and EducatorMillennium with Intelliquilter (IQ)"Be a good listener, your ears will never get you in trouble" Frank Tygrsewsweetgator@aol.comhttp://www.yoursite.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
