Episode 47 ~ Basting your Quilt
Listen to the podcast of this postToday we talked about basting your quilt and making a quilt sandwich.
Thank you to Patricia for sharing her completed quilt top with us. This was a block of the month she did. I love the colors and the variety of basket blocks. My favorite is the one with appliqued handles. Beautiful work Patricia.
Here is what I have gotten done on my miniature quilt. The finished size will be 8×8. All of this is hand pieced.
Here is my tote bag for the tote bag swap.
The Gator quilt is finally all pieced.
The down-side of paper piecing – look at this mess!
I need your help deciding on the border for this quilt. Tell me which one you like best.
#1 - Small white border with wide Gator print border
#2 - small blue, small white, wide gator print border
#3 - small orange, small blue, wide Gator print
#4 - small orange, small white, wide Gator print
#5 - Wide Gator print only
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I like 2 or 4 for your border. love the pattern you used. is it a common block that I can find easily? looks “nice” in Gator fabric but just think of it in Steelers fabric!!
thanks again for the quilty sayings FQ.
Thanks to all who commented on my quilt. Now for the binding.
Have you ever heard of the basting guns? This is my favorite way to baste quilts. There are several brands of them; Quiltac, June Taylor, Dritz and maybe others. They use short plastic tacks similar to the ones that hold the price tags to clothing. You just shoot them in and they hold well. You do have to remove them either by clipping or breaking them with your fingernails. They are easy to quilt around.
You’ve probably already finished your gator quilt borders, but if not, I would suggest #1 followed by a small strip of either of the solid colored fabrics to break up the business before your logo print.The blue or the orange look good against the rings but will vanish when they’re next to a ring of the same color.
Love LOVE Patricia’s quilt. The colors and workmanship are both terrific.
Vanishing thread – yes it exists and I’ve heard of long armers that baste a quilt using this thread so the owner can more easily hand or machine quilt it.
Paper piecing – yes removing the paper is a pain. It’s why I don’t paper piece traditionally any more. But I do paper piece using freezer paper. I first heard of this from Judy Mathieson who does fabulous mariner’s compass quilts. You can see here method here:
http://www.hgtv.com/crafting/found-at-sea/index.html
This is applicable to all types of paper piecing, not just stars. Might be worth a try and a podcast?
Love the podcast and sorry about the length of this comment! This is the first time I’ve been somewhat up to date on your podcasts and wanted to reply.
I have used water soluble thread when working on an applique project. Be sure to store in a plastic bag so the humidity doesn’t get to it.
Also I was pin basting a quilt on a table at the community college where I work. My fingers started getting sore so I used my office key as a tool to help with the pins. They worked great!
Hello Brye!
I haven’t left a comment in a long while–life, you know! I enjoyed this podcast and thought I would share a tutorial from one of my favorite quilting blogs-Anyone Can Quilt. Here is the link:
http://anyonecanquilt.typepad.com/my_weblog/
Here is the Machine Quilting 101 link featuring a tutorial on spray basting:
http://anyonecanquilt.typepad.com/my_weblog/2008/08/machine-quilting-101.html
I refer back to this quite often and I have been spray basting the last several quilts. Although, I do it on my hardwood floors and it is hard on the body!
Take care–looking forward to next podcast!
Lisa
A Stitch of Faith
I am going to repeat what Lori says. I like the orange an blue border. I think it frames it nicely and the the gator fabric on the out side will look fantastic.
I liked #2 but I love blue. I love how it turned out.
Would you list again the new podcasts that you found?
Patricia did a great job on the quilt. I just bought a couple of boxes of fabric from a lady that doesn’t quilt anymore and found some of that same fabric!
Hi, Brye Lynn–
Thanks for the shout out! Yeah, I’m definitely finding that one of the challenges for me in podcasting is remembering what I’ve said before–I think every episode I’ve done so far has me saying, “Have I already told you this?” Sigh …
Anyway, that’s really exciting about Morgan’s test scores. My older son was an early advanced reader, and finding appropriate books was a challenge. The Cam Jansen Mysteries were very popular with him for awhile. Another series I really like for girls is The Cobblestreet Cousins by Cynthia Rylant. I found a great online list of books here: http://layinda.wordpress.com/2010/04/13/young-advanced-readers-an-age-appropriate-book-list-for-puzzled-parents/ when I googled “books for younger advanced readers” this afternoon.
I have a few books for early chapter book readers–send me your address and I’ll send them to you. You can email me at fdowell@mindspring.com
Great episode! I feel like I’ve learned so much from your podcast–thanks!
frances
I like option 3!
Also thanks for the giveaway!
Hey Brye,
Love the Gator quilt, though it might look better in Husker fabrics
I’d choose #3 for the boarder, or have you considered just a single color (either orange or blue) then the gator fabric??
Love the podcast, listen all the time (even if I have have to listen more than once).
Joan
I think #1, but with a narrow blue in between those borders. Bind with blue, too. There should be more blue, because orange is so strong a color. Don’t use equal amounts. Could you do a photo that shows two blocks? In the photos I like the narrow blue next to the block, but the next block over has blue on the outside. This will look nice to have the blocks floating by surrounding with background fabric. I did this with a quilt last year.
The basket quilt is lovely.
WOW lovely work on all facets of this podcast. The miniature is going to be special. The Gator quilt is nothing like I imagined. Love it. But certainly glad it was you pulling out all the papers, not me. LOL. Thanks Brye. Vanessa (Aust)
Yes, there is such a thing as water soluble thread – it is handy for lots of things. You only need it in top or bobbin – not both cuz once one thread is gone, the other falls loose!
Regarding basting – My 2 cents: The curved pins are well worth it by the time you’re done with a whole quilt, any little help is a great help. Also, regarding the spoon; a grapefruit spoon is even better! Thanks for the podcast!!
Patricia!! Georgeous quilt. Nice job all around; fabric selection, piecing……….
You should be so proud. Thank you for sharing!
I pick #2 for the gator quilt. Love the new look on the website. Quite nice, love it! Tami
I like #2, then #3. I think you need a narrow coloured border (blue or orange) to finish off the blocks.
Patricia, your quilt is gorgeous!
Colleen
The gator quilt turned out great! I love how the orange and blue seem to be woven together. Another option on the border: I would use small white, small blue and then small orange (or vise-versa), another small white, and then the wide gator print. Is that too much?
Jannie
justplainjanequilts.blogspot.com
Gator quilt looks great. I like #3 and like Lori, I wondered what it would look like if those were switched. Whatever you choose, it’s going to look great.
Hi, I go for the orange, blue and printed border – # 3. The two narrow colors seem to frame the center well, giving the eyes a place to rest before taking in the wide border. I agree with Lynn, use orange as a binding.
I like Patricia’s quilt. The baskets and the colors are beautiful.
I’ve recently been learning how to sew and I find your podcast to be very informative. I’ve been learning a lot from it. Keep up the good work!
I vote for #3.
I like #3..#1 comes in a close 2nd.
Great job!
The Gator quilt looks great. That is a wonderful pattern, especially for fabric where you want to feature the print. I also like Patricia’s quilt. I am a sucker for basket quilts. Thanks for posting another podcast!
I really liked one. Or with a little time swap the blue and orange to complete the octagon design, if I’m saying that right, then compete with the print for the final outside.
Sorry, liked # 1.
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check out how this lady baste
Funny. I like #1. It will float the complicated color design away from the border fabric and tame the busy of the orange and blue..
I like #3 but I’m a Vol fan so my vote may not count : )
I like #2 and use the orange as binding. Or swap the blue with orange and use the blue as binding. And by the way, I mailed my tote bag to you on Thursday. It should be to you soon.
Gator quilt looks great! I like #3 with the orange and blue, but I would reverse their placement (blue on the inside, then orange, then gator fabric).