Comments on: quilting question & giveaway winners

By: Grace

Grace — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 02:39:45 +0000

Your cats are funny. They seem like they love to lay around and watch you sew and they’re totally photogenic! I wish I had advice to offer on the quilting, but I’m having trouble working on my quilt so I’ll be checking back here to see what kind of advice you’re getting! I’m machine quilting and I’m having trouble with the back getting all puckery. I’ve already had to rip out several rows of stitches. Not fun! But I’m excited to see how it turns out. :)

By the way, I’m having a giveaway over on my blog so feel free to check it out!
Happy quilting!

By: Marisa

Marisa — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 16:24:30 +0000

Thanks so much Chara, I’m thrilled that I won. Will post photos on my blog after I get the goodies. You are too sweet to host such an adorable give away. Hope all is well with you.

By: Jessica Dougherty

Jessica Dougherty — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 16:51:51 +0000

Thank you so much!

By: Karen

Karen — Mon, 17 Aug 2009 02:30:42 +0000

Sweet kitty!

By: Kate

Kate — Sat, 15 Aug 2009 13:35:56 +0000

I’m sure you have finished it by now, but the only space I ha is carpet and it seems to work ok – can’t wait to see it finished.

By: Liz

Liz — Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:09:38 +0000

Hi – I’ve just discovered you and I’m loving your blog. As for basting, I’ve always used carpet and I typically get pucker free backs. I didn’t always have a big enough space so I would use the school. I tried both the gym floor and the carpeted library and liked the carpeted floor much better! Good luck.

By: monica

monica — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:02:09 +0000

ehm I don’t pin baste it. I spray baste it…

I know I know I know, I hear you all gasp… but I’ve never have any problem with it. The glue doesn’t not clog my machine needle (I always machine quilt too, so definitively not a purist…) and I can’t even feel it. Once the quilts are washed… voila’… no glue residue at all.

Good luck.

By: willy-nilly

willy-nilly — Wed, 12 Aug 2009 01:51:28 +0000

I’ve had a hard time with the basting on carpet. It was rather disastrous. I’ll check out the link above!

By: Cindy

Cindy — Mon, 10 Aug 2009 19:58:41 +0000

Oh definitely do it on the carpet. When I made my son’s twin size I was having a terrible time getting things even on the slippery table and then I found a great method for using your carpet! http://blog.lisacall.com/2005/11/basting-a-quilt-a-definition-and-how-to

She actually pins the backing to the carpet with T-pins. This worked great for me. In fact it’ll be the only reason I’d wish I had carpet somewhere in this house!

By: Samantha

Samantha — Sun, 09 Aug 2009 20:53:45 +0000

We’ve never really had any space to baste other than carpet, and I’ve found that if I’m careful, it’s not a big deal to pin baste on carpeting. I usually pin around the outside first, and then, as you work your way to the middle, it’s easier to stick a pin through the layers and lift them a bit to make sure it’s not all pinned to the carpet!