View entire thread: Newbie
Posted by Anonymous on Sat Jul 08, 2006 1:59 PM    Post subject: Re: newbie



There are several methods of quilting as you go. Here are links that have descriptions of several methods. Please note
that while I reseached this a while back, I have not tried all of them, nor do I have any of these books on the subject.
* With this method, individual blocks or sections of a quilt can be done. It does require some hand work on the back.
Georgia Bonesteel's series of books, already mentiioned by Patti. http://www.secretsof.com/content/624
http://www.acornhillquilts.com/quiltasyougo.pdf * A method that requires no hand sewing. The batting in one section is
separate from the batting in another section. In the shown example, the quilting was done across strips of blocks that
were sewn together. http://community.webshots.com/album/547387259nozWsW * There is a variation on the previous one, but
for some reason I cannot find the link for it this morning. First the blocks are sewn together in strips (width or
length of the quilt). A single section is quilted, but not to the edges. The batting for the next section is sewn to
the batting in the already quilted section. The top strip for the next section is sewn to the top of the already
quilted section. The backing strip for the next section is sewn to the bottom of the already quilted section. The next
section is smoothed, basted and quilted (if it is not the outer edge of the quilt, do not quilt to the edges). Repeat
as needed. * A sashing on the back covers the seams. This sashing is machine sewn and shows on the front.
http://www.treadleon.net/quiltshop/joiningblocks/joining.html * Betty Cotton developed a different method, as shown on
her web site. The result is a reversible quilt, that has some three dimensional ridges. Betty appeared on "Sewing
with Nancy". I think there were three episodes on her "Pinetree" quilt. http://www.quiltyard.com/ *
Julie Olson has a method that uses Steam-a-Seam 2 and a bias tape maker that is described in her book.
http://tinyurl.com/ecw6p I'm sure there are others, as quilters tend to be so innovative. Bev in TX Sharon & Jack
wrote: [quote:6fdb41d172]Hi - my name is Sharon, and I've never made a quilt. My SIL and I tried, several years ago - a
BOM, with no sewing. Instead, you fused a "picture", then outlined everything with a blanket stitch. Well,
by the time we got the thing fused, I needed a hammer and pliers to get a needle through the fused layers. That ended
our attempt at quilting. I've acquired a several books on quilting over the years, and always drool over the pictures,
but never go any further, for several reasons, primarily health - I can't do a lot of hand work. But, the other day I
saw an article about making blocks and completing them individually - right through the backing, and then assembling the
quilt. Unfortunately, I was in a hurry or something, because I don't have any idea where I saw it. Now the big
question - does anyone recall seeing anything like this? Thanks (and I'm not usually this ditzy, honest)
Sharon[/quote:6fdb41d172]

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View entire thread: on the subject of batting...
Posted by Jessamy on Tue Sep 05, 2006 10:54 PM    Post subject: on the subject of batting...

how does one preshrink a Hobbs 80/20 batting if one doesn't own a bath? I don't want a puckered quilt and I am a
prewasher -- Jessamy - if it's any help: I have a frontloader and a drier In The Netherlands Take out: _I love the
colour_ to reply. www.geocities.com/jessamy_thompson http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jessamy_thompson/my_photos
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View entire thread: on the subject of batting...
Posted by Don/Gen on Wed Sep 06, 2006 12:28 AM    Post subject: Re: on the subject of batting...

Soak it, spin it, dry it. Gen "Jessamy" <jessamy_thompson@_ilove thecolour_orange.nl> wrote in message
news:44fdf207$0$72221$dbd43001@news.wanadoo.nl... [quote:98fab7c290]how does one preshrink a Hobbs 80/20 batting if one
doesn't own a bath? I don't want a puckered quilt and I am a prewasher -- Jessamy - if it's any help: I have a
frontloader and a drier In The Netherlands Take out: _I love the colour_ to reply. www.geocities.com/jessamy_thompson
http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jessamy_thompson/my_photos ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
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View entire thread: Fleece and rice
Posted by Jessamy on Sat Sep 16, 2006 10:47 AM    Post subject: Re: Fleece and rice

well cheery prints would make a good marker for a rescue if necessary. LOL on the rice bit - is she now going to try
"floral" rice ? what a lovely idea to quilt in the rice patterns! it will be hard work but the end result will
be worth it I think :-) -- Jessamy In The Netherlands Take out: _i love the colour_ to reply.
www.geocities.com/jessamy_thompson http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jessamy_thompson/my_photos
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Went shopping with a pal today. She is goint to pay me to put together
some fleece emergency blankies for her car. Being the paranoid sort she wants two sides of fleece with batting. I
imagine that by the time I'm done they will be suitable for keeping cozy on a dog sled. So since TSWLTH will have
fleece on sale next week, we went to have a peek. Yes I did mention Malden Mills remnants, but she want "cheery
prints". I reckon if you are stuck in the snow in the midst of a raging blizzard (happens here) "cheery
prints" might be marginally better than wine red or navy blue. I had been planning on just doing a quick diagonal
grid on these. Then we went shopping for rice (for me). All I needed to do was pick up another 20 pound sack. Of course
she had to put in her odd bit. Seems she doesn't like any of the rice that comes in 20 pound sacks because she doesn't
care for "floral flavors" in her dinner food. That was a bit of a stumper for a few minutes. Then I realized
that she actually thought that the floral names on the rice had a bearing on what the rice tasted like. Well it does
sort of, but not like that for heavens sake! She was under the impression that blue rose had rose flavor in it, that
jasmine had jasmine flavor in it, ditto camilla. It took a while to make her understand that blue rose and jasmine are
varietals, and that camilla is a brand name. So now I am thinking of incorporating a bit inspired by the rice pattern
into her fleece quilts. Nothing too outrageous, just a pattern of ovals filled with smaller diagonal gridding in the
midst of the utility gridding. I'm not sure it would be worth the bother amidst the furriness of all that fleece, but I
would know it was there. And I think I would smile every time I saw them. NightMist -- The wolf that understands fire
has much to eat.

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View entire thread: Signed blocks and photo transfers....recommendations?
Posted by Roberta Zollner on Wed Aug 23, 2006 5:15 PM    Post subject: Re: Signed blocks and photo transfers....recommendations?

Just a thought -was the fabric pre-washed? (The fabric where the ink faded.) Seems like some of the ink would only
penetrate the sizing, which would disappear with the first wash. I also iron permanent ink to set. Roberta in D
"Tricia" <cricket527@e-garfield.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:1156271021.855187.188070@m79g2000cwm.googlegroups.com... [quote:a79e03a68f]Hi! Hopping straight to the questions I
have -- explanation of why follows for those interested in reading the rest of the message -- 1. What is *the* way to
set pigma pen ink? Do I need to prep the material (most likely simple muslin) etc? I have been using these same pigma
pens on HUG blocks for ages and have just "ironed" the blocks to "heat set" the ink previously.
However, in trying something out a few weeks ago, I ironed the inked fabric, let it cool, and then vigorously handwashed
it in hot water with dish soap and noticed fading in the writing. HELP! 2. I am a complete novice in phototransferring
(in this case, color photos). How is it done? What are the best recommended products to use? Is a particular type of
printer better to do it with? What do I tell the people at a copy place if I need to have them do it? Again, the
mostly like fabric to receive the transfer is basic muslin. Okay, those are the questions and what follows is now the
Explanation: Recently confronted with two of my 6 cousins marrying (one last weekend, at the last minute practically,
and the other in next few weeks) I had to come up with *something* to do as a wedding gift that I could continue on as
the others come to that event in their lives (I'm the oldest of that generation on that side of the family and heavens
to betsy if the gifts aren't pretty level and the age span goes on and on, etc. anyway, trust me when I say I *had* to
choose to do something consistent). My idea (already in motion so no going back) is to have the interested guests write
a short message to the bride and groom, pass it on to me, and then I re-write the messages on fabric and create, as I
put it in my explanation to the guests, a quilted gift of love (worded such because the amount of messages will vary
widely among the different cousins' weddings and thus the quilted gifts of love could range from wall hangings to full
quilts, etc). I typed and copied forms up, pre-addressed envelopes with my address, etc. At last weekend's wedding I
got the groom's sister to assist by handing out information to the guests who were't in my family because I knew none of
those people. I'm not even trying to keep this a secret from the cousins because that would just be more hassle than it
is worth. This past wedding was very small (*maybe* 45 people), the next one is probably going to be very large
comparably (I've heard upwards of 200 invitees). I've given the guests a one-month-from-the-wedding deadline to return
the things to me. I figure this way, my pigma pens stay safe, I'm not carting around fabric, etc. to all these events
-- and I can space out the messages as appropriate at the time of construction instead of being stuck with a set pre-cut
square of fabric. I want to make sure it will be something that LASTS with the messages on it but can still be cleaned.
(embroidery not an option) The recent wedding will most likely be a wall hanging. To the best of my knowledge, I was
the only person properly positioned to get a picture of the newly married couple coming "back up the aisle"
(outdoor wedding but still, the portion of the ceremony that would have been considered that) and I want to use one of
them (digital currently) as the center of their WH and have the messages written around the photo. Even the person
videotaping the wedding wasn't able to catch that as I was -- he was behind them. The upcoming wedding will probably
result in either multiple WHs or an actual quilt (heaven help me, a project as yet unattempted by me) and probably no
pictures transferred (too large a project as it is) So, that's why I needed to ask those questions.....the final gifts
in all cases are intended to be basic muslin (for photos, messages, etc. as deemed appropriate) and the other fabrics
involved for sashing or relief will be the couple's wedding colors. As I get into construction (after these other
questions/issues are taken care of) you'll be hearing from me with questions about batting, backing, etc. TIA, Tricia
[/quote:a79e03a68f]

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Posted by Tricia on Tue Aug 22, 2006 7:23 PM    Post subject: Signed blocks and photo transfers....recommendations?

Hi! Hopping straight to the questions I have -- explanation of why follows for those interested in reading the rest of
the message -- 1. What is *the* way to set pigma pen ink? Do I need to prep the material (most likely simple muslin)
etc? I have been using these same pigma pens on HUG blocks for ages and have just "ironed" the blocks to
"heat set" the ink previously. However, in trying something out a few weeks ago, I ironed the inked fabric,
let it cool, and then vigorously handwashed it in hot water with dish soap and noticed fading in the writing. HELP! 2.
I am a complete novice in phototransferring (in this case, color photos). How is it done? What are the best
recommended products to use? Is a particular type of printer better to do it with? What do I tell the people at a copy
place if I need to have them do it? Again, the mostly like fabric to receive the transfer is basic muslin. Okay, those
are the questions and what follows is now the Explanation: Recently confronted with two of my 6 cousins marrying (one
last weekend, at the last minute practically, and the other in next few weeks) I had to come up with *something* to do
as a wedding gift that I could continue on as the others come to that event in their lives (I'm the oldest of that
generation on that side of the family and heavens to betsy if the gifts aren't pretty level and the age span goes on and
on, etc. anyway, trust me when I say I *had* to choose to do something consistent). My idea (already in motion so no
going back) is to have the interested guests write a short message to the bride and groom, pass it on to me, and then I
re-write the messages on fabric and create, as I put it in my explanation to the guests, a quilted gift of love (worded
such because the amount of messages will vary widely among the different cousins' weddings and thus the quilted gifts of
love could range from wall hangings to full quilts, etc). I typed and copied forms up, pre-addressed envelopes with my
address, etc. At last weekend's wedding I got the groom's sister to assist by handing out information to the guests who
were't in my family because I knew none of those people. I'm not even trying to keep this a secret from the cousins
because that would just be more hassle than it is worth. This past wedding was very small (*maybe* 45 people), the next
one is probably going to be very large comparably (I've heard upwards of 200 invitees). I've given the guests a one-
month-from-the-wedding deadline to return the things to me. I figure this way, my pigma pens stay safe, I'm not carting
around fabric, etc. to all these events -- and I can space out the messages as appropriate at the time of construction
instead of being stuck with a set pre-cut square of fabric. I want to make sure it will be something that LASTS with
the messages on it but can still be cleaned. (embroidery not an option) The recent wedding will most likely be a wall
hanging. To the best of my knowledge, I was the only person properly positioned to get a picture of the newly married
couple coming "back up the aisle" (outdoor wedding but still, the portion of the ceremony that would have been
considered that) and I want to use one of them (digital currently) as the center of their WH and have the messages
written around the photo. Even the person videotaping the wedding wasn't able to catch that as I was -- he was behind
them. The upcoming wedding will probably result in either multiple WHs or an actual quilt (heaven help me, a project as
yet unattempted by me) and probably no pictures transferred (too large a project as it is) So, that's why I needed to
ask those questions.....the final gifts in all cases are intended to be basic muslin (for photos, messages, etc. as
deemed appropriate) and the other fabrics involved for sashing or relief will be the couple's wedding colors. As I get
into construction (after these other questions/issues are taken care of) you'll be hearing from me with questions about
batting, backing, etc. TIA, Tricia

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View entire thread: pin cushions and thread grabbers
Posted by Sandy Ellison on Fri Oct 27, 2006 3:10 AM    Post subject: Re: pin cushions and thread grabbers

Howdy! Congrats on solving a couple of problems, Pol. I keep a piece of masking tape on the edge of the quilt hoop
when handquilting. Makes it easy to pick up stray hairs, loose threads and snips, bits of lint, keeps the quilt top
cleaner while I'm working on it. It's these simple tips that are so helpful. ;-) Ragmop/Sandy -- I should invest in
masking tape stock <g> On 10/26/06 6:20 PM, in article gpb0h.19617$UG4.13310@newsread2.news.pas.earthlink.net,
"polly esther" <misterclean@mindspring.com> wrote: [quote:c7396a897b]Yeeeha. Finally I have grandly
solved two needs. I like to have a pin cushion on the top of the arm of my SM to hold just a few pins, one or two
needles and the poker. Here's what works and beautifully: You can take the double-faced sticky strip that 3M makes for
holding their hooks, apply one side to the SM and apply a length of velcro to the other sticky side of the strip. Don't
use the hook. Attach the other side of the velcro strip to a pin cushion. Mine is a very simple little pillow made
from blanket fleece. The pin cushion will stay put and can easily be removed if the SM wants to climb in its travel case
for a trip. The 3M sticky strip won't cause magnetic harm to your SM and is possible to remove. It is even possible to
remove without damaging your fingers and nose if you follow the directions. (Ask Charlotte about that one.) Now for
grabbing snipped threads - I also put a 3M strip on the left end of the SM. I attached a rough piece of velcro to the
remaining sticky side of that one. I can simply pat a piece of scrap batting on it. Cut threads like to cling to
batting. The threads wipe off easily enough when you have a fair-sized rat's nest or you can just replace the batting
with a new scrap. No afiliation. Always hopeful. Thank you all very much for your contributions to these solutions.
How sweet it is. Polly [/quote:c7396a897b]

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View entire thread: Little quilts which were supposed to be quilt cards.
Posted by Maloney Empire on Sat Oct 28, 2006 11:30 AM    Post subject: Re: live links to Little quilts which were supposed to

Hi Cats, Thanks for your comments. When I ironed one after I had finished it, it turned out to be very suitable for a
coaster - the batting melted because the iron was too hot after my daughter ironed her work jeans with it. The little
quilt died, went very stiff and anorexic looking so I gave it to the girl over the road who was moving to Qld. as a
memento. I double check the iron setting now. Must say though, my daughter has never been one to iron her clothes - I
thought she didn't know how to use one but wonders never cease. Regards, -- Di Maloney Please remove 1 from email
address to reply direct. "Cats" <CATS@NO.SPAM.com> wrote in message
news:45432eec$1_3@news.chariot.net.au... | http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/esseco46/quilts02.jpg |
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/esseco46/quilts01.jpg | | Very cute. They would make good coasters for oversized
soup | or coffee mugs - although I don't think I could bring | myself to put a hot mug down on one of them lol |
-- | | Cheryl & the Cats in OZ | o o o o o o | ( > Y < ) ( > Y < )
( > Y < ) | Enness Boofhead Donut | http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest |
catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau | | | "Maloney Empire" <s1ascar@alphalink.com.au> wrote in message |
news:45432dec_4@news.chariot.net.au... | : Hi all, | : | : Here are some pics of what were supposed to be quilt cards |
but turned out to | : be little quilts - they are 5-1/5 inches square, a bit big | for cards I | : think. | : I have
made 27 of them - one each for my family Kris | Kringle. | : Hope you like them. | : | : |
[img:e978abf619]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/esseco46/quilts02.jpg[/img:e978abf619] | : |
[img:e978abf619]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v316/esseco46/quilts01.jpg[/img:e978abf619] | : | : Regards, | : -- |
: Di Maloney | : Please remove 1 from email address to reply direct. | : | : | |

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View entire thread: Preparing cotton batting?
Posted by Donna in Idaho on Wed Sep 06, 2006 5:09 AM    Post subject: Re: Preparing cotton batting? Dryer Balls

Have any of you used Dryer Balls? I'm making a quilt now that I wanted to preshrink the batting (it's Hobbs 80/20 -
my favorite batting). I put it in my front loader washer & washed it on delicate, then put it in the dryer on air
fluff with the two dryer balls & two tennis balls. The batting came out of the dryer so nice - soft, no wrinkles.
I just love the way it feels. One of my Project Linus volunteers told me about the Dryer Balls. I had seen them
advertised, but figured they were like my DH says - made to sell, not to use! That's all I use in the dryer now. We
never use perfumed dryer sheets for Project Linus blankets because some of the kids that receive our quilts already
have compromised immune systems & don't need the added perfume. These Dryer Balls are wonderful for that situation
- makes the blankets fluffy, but no added chemicals. -- Donna in Idaho Reply to daawra3553 at yahoo dot com
"Sandy Ellison" <eltex@sbcglobal.net> wrote in message news:C1238F6A.A267%eltex@sbcglobal.net...
[quote:a3580f62bc]Howdy! Damp or wet towels go into the dryer w/ the batting. This gently steams out the wrinkles,
softens the batting, results in very little batting shrinkage. No ironing. To pre-shrink, wash the batt first (esp.
good in front loaders, Jessamy, no spindle to stretch the batt), then into the dryer w/ the towels. I really prefer the
batt go thru' the dryer before I pin baste. The towels keep the batt moving and tumbling, not wadding up and dry in some
spots, damp in others. <g And, of course, this is Hobbs Heirloom, 80% cotton. Ragmop/Sandy--professional handquilter
On 9/5/06 4:22 PM, in article 1157491323.507699.250010@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com, "Sparky"
lizbeth.turner@gmail.com> wrote: Dear all, I've just finished piecing a civil war era top, and I want to use cotton
batting. I've had only limited experience with cotton batting, most in regard to wall hangings. This will be the first
time I've used it for a regular (twin-sized) quilt. What I need to know is how do I get the fold marks out of the
batting before I make my quilt sandwich? Can I iron the batting very lightly while keeping it well-supported? Can I
put it in the dryer on "fluff" for a while? Any suggestions would be very much appreciated. Sparky
[/quote:a3580f62bc]

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Posted by Carolyn McCarty on Wed Sep 06, 2006 3:05 AM    Post subject: Re: Preparing cotton batting?

That's what I do, too. Works fine for me. -- Carolyn in The Old Pueblo If it ain't broke, you're not trying. --Red
Green If it ain't broke, it ain't mine. --Carolyn McCarty If at first you don't succeed, switch to power tools. --Red
Green If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer. --Carolyn McCarty "quilter"
<l_marsella@yahoo.com> wrote in message news:1157494143.440973.13510@b28g2000cwb.googlegroups.com...
[quote:a6924d3d91] Sparky wrote: What I need to know is how do I get the fold marks out of the batting before I make my
quilt sandwich? To round out the suggestions... I use warm and natural cotton batting and I put it in the dryer (maybe
spritzing it a bit first) with a wet towel. I've never ironed it (the wrinkles always come out in the dryer - at least
enough for me). Lynn [/quote:a6924d3d91]

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Posted by Sandy Ellison on Wed Sep 06, 2006 2:33 AM    Post subject: Re: Preparing cotton batting?

Howdy! Damp or wet towels go into the dryer w/ the batting. This gently steams out the wrinkles, softens the batting,
results in very little batting shrinkage. No ironing. To pre-shrink, wash the batt first (esp. good in front loaders,
Jessamy, no spindle to stretch the batt), then into the dryer w/ the towels. I really prefer the batt go thru' the
dryer before I pin baste. The towels keep the batt moving and tumbling, not wadding up and dry in some spots, damp in
others. <g> And, of course, this is Hobbs Heirloom, 80% cotton. Ragmop/Sandy--professional handquilter On
9/5/06 4:22 PM, in article 1157491323.507699.250010@i42g2000cwa.googlegroups.com, "Sparky"
<lizbeth.turner@gmail.com> wrote: [quote:1193630bf8]Dear all, I've just finished piecing a civil war era top,
and I want to use cotton batting. I've had only limited experience with cotton batting, most in regard to wall
hangings. This will be the first time I've used it for a regular (twin-sized) quilt. What I need to know is how do I
get the fold marks out of the batting before I make my quilt sandwich? Can I iron the batting very lightly while
keeping it well-supported? Can I put it in the dryer on "fluff" for a while? Any suggestions would be very
much appreciated. Sparky [/quote:1193630bf8]

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Posted by nzlstar* on Tue Sep 05, 2006 11:24 PM    Post subject: Re: Preparing cotton batting?

i've never ironed batting. i'd think it would squash it taking away some of the warmth it provides with the air pockets
when unsquashed. if that makes any sense, lol. jeanne -- nzlstar at yahoo dot com nzlstar on yahoo msg'r nzlstar on
webshots "Jenn in CA" wrote... [quote:bdc85b2d8b]Hi Sparky. I use Warm and Natural and I have no problems
ironing mine. None of this lightly stuff either. I just slap it on the ironing board like I do the fabric and away I
go. Jenn in CA [/quote:bdc85b2d8b] [quote:bdc85b2d8b]Sparky wrote: Dear all, I've just finished piecing a civil war era
top, and I want to use cotton batting. I've had only limited experience with cotton batting, most in regard to wall
hangings. This will be the first time I've used it for a regular (twin-sized) quilt. What I need to know is how do I
get the fold marks out of the batting before I make my quilt sandwich? Can I iron the batting very lightly while
keeping it well-supported? Can I put it in the dryer on "fluff" for a while? Any suggestions would be very
much appreciated. Sparky[/quote:bdc85b2d8b]

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Posted by quilter on Tue Sep 05, 2006 11:09 PM    Post subject: Re: Preparing cotton batting?

Sparky wrote: [quote:ae8dc4a668]What I need to know is how do I get the fold marks out of the batting before I make my
quilt sandwich? [/quote:ae8dc4a668] To round out the suggestions... I use warm and natural cotton batting and I put it
in the dryer (maybe spritzing it a bit first) with a wet towel. I've never ironed it (the wrinkles always come out in
the dryer - at least enough for me). Lynn

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Posted by Kate Dicey on Tue Sep 05, 2006 11:01 PM    Post subject: Re: Preparing cotton batting?

Sparky wrote: [quote:30779bdc6f]Dear all, I've just finished piecing a civil war era top, and I want to use cotton
batting. I've had only limited experience with cotton batting, most in regard to wall hangings. This will be the first
time I've used it for a regular (twin-sized) quilt. What I need to know is how do I get the fold marks out of the
batting before I make my quilt sandwich? Can I iron the batting very lightly while keeping it well-supported? Can I
put it in the dryer on "fluff" for a while? Any suggestions would be very much appreciated. Sparky If you
have a front loading washer, wash it on the gentle cycle and[/quote:30779bdc6f] tumble dry it. Spread it out when
totally dry but still warm. I do this to all my batting before I make any quilt, even when I don't wash the fabrics!
:) -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

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Posted by Jenn in CA on Tue Sep 05, 2006 10:26 PM    Post subject: Re: Preparing cotton batting?

Hi Sparky. I use Warm and Natural and I have no problems ironing mine. None of this lightly stuff either. I just slap
it on the ironing board like I do the fabric and away I go. Jenn in CA Sparky wrote: [quote:cb329e0bd2]Dear all, I've
just finished piecing a civil war era top, and I want to use cotton batting. I've had only limited experience with
cotton batting, most in regard to wall hangings. This will be the first time I've used it for a regular (twin-sized)
quilt. What I need to know is how do I get the fold marks out of the batting before I make my quilt sandwich? Can I
iron the batting very lightly while keeping it well-supported? Can I put it in the dryer on "fluff" for a
while? Any suggestions would be very much appreciated. Sparky[/quote:cb329e0bd2]

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Posted by Sparky on Tue Sep 05, 2006 10:22 PM    Post subject: Preparing cotton batting?

Dear all, I've just finished piecing a civil war era top, and I want to use cotton batting. I've had only limited
experience with cotton batting, most in regard to wall hangings. This will be the first time I've used it for a regular
(twin-sized) quilt. What I need to know is how do I get the fold marks out of the batting before I make my quilt
sandwich? Can I iron the batting very lightly while keeping it well-supported? Can I put it in the dryer on
"fluff" for a while? Any suggestions would be very much appreciated. Sparky

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Posted by Rita in MA on Wed Sep 06, 2006 1:40 PM    Post subject: Re: Preparing cotton batting? Dryer Balls

Yes! I bought some of the Dryer Balls at a local "Home Show" last spring. I thought they would be worth
trying. I love them! I use oxygen base detergent with no scent and now with the dryer balls, all of my laundry
smells "fresh", not "perfumy". I do note that some things, like my all-cotton sheets feel sort of
spongy (bad choice of words but I can't come up with another one). Everything else is as soft, or softer, than it was
with the dryer sheets I used to use. I bought another set as backup in case I lose one of the original ones :-) Rita
L. Donna in Idaho wrote: [quote:cc52ceaa23]Have any of you used Dryer Balls? I'm making a quilt now that I wanted to
preshrink the batting (it's Hobbs 80/20 - my favorite batting). I put it in my front loader washer & washed it on
delicate, then put it in the dryer on air fluff with the two dryer balls & two tennis balls. The batting came out
of the dryer so nice - soft, no wrinkles. I just love the way it feels. One of my Project Linus volunteers told me
about the Dryer Balls. I had seen them advertised, but figured they were like my DH says - made to sell, not to use!
That's all I use in the dryer now. We never use perfumed dryer sheets for Project Linus blankets because some of the
kids that receive our quilts already have compromised immune systems & don't need the added perfume. These Dryer
Balls are wonderful for that situation - makes the blankets fluffy, but no added chemicals. [/quote:cc52ceaa23] --
http://community.webshots.com/user/ggollymm

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Posted by HarleyLady on Sun Aug 13, 2006 2:34 AM    Post subject: Re: Frustration....

Sorry to hear, what a pain. But thanks for reminding me why I always pin on the floor. You can see the whole thing.
I have to move furniture, but that seems easier than taking out all of the pins ! Plus I just sit on the quilt, I
think it is easier on my back, and I am not as young as I used to be . . . "Sandy Foster"
<invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:invalid-413F39.17371610082006@news.west.earthlink.net...
[quote:6e79ff8f68]I've been babysitting a lot for the past few days -- all the more so since DH is out of town and can't
give me a break all day long. It's been a long time since I've had toddlers around for any length of time, and it wears
me out! <G> But that's not what has me frustrated -- it's just probably the cause of my carelessness... I'd
finally made the backing for my feathered star WIP (and I can't remember who sent me the Excel worksheet for figuring
out how to do diagonal backings, but thanks so much! It worked!) and then pieced together the last lengths of black
80/20 batting. So far so good. This afternoon while the boys were being unusually good, I figured I could lay out the
quilt sandwich on the table; after all, with DH away, it could stay there indefinitely instead of having to disappear at
mealtimes. :) Okay. But here's where my pooped condition came into play. I *thought* I'd double-checked the overhang, I
really did! But after putting in about 500 pins (I like to pin *securely*, and the boys had left), I came to the very
last section that had been hanging off the table, and it was about 2" short of backing. ACK! I now have a lovely
callus on my finger from inserting and then removing all of those pins. :S It's so lovely that it even bled a little.
Sheesh. But the quilt sandwich is again spread on the table and ready for pinning -- tomorrow, when my finger recovers.
;) And this time, I *swear* I've double-checked. I hope. Did I mention that the backing looks pretty cool? It's almost
all the same navy as the background on the front, but it has a wide strip of the leftover stripe from the star points --
except that the strip is split where the diagonal seaming happened. Definitely different. :) Now I'd better get ready
for the board meeting tonight. <sigh -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas my ISP is earthlink.net -- put
sfoster1(at) in front http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education[/quote:6e79ff8f68]

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Posted by Audrey on Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:46 PM    Post subject: Re: Frustration....

If you do not have a pin close tool as suggested I discovered that the pick from a nut cracker set has a handle with
grooves that will catch the pin and help to close or open either way. Have a great day!!! Audrey "Sandy
Foster" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:invalid-
74C2F5.06315011082006@news.west.earthlink.net... [quote:b9608ed4d5]In article
<44dc441c$0$18179$dbd45001@news.wanadoo.nl>, "Jessamy" <jessamy_thompson@_ilove
thecolour_orange.nl> wrote: all I can say is: aarrgghh!!! ((((Sandy)))) -- Jessamy In The Netherlands Take out:
_i love the colour_ to reply. www.geocities.com/jessamy_thompson
http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jessamy_thompson/my_photos Yup, that's what I say, too, Jessamy. <g> Finger is
still pretty sore this morning. I guess I'll have to "pad" it to do any pinning today. :S
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I've been babysitting a lot for the past few days -- all the more so
since DH is out of town and can't give me a break all day long. It's been a long time since I've had toddlers around for
any length of time, and it wears me out! <G> But that's not what has me frustrated -- it's just probably the cause
of my carelessness... I'd finally made the backing for my feathered star WIP (and I can't remember who sent me the
Excel worksheet for figuring out how to do diagonal backings, but thanks so much! It worked!) and then pieced together
the last lengths of black 80/20 batting. So far so good. This afternoon while the boys were being unusually good, I
figured I could lay out the quilt sandwich on the table; after all, with DH away, it could stay there indefinitely
instead of having to disappear at mealtimes. :) Okay. But here's where my pooped condition came into play. I *thought*
I'd double-checked the overhang, I really did! But after putting in about 500 pins (I like to pin *securely*, and the
boys had left), I came to the very last section that had been hanging off the table, and it was about 2" short of
backing. ACK! I now have a lovely callus on my finger from inserting and then removing all of those pins. :S It's so
lovely that it even bled a little. Sheesh. But the quilt sandwich is again spread on the table and ready for pinning --
tomorrow, when my finger recovers. ;) And this time, I *swear* I've double-checked. I hope. Did I mention that the
backing looks pretty cool? It's almost all the same navy as the background on the front, but it has a wide strip of the
leftover stripe from the star points -- except that the strip is split where the diagonal seaming happened. Definitely
different. :) Now I'd better get ready for the board meeting tonight. <sigh -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas
my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of
Education[/quote:b9608ed4d5]

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Posted by Sandy Foster on Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:32 PM    Post subject: Re: Frustration....

In article <ORSCg.2264$Sn3.464@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net>, "Polly Esther"
<mistercleen@mindspring.com> wrote: [quote:0035926ef4]Good Grief, Sandy. I have done that. Walk around the
table a few more times to be sure and sure again. Sending sympathy and, perhaps a bit better - a suggestion. That
liquid bandaid stuff, sometimes 2 or 3 coats, is good for protecting a killed finger. When I'm smocking, I try to
remember to cover the fingertip I use to constantly hold tension on pleats. And a caution - you would for sure want to
keep it way out of reach of the little guys. They could do some real damage with it. Polly [/quote:0035926ef4] I wish
I'd thought of that stuff yesterday, Polly. <g> Oh well. I suspect I'm going to live. ;) [quote:0035926ef4]
"Sandy Foster" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:invalid-
413F39.17371610082006@news.west.earthlink.net... I've been babysitting a lot for the past few days -- all the more so
since DH is out of town and can't give me a break all day long. It's been a long time since I've had toddlers around for
any length of time, and it wears me out! <G> But that's not what has me frustrated -- it's just probably the cause
of my carelessness... I'd finally made the backing for my feathered star WIP (and I can't remember who sent me the
Excel worksheet for figuring out how to do diagonal backings, but thanks so much! It worked!) and then pieced together
the last lengths of black 80/20 batting. So far so good. This afternoon while the boys were being unusually good, I
figured I could lay out the quilt sandwich on the table; after all, with DH away, it could stay there indefinitely
instead of having to disappear at mealtimes. :) Okay. But here's where my pooped condition came into play. I *thought*
I'd double-checked the overhang, I really did! But after putting in about 500 pins (I like to pin *securely*, and the
boys had left), I came to the very last section that had been hanging off the table, and it was about 2" short of
backing. ACK! I now have a lovely callus on my finger from inserting and then removing all of those pins. :S It's so
lovely that it even bled a little. Sheesh. But the quilt sandwich is again spread on the table and ready for pinning --
tomorrow, when my finger recovers. ;) And this time, I *swear* I've double-checked. I hope. Did I mention that the
backing looks pretty cool? It's almost all the same navy as the background on the front, but it has a wide strip of the
leftover stripe from the star points -- except that the strip is split where the diagonal seaming happened. Definitely
different. :) Now I'd better get ready for the board meeting tonight. <sigh -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas my
ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of
Education [/quote:0035926ef4] -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in
front http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education

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Posted by Sandy Foster on Fri Aug 11, 2006 2:31 PM    Post subject: Re: Frustration....

In article <44dc441c$0$18179$dbd45001@news.wanadoo.nl>, "Jessamy" <jessamy_thompson@_ilove
thecolour_orange.nl> wrote: [quote:c41f0c9e49]all I can say is: aarrgghh!!! ((((Sandy)))) -- Jessamy In The
Netherlands Take out: _i love the colour_ to reply. www.geocities.com/jessamy_thompson
http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jessamy_thompson/my_photos [/quote:c41f0c9e49] Yup, that's what I say, too, Jessamy.
<g> Finger is still pretty sore this morning. I guess I'll have to "pad" it to do any pinning today. :S
[quote:c41f0c9e49]~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I've been babysitting a lot for the past few days --
all the more so since DH is out of town and can't give me a break all day long. It's been a long time since I've had
toddlers around for any length of time, and it wears me out! <G> But that's not what has me frustrated -- it's
just probably the cause of my carelessness... I'd finally made the backing for my feathered star WIP (and I can't
remember who sent me the Excel worksheet for figuring out how to do diagonal backings, but thanks so much! It worked!)
and then pieced together the last lengths of black 80/20 batting. So far so good. This afternoon while the boys were
being unusually good, I figured I could lay out the quilt sandwich on the table; after all, with DH away, it could stay
there indefinitely instead of having to disappear at mealtimes. :) Okay. But here's where my pooped condition came into
play. I *thought* I'd double-checked the overhang, I really did! But after putting in about 500 pins (I like to pin
*securely*, and the boys had left), I came to the very last section that had been hanging off the table, and it was
about 2" short of backing. ACK! I now have a lovely callus on my finger from inserting and then removing all of
those pins. :S It's so lovely that it even bled a little. Sheesh. But the quilt sandwich is again spread on the table
and ready for pinning -- tomorrow, when my finger recovers. ;) And this time, I *swear* I've double-checked. I hope.
Did I mention that the backing looks pretty cool? It's almost all the same navy as the background on the front, but it
has a wide strip of the leftover stripe from the star points -- except that the strip is split where the diagonal
seaming happened. Definitely different. :) Now I'd better get ready for the board meeting tonight. <sigh
[/quote:c41f0c9e49] -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front
http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education

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Posted by Jessamy on Fri Aug 11, 2006 9:47 AM    Post subject: Re: Frustration....

all I can say is: aarrgghh!!! ((((Sandy)))) -- Jessamy In The Netherlands Take out: _i love the colour_ to reply.
www.geocities.com/jessamy_thompson http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jessamy_thompson/my_photos
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ I've been babysitting a lot for the past few days -- all the more so
since DH is out of town and can't give me a break all day long. It's been a long time since I've had toddlers around for
any length of time, and it wears me out! <G> But that's not what has me frustrated -- it's just probably the cause
of my carelessness... I'd finally made the backing for my feathered star WIP (and I can't remember who sent me the
Excel worksheet for figuring out how to do diagonal backings, but thanks so much! It worked!) and then pieced together
the last lengths of black 80/20 batting. So far so good. This afternoon while the boys were being unusually good, I
figured I could lay out the quilt sandwich on the table; after all, with DH away, it could stay there indefinitely
instead of having to disappear at mealtimes. :) Okay. But here's where my pooped condition came into play. I *thought*
I'd double-checked the overhang, I really did! But after putting in about 500 pins (I like to pin *securely*, and the
boys had left), I came to the very last section that had been hanging off the table, and it was about 2" short of
backing. ACK! I now have a lovely callus on my finger from inserting and then removing all of those pins. :S It's so
lovely that it even bled a little. Sheesh. But the quilt sandwich is again spread on the table and ready for pinning --
tomorrow, when my finger recovers. ;) And this time, I *swear* I've double-checked. I hope. Did I mention that the
backing looks pretty cool? It's almost all the same navy as the background on the front, but it has a wide strip of the
leftover stripe from the star points -- except that the strip is split where the diagonal seaming happened. Definitely
different. :) Now I'd better get ready for the board meeting tonight. <sigh> -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las
Vegas my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 AKA Dame Sandy, Minister
of Education

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Posted by Polly Esther on Fri Aug 11, 2006 4:30 AM    Post subject: Re: Frustration....

Good Grief, Sandy. I have done that. Walk around the table a few more times to be sure and sure again. Sending
sympathy and, perhaps a bit better - a suggestion. That liquid bandaid stuff, sometimes 2 or 3 coats, is good for
protecting a killed finger. When I'm smocking, I try to remember to cover the fingertip I use to constantly hold
tension on pleats. And a caution - you would for sure want to keep it way out of reach of the little guys. They could
do some real damage with it. Polly "Sandy Foster" <invalid@invalid.invalid> wrote in message news:
invalid-413F39.17371610082006@news.west.earthlink.net... [quote:7160ea5788]I've been babysitting a lot for the past few
days -- all the more so since DH is out of town and can't give me a break all day long. It's been a long time since I've
had toddlers around for any length of time, and it wears me out! <G> But that's not what has me frustrated -- it's
just probably the cause of my carelessness... I'd finally made the backing for my feathered star WIP (and I can't
remember who sent me the Excel worksheet for figuring out how to do diagonal backings, but thanks so much! It worked!)
and then pieced together the last lengths of black 80/20 batting. So far so good. This afternoon while the boys were
being unusually good, I figured I could lay out the quilt sandwich on the table; after all, with DH away, it could stay
there indefinitely instead of having to disappear at mealtimes. :) Okay. But here's where my pooped condition came into
play. I *thought* I'd double-checked the overhang, I really did! But after putting in about 500 pins (I like to pin
*securely*, and the boys had left), I came to the very last section that had been hanging off the table, and it was
about 2" short of backing. ACK! I now have a lovely callus on my finger from inserting and then removing all of
those pins. :S It's so lovely that it even bled a little. Sheesh. But the quilt sandwich is again spread on the table
and ready for pinning -- tomorrow, when my finger recovers. ;) And this time, I *swear* I've double-checked. I hope.
Did I mention that the backing looks pretty cool? It's almost all the same navy as the background on the front, but it
has a wide strip of the leftover stripe from the star points -- except that the strip is split where the diagonal
seaming happened. Definitely different. :) Now I'd better get ready for the board meeting tonight. <sigh -- Sandy in
Henderson, near Las Vegas my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 AKA
Dame Sandy, Minister of Education[/quote:7160ea5788]

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Posted by Sandy Foster on Fri Aug 11, 2006 1:37 AM    Post subject: Frustration....

I've been babysitting a lot for the past few days -- all the more so since DH is out of town and can't give me a break
all day long. It's been a long time since I've had toddlers around for any length of time, and it wears me out!
<G> But that's not what has me frustrated -- it's just probably the cause of my carelessness... I'd finally made
the backing for my feathered star WIP (and I can't remember who sent me the Excel worksheet for figuring out how to do
diagonal backings, but thanks so much! It worked!) and then pieced together the last lengths of black 80/20 batting. So
far so good. This afternoon while the boys were being unusually good, I figured I could lay out the quilt sandwich on
the table; after all, with DH away, it could stay there indefinitely instead of having to disappear at mealtimes. :)
Okay. But here's where my pooped condition came into play. I *thought* I'd double-checked the overhang, I really did!
But after putting in about 500 pins (I like to pin *securely*, and the boys had left), I came to the very last section
that had been hanging off the table, and it was about 2" short of backing. ACK! I now have a lovely callus on my
finger from inserting and then removing all of those pins. :S It's so lovely that it even bled a little. Sheesh. But
the quilt sandwich is again spread on the table and ready for pinning -- tomorrow, when my finger recovers. ;) And this
time, I *swear* I've double-checked. I hope. Did I mention that the backing looks pretty cool? It's almost all the
same navy as the background on the front, but it has a wide strip of the leftover stripe from the star points -- except
that the strip is split where the diagonal seaming happened. Definitely different. :) Now I'd better get ready for the
board meeting tonight. <sigh> -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at)
in front http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education

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Posted by Cats on Thu Aug 03, 2006 1:55 AM    Post subject: New Batting - Silky Wool

As you may have noticed in the past I am a BIG fan of wool batting. Well, I just got a sample of a new batting from
Matilda's Own (Australian mfg) of a Silky Wool batting (60/40 blend of wool and silk). This stuff is only just
released last month, and it's gorgeous! If anyone is into making quilted jackets or a really special baby quilt, etc
- this is so soft and it has a fabulous drape. At AUS$29.95 per metre (about 40") for 240cm/96" wide it is
not cheap, but well worth it for a special project. The supplier who sent me this sample has an introductory offer of
a QS batt (240X275cm/96"X110") for $40 but I can't imagine they will last long at that price. If it makes it
over to the States it will probably be cheaper (don't get me started on local tax issues!) so if you are looking for
something a bit special keep an eye out for it. NAYY - but I am definitely gonna try some of this stuff!! -- Cheryl
& the Cats _ _ _ _ _ _ ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y < )
~ ~ ~ Enness Boofhead Donut Now in hibernation with a wake-up call for
Spring! http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau

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Posted by Polly Esther on Thu Aug 03, 2006 3:22 AM    Post subject: Re: New Batting - Silky Wool

Cheryl, that sounds so wonderful. Do you dare ask if it is 'helper daddy' proof - as in toss in the wash with hot
water and a cup of bleach? And don't ask why I wonder. Polly "Cats" wrote > As you may have noticed in
the past I am a BIG fan of wool [quote:d92e8e29be]batting. Well, I just got a sample of a new batting from Matilda's
Own (Australian mfg) of a Silky Wool batting (60/40 blend of wool and silk). This stuff is only just released last
month, and it's gorgeous! If anyone is into making quilted jackets or a really special baby quilt, etc - this is so
soft and it has a fabulous drape. At AUS$29.95 per metre (about 40") for 240cm/96" wide it is not cheap, but
well worth it for a special project. The supplier who sent me this sample has an introductory offer of a QS batt
(240X275cm/96"X110") for $40 but I can't imagine they will last long at that price. If it makes it over to
the States it will probably be cheaper (don't get me started on local tax issues!) so if you are looking for something a
bit special keep an eye out for it. NAYY - but I am definitely gonna try some of this stuff!![/quote:d92e8e29be]

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Posted by Cats on Thu Aug 03, 2006 4:45 AM    Post subject: Re: New Batting - Silky Wool

Being a firm believer in the Theory of Quilt Abuse (If it is bad for the quilt, the recipient of a gift quilt will - at
some point - commit or permit such action) I plan to boil and bash a piece to see what happens. But I don't usually
subject test pieces to bleach though . . . . LOL. Matilda's Own Wool blend (60/40 wool/poly) is about as close to
indestructable as you can get so I have high hopes. I have ordered some Silky Wool and asked for the spec's. I will
post the results of the boiling/bashing activities when completed. -- Cheryl & the Cats _ _ _
_ _ _ ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ~ ~ ~
Enness Boofhead Donut Now in hibernation with a wake-up call for Spring!
http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "Polly Esther"
<mistercleen@mindspring.com> wrote in message news:w5dAg.9064$157.2477@newsread3.news.pas.earthlink.net... :
Cheryl, that sounds so wonderful. Do you dare ask if it is 'helper daddy' : proof - as in toss in the wash with hot
water and a cup of bleach? And : don't ask why I wonder. Polly : : "Cats" wrote > As you may have
noticed in the past I am a BIG fan of wool : > batting. : > : > Well, I just got a sample of a new batting
from Matilda's : > Own (Australian mfg) of a Silky Wool batting (60/40 blend of : > wool and silk). This stuff
is only just released last : > month, and it's gorgeous! If anyone is into making quilted : > jackets or a
really special baby quilt, etc - this is so : > soft and it has a fabulous drape. : > : > At AUS$29.95 per
metre (about 40") for 240cm/96" wide it is : > not cheap, but well worth it for a special project. The :
> supplier who sent me this sample has an introductory offer : > of a QS batt (240X275cm/96"X110") for
$40 but I can't : > imagine they will last long at that price. : > : > If it makes it over to the States it
will probably be : > cheaper (don't get me started on local tax issues!) so if : > you are looking for something
a bit special keep an eye out : > for it. : > : > NAYY - but I am definitely gonna try some of this stuff!! :
:

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Posted by Cats on Thu Aug 03, 2006 4:59 AM    Post subject: Re: New Batting - Silky Wool

Apologies - the Silky Wool QS batt is on special at $60 each. And they have wool/alpaca and wool/mohair blends too!!
-- Cheryl & the Cats _ _ _ _ _ _ ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y
< ) ~ ~ ~ Enness Boofhead Donut Now in hibernation with a wake-up
call for Spring! http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "Cats"
<CATS@NO.SPAM.com> wrote in message news:44d14967_2@news.chariot.net.au... : As you may have noticed in the past
I am a BIG fan of wool : batting. : : Well, I just got a sample of a new batting from Matilda's : Own (Australian mfg)
of a Silky Wool batting (60/40 blend of : wool and silk). This stuff is only just released last : month, and it's
gorgeous! If anyone is into making quilted : jackets or a really special baby quilt, etc - this is so : soft and it
has a fabulous drape. : : At AUS$29.95 per metre (about 40") for 240cm/96" wide it is : not cheap, but well
worth it for a special project. The : supplier who sent me this sample has an introductory offer : of a QS batt
(240X275cm/96"X110") for $40 but I can't : imagine they will last long at that price. : : If it makes it over
to the States it will probably be : cheaper (don't get me started on local tax issues!) so if : you are looking for
something a bit special keep an eye out : for it. : : NAYY - but I am definitely gonna try some of this stuff!! : : --
: : Cheryl & the Cats : _ _ _ _ _ _ : ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y
< ) : ~ ~ ~ : Enness Boofhead Donut : Now in hibernation with a
wake-up call for Spring! : http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest : catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau : : : :

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Posted by TerriLee in WA on Thu Aug 03, 2006 5:09 PM    Post subject: Re: New Batting - Silky Wool

MMMMM!! Alpaca is so soft!! I can just imagine snuggling in that!!! z-z-z-z-z! Thanks for lettiing us know!! --
TerriLee in WA (state) remove the cats to reply
http://community.webshots.com/myphotos?action=viewAllPhotos&albumID=548330161 "Cats"
<CATS@NO.SPAM.com> wrote in message news:44d17484$1_3@news.chariot.net.au... [quote:0b81d4b861]Apologies - the
Silky Wool QS batt is on special at $60 each. And they have wool/alpaca and wool/mohair blends too!! -- Cheryl &
the Cats _ _ _ _ _ _ ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ~
~ ~ Enness Boofhead Donut Now in hibernation with a wake-up call for Spring!
http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "Cats"
<CATS@NO.SPAM.com> wrote in message news:44d14967_2@news.chariot.net.au... : As you may have noticed in the past I
am a BIG fan of wool : batting. : : Well, I just got a sample of a new batting from Matilda's : Own (Australian mfg) of
a Silky Wool batting (60/40 blend of : wool and silk). This stuff is only just released last : month, and it's
gorgeous! If anyone is into making quilted : jackets or a really special baby quilt, etc - this is so : soft and it has
a fabulous drape. : : At AUS$29.95 per metre (about 40") for 240cm/96" wide it is : not cheap, but well worth
it for a special project. The : supplier who sent me this sample has an introductory offer : of a QS batt
(240X275cm/96"X110") for $40 but I can't : imagine they will last long at that price. : : If it makes it over
to the States it will probably be : cheaper (don't get me started on local tax issues!) so if : you are looking for
something a bit special keep an eye out : for it. : : NAYY - but I am definitely gonna try some of this stuff!! : : -- :
: Cheryl & the Cats : _ _ _ _ _ _ : ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y
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View entire thread: New Batting - Silky Wool
Posted by A&T on Thu Aug 03, 2006 6:14 PM    Post subject: Re: New Batting - Silky Wool

I'll be watching for those results. I have never used any wool batting. Does it shrink? Tricia
http://photos.yahoo.com/momiixii Cats wrote: [quote:b07bf3067c]Being a firm believer in the Theory of Quilt Abuse (If
it is bad for the quilt, the recipient of a gift quilt will - at some point - commit or permit such action) I plan to
boil and bash a piece to see what happens. But I don't usually subject test pieces to bleach though . . . . LOL.
Matilda's Own Wool blend (60/40 wool/poly) is about as close to indestructable as you can get so I have high hopes. I
have ordered some Silky Wool and asked for the spec's. I will post the results of the boiling/bashing activities when
completed. [/quote:b07bf3067c]

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View entire thread: This is Impossible
Posted by Polly Esther on Mon Jul 31, 2006 5:06 AM    Post subject: Re: This is Impossible

I had forgotten about the bearding. Well, actually, I hadn't even thought about it. I see batting descriptions that
say they don't beard but since my favorite doesn't beard, that was the end of that. But - I can see fine little hairy
fiber things poking out from the biscuits. As to the denim/jeans stash, it's worth saving. All of our
grandchildren have denim quilts. They are used and loved, have been on lots of trips, survived all sorts of
adventures, new puppies and really scary movies. If there were another denim quilt in my future, I would invest in
some of those spring-loaded gentle scissors made for that kind of project. You would want to still have hands when you
got them done. Polly "Taria" <tariawilson@verizon.net> wrote in message
news:20fzg.5429$jt.5106@trnddc04... [quote:c066e966ec]Scraps do multiply that is for sure. I made a biscuit pillow top
a zillion years ago and that was enough! They are a lot of work. Is the Walmart stuff Polyfil? (I guess as Polly you
would remember?) Seems I have seen some that is supposed to be softer. Maybe at Joann's? I want to say that started
with an 'S' but I just can't remember. I guess I am not much help but the babes are lucky little things : ) My scrap
story this month is about denim and jeans. I have found a lot (4 or 5 boxes) while cleaning the garage. I cut a mess
sorted a mess and just generally moved them around a lot. When dd moved out she unearthed 10 more pair on old jeans in
her closet. She is really lucky I love her ; ) Too bad she already has her own jeans throw quilt in her car. Taria
Polly Esther wrote: Forget it. If you imagine you can use up scraps, it can *not* be done. I wanted to make a biscuits
quilt for a preemie / shelter baby. I thought the biscuits would make a special soft place for the little guy. Instead
of cutting into big yardage, I imagined using all the bit and pieces in the blue bin would work nicely and diminish the
heap. Wrong. I cut 376 squares before I decided that should be enough. It was. The quilt is just Gorgeous. DH loves
it and wants one of his own. It aint going to happen. Biscuit quilts, as wonderful as they are, are an exercise in
tedium - just on and on. ( and on.) And, while my back was turned to stuff all the little biscuits - the stash of blue
scraps just kept on growing. I declare there's more in there than when I started. While I was clipping the stray
threads here and there, I noticed some bearding going on. Is there a better quality stuffing available than what's at
WallyWorld? Polly [/quote:c066e966ec]

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View entire thread: Hockey Jersey Quilt
Posted by steve on Mon Oct 30, 2006 5:10 AM    Post subject: Re: Hockey Jersey Quilt

Hi I did a T-shirt quilt once for a friend and I found a darkish blue fabric with pin-point, very pin-point dots, of
all colors, in it. It went very well with all of the color shirts. Maybe something like that would work for this for
a border of some sort. IMHO I think it would look fine with a border and would give a little more structure to the
quilt. I think the decorative stitch idea would be good over each seam to help stabilize it all. They really are
neat to have, but I don't envy you working with this kind of fabric. Stretchy t-shirt material is bad enough. Steve
Alaska "Tia Mary" <CatWom7711@aol.com> wrote in message news:4ql4igFnp7dsU1@individual.net... Hi Guys,
Fool that I am, I agreed to make a quilt out of our nephew's youngest sons hockey jerseys. BAD IDEA!!! OY, the pain --
LOL! When I agreed, I was thinking along the lines of a t-shirt quilt, several of which I have made in the past.
WRONG! I had forgotten that sports jerseys are made of nylon -- slippery, slithery, ultra stretchy nylon. VBS -- I just
got the top together and am extremely happy to be done with that part of the job. Fortunately, there were only 16 of
the jerseys -- fifteen of which make up the front of the quilt -- three across and five down. That last one will go on
the back -- maybe :-)! Also fortunately, all but one of the logos on the jersey fronts would fit inside a 14.5"
square block. The other one had to be cut 16.5 x 14.5 so I cut down two of the smaller logo front shirts to 13.5 x 14.5
and put that row in the center. It looks OK that way -- with the odd row in the center. This also meant that I only
had two seams on two rows that had to matched! I started off as you would with regular t-shirts by ironing fusible
interfacing to the back side of the logo area and then cutting all the fronts to size. Good thing the iron interfacing
doesn't require much heat to melt the glue or I would have been in deep doo-doo!! Anyway, this extravaganza is gonna be
a lap quilt because it is already so heavy it's liable to cost me a small fortune to mail it to the kid. Speaking of
the kid, he's from Minnesota and a whale of a good hockey player -- so good he has an all expense paid hockey
scholarship to pretty much the University of his choice. Right now he's playing AAA hockey in New Mexico, hoping to get
some heavy experience and put a few pounds on himself. He's a slender, smallish young man and needs to bulk up before
he can play competitive hockey at the University level. So, back to the quilt -- it's 43" x 72" right now
and I'm not sure if I want to add a border or not. I'm also pretty sure I will use some poly batting I already have on
hand. Since the shirts are all nylon or poly and *really* heavy -- some with huge team appliqués on the front -- I
think the lighter batt will be better. Also, many of the shirts had different color fabric strips, etc. sewn along the
edges where I cut them up so I decided to press the seams open to reduce the bulk. I will do some sort of decorative
top stitch over the seams in both directions and then probably just bar tack the blocks in strategic places. With the
heavy appliqués and the rubbery logo printing, etc. there is no way this top could be quilted or even hand tied! I
just had DH take a pic of the top and I will post it to the QUILTS album at Webshots. If anyone is interested, go take
a look in an hour or so. Then, if you have any comments or suggestions I would be happy to hear them. I have a yard of
hockey theme fabric and I'm not sure if I want to use it for anything. I might use it to go behind my label which will
probably be muslin (as will the backing) in the shape of a kitty's head. I also have 4 or 5 patches I took off the
sleeves of the shirts and I might sew them to the front or back -- haven't decided just yet. So, in closing, let me
urge ALL of you NOT to undertake making a quilt out of nylon sports jerseys -- especially the ones with the little holes
knit into them! T-shirt quilts are good and a total walk in the park compared to this slithery, stretchy stuff --
LOLOL! CiaoMeow >^;;^< PAX, Tia Mary >^;;^< (RCTQ Queen of Kitties) Angels can't show their wings on
earth but nothing was ever said about their whiskers! Visit my Photo albums at
http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary

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View entire thread: Hockey Jersey Quilt
Posted by Tia Mary on Mon Oct 30, 2006 2:58 AM    Post subject: Hockey Jersey Quilt

Hi Guys, Fool that I am, I agreed to make a quilt out of our nephew's youngest sons hockey jerseys. BAD IDEA!!!
OY, the pain -- LOL! When I agreed, I was thinking along the lines of a t-shirt quilt, several of which I have made
in the past. WRONG! I had forgotten that sports jerseys are made of nylon -- slippery, slithery, ultra stretchy
nylon. VBS -- I just got the top together and am extremely happy to be done with that part of the job.
Fortunately, there were only 16 of the jerseys -- fifteen of which make up the front of the quilt -- three across and
five down. That last one will go on the back -- maybe :-)! Also fortunately, all but one of the logos on the jersey
fronts would fit inside a 14.5" square block. The other one had to be cut 16.5 x 14.5 so I cut down two of the
smaller logo front shirts to 13.5 x 14.5 and put that row in the center. It looks OK that way -- with the odd row in
the center. This also meant that I only had two seams on two rows that had to matched! I started off as you would
with regular t-shirts by ironing fusible interfacing to the back side of the logo area and then cutting all the fronts
to size. Good thing the iron interfacing doesn't require much heat to melt the glue or I would have been in deep doo-
doo!! Anyway, this extravaganza is gonna be a lap quilt because it is already so heavy it's liable to cost me a small
fortune to mail it to the kid. Speaking of the kid, he's from Minnesota and a whale of a good hockey player -- so
good he has an all expense paid hockey scholarship to pretty much the University of his choice. Right now he's playing
AAA hockey in New Mexico, hoping to get some heavy experience and put a few pounds on himself. He's a slender,
smallish young man and needs to bulk up before he can play competitive hockey at the University level. So, back to
the quilt -- it's 43" x 72" right now and I'm not sure if I want to add a border or not. I'm also pretty
sure I will use some poly batting I already have on hand. Since the shirts are all nylon or poly and *really* heavy
-- some with huge team appliqués on the front -- I think the lighter batt will be better. Also, many of the shirts had
different color fabric strips, etc. sewn along the edges where I cut them up so I decided to press the seams open to
reduce the bulk. I will do some sort of decorative top stitch over the seams in both directions and then probably
just bar tack the blocks in strategic places. With the heavy appliqués and the rubbery logo printing, etc. there is no
way this top could be quilted or even hand tied! I just had DH take a pic of the top and I will post it to the
QUILTS album at Webshots. If anyone is interested, go take a look in an hour or so. Then, if you have any comments
or suggestions I would be happy to hear them. I have a yard of hockey theme fabric and I'm not sure if I want to use
it for anything. I might use it to go behind my label which will probably be muslin (as will the backing) in the shape
of a kitty's head. I also have 4 or 5 patches I took off the sleeves of the shirts and I might sew them to the front
or back -- haven't decided just yet. So, in closing, let me urge ALL of you NOT to undertake making a quilt out of
nylon sports jerseys -- especially the ones with the little holes knit into them! T-shirt quilts are good and a total
walk in the park compared to this slithery, stretchy stuff -- LOLOL! CiaoMeow >^;;^< PAX, Tia Mary >^;;^<
(RCTQ Queen of Kitties) Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about their whiskers! Visit my
Photo albums at http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary

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View entire thread: NOT OT: Chinese Fortune Cookie
Posted by chris on Mon Aug 21, 2006 11:52 AM    Post subject: Re: NOT OT: Chinese Fortune Cookie

Linda, I had a lot of fun doing this for my mother earlier this year. Money is very tight at the moment and I really
wanted to make her a quilt for her birthday - her last as it turned out. I had a healthy stash to work with, but not
being able to go buy that particluar piece of fabric and making do with what I had was a bit of a challenge. I'm
currently doing it again for my brother and his wife who are moving to the States (from Australia) in 9 weeks. I will
have to buy batting and backing this time. But just planning what you can make with what you have is fun :-) chris
:-) "Witchy Stitcher" <noone@nowhere.com> wrote in message
news:fdthe2t5t55vh97cdfrkfi47sp9aoq3fhe@4ax.com... [quote:42554d72d2]I have been contemplating a baby quilt I need to
make next week for a colleague whose wife just had a baby. My fortune in my cookie was: Don't let what you DON'T have
prevent you from using what you DO have. Guess they'll get a quilt from my stash fabrics. Linda PATCHogue,
NY[/quote:42554d72d2]

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View entire thread: Is there a Bernina quilters discussion group?
Posted by Roberta Zollner on Fri Oct 27, 2006 9:23 AM    Post subject: Re: Is there a Bernina quilters discussion group?

I know you want to finish that quilt, but you'll enjoy it more if you do a few hours of practice on something else!
Like a 12" square sandwich using the same kind of fabric and batting. Much easier to maneuver, so you can
concentrate on techniques and not be afraid to make mistakes. Helps to use loud contrasting thread too, so you can see
what's going on. Roberta in D "MaleQuilter" <puttsmade@hotmail.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
news:1161900010.988866.216230@e3g2000cwe.googlegroups.com... [quote:877efeabad]Testing group sharing of photos. If this
works here is a picture of my first and only quilt block. Its about 24"x24" and I am just now starting to
quilt it. However, I got bogged down in several issues learning how to operate the new sewing machine.
http://www.winkflash.com/photo/public.aspx?u=MyFunPics Jerry in North Alabama [/quote:877efeabad]

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View entire thread: Trying for a quilty moment (and a small question on pillow s
Posted by Leslie & The Furbabies in on Wed Oct 25, 2006 1:43 AM    Post subject: Re: Trying for a quilty moment (and a small question on pill

Shams can be just a layer of fabric with an overlapped back. I like mine to be quilted with a thin batting- it gives a
nicer, richer appearance than a single layer of fabric. You can make knife pleat edges or ruffles or lace, too. Some
of us also like to use a zipper rather than an overlapping opening. A small tip- make the shams slightly smaller than
the pillow's dimensions. That will make the sham nice and plump and snug on the pillow form. Sounds like you are very
busy- some soothing sewing is just what you need! ;-) Leslie & The Furbabies in MO. Fey wrote:
[quote:8b326c45fd]It's been a bit hectic here lately and I haven't spent much time online. DD is getting married early
Dec so there's fittings and venues to be organised, DH seems to be off travelling for work every other week, still
working 3 days a week and issues with not so DSS. But I fortuitously lost my sunglasses case a few weeks back so I have
an excuse to make a new one. Decided on Seminole patchwork in soft shades of green. Will post pics when done. Also
found a couple of more house cross stitches that I hope to make into 2 pillow shams? to go on top of my house quilt in
the spare oom. This is just a flat decorative cover, yes? Any advice on such creatures? Would I need to use batting or
just put on some backing? Or use some thin iron-on batting? Thanks quiltlings, Fay
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View entire thread: Trying for a quilty moment (and a small question on pillow s
Posted by Fey on Tue Oct 24, 2006 11:14 PM    Post subject: Trying for a quilty moment (and a small question on pillow s

It's been a bit hectic here lately and I haven't spent much time online. DD is getting married early Dec so there's
fittings and venues to be organised, DH seems to be off travelling for work every other week, still working 3 days a
week and issues with not so DSS. But I fortuitously lost my sunglasses case a few weeks back so I have an excuse to
make a new one. Decided on Seminole patchwork in soft shades of green. Will post pics when done. Also found a couple
of more house cross stitches that I hope to make into 2 pillow shams? to go on top of my house quilt in the spare oom.
This is just a flat decorative cover, yes? Any advice on such creatures? Would I need to use batting or just put on
some backing? Or use some thin iron-on batting? Thanks quiltlings, Fay http://community.webshots.com/user/unclefay
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View entire thread: How to make a troll quilt. You may need to park your coffee
Posted by jennell on Mon Sep 11, 2006 4:38 PM    Post subject: Re: How to make a troll quilt. You may need to park your cof

Why waste a good cardboard box though? jennellh(change the mail to news) Kate Dicey wrote: [quote:a254fe0f41]Trolls are
very common at present, and therefore cheap. In fact, with very little patience, you can have one for free! Arm
yourself with the washing tongs from Grandma's old copper laundry boiler, and just hang about on a sewing newsgroup for
five minutes, and when one strolls by, nab it! Tie it up with thoWhyse selvage strips you cut off the frog-green stuff
that went into the swamp swap, and leave it on the back porch... Now go dig out those scraps of squashed frog green,
decomposing rodent brown, goblin orange, last weeks blamange pink, and that 'something we ate yesterday' yellow... Chop
it up into mad 3" charm squares, and use it to make 9 patches in the most disgusting colour combinations you can
work out. Make sure your eyeball ache at the end of assembling the blocks... Put the blocks together in whatever
haphazard way they come to hand. It really doesn't matter if you get two blocks the same next to each other, though
with luck you'll have no two blocks the same anyway! Just aim for a square or rectangle: this isn't worth more than 4
corners. Now, remember that end-of-roll electric blue and lemon yellow striped sheeting that was all miss-printed? Now
is the time to drag it out and use it up! It'll make a perfect backing! Cut it with a good 6" margin all round
the top. Cut a bit of batting that's 2" bigger all round than the top. Sandwich it all up and baste nicely.
Freemotion the damned thing to death! Do NOT frog-stitch any errors - on this thing, who will see them, never mind
care? Turn the backing over the front, mitre the corners, and stitch the self binding down. DO NOT attach a label.
You do not want anyone knowing you made this dreadful item! What did you do with the troll? Oh, you forgot about it
and it died of neglect. That's OK, just pop it in that large cardboard box and take it down to the dump. It's OK for
trolls to go in landfill - they rot down in about 3 minutes. No staying power. And the quilt? Oh, save that! You can
always smother a few more trolls with it! -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe
Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore![/quote:a254fe0f41]

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View entire thread: How to make a troll quilt. You may need to park your coffee
Posted by Sherry Starr on Mon Sep 11, 2006 4:14 PM    Post subject: Re: How to make a troll quilt. You may need to park your co

Great idea, Kate! I can think of lots of other scenarios this could be used for - doctors who won't listen to you,
insurance companies acting like they are doing you a favor by calling the doctor's office to dispute a charge, doctors
who don't listen to you - oh, I've already said that one, lol. Sherry Starr "Kate Dicey" <kate@diceyhome.
free-online.co.uk> wrote in message news:45053308$0$3580$ed2e19e4@ptn-nntp-reader04.plus.net...
[quote:29a39cdf1a]Trolls are very common at present, and therefore cheap. In fact, with very little patience, you can
have one for free! Arm yourself with the washing tongs from Grandma's old copper laundry boiler, and just hang about on
a sewing newsgroup for five minutes, and when one strolls by, nab it! Tie it up with those selvage strips you cut off
the frog-green stuff that went into the swamp swap, and leave it on the back porch... Now go dig out those scraps of
squashed frog green, decomposing rodent brown, goblin orange, last weeks blamange pink, and that 'something we ate
yesterday' yellow... Chop it up into mad 3" charm squares, and use it to make 9 patches in the most disgusting
colour combinations you can work out. Make sure your eyeball ache at the end of assembling the blocks... Put the
blocks together in whatever haphazard way they come to hand. It really doesn't matter if you get two blocks the same
next to each other, though with luck you'll have no two blocks the same anyway! Just aim for a square or rectangle:
this isn't worth more than 4 corners. Now, remember that end-of-roll electric blue and lemon yellow striped sheeting
that was all miss-printed? Now is the time to drag it out and use it up! It'll make a perfect backing! Cut it with a
good 6" margin all round the top. Cut a bit of batting that's 2" bigger all round than the top. Sandwich it
all up and baste nicely. Freemotion the damned thing to death! Do NOT frog-stitch any errors - on this thing, who will
see them, never mind care? Turn the backing over the front, mitre the corners, and stitch the self binding down. DO
NOT attach a label. You do not want anyone knowing you made this dreadful item! What did you do with the troll? Oh,
you forgot about it and it died of neglect. That's OK, just pop it in that large cardboard box and take it down to the
dump. It's OK for trolls to go in landfill - they rot down in about 3 minutes. No staying power. And the quilt? Oh,
save that! You can always smother a few more trolls with it! -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady
Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and
explore![/quote:29a39cdf1a]

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View entire thread: How to make a troll quilt. You may need to park your coffee
Posted by Boca Jan on Mon Sep 11, 2006 2:06 PM    Post subject: Re: How to make a troll quilt. You may need to park your co

Great idea! I have a whole box of icky stuff I use for non-quilt purposes. -- Boca Jan Florida - Land of the
Hurricanes http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/poo_de_doo/myphotos "Kate Dicey" <kate@diceyhome.free-
online.co.uk> wrote in message news:45053308$0$3580$ed2e19e4@ptn-nntp-reader04.plus.net... [quote:08e7927c32]Trolls
are very common at present, and therefore cheap. In fact, with very little patience, you can have one for free! Arm
yourself with the washing tongs from Grandma's old copper laundry boiler, and just hang about on a sewing newsgroup for
five minutes, and when one strolls by, nab it! Tie it up with those selvage strips you cut off the frog-green stuff
that went into the swamp swap, and leave it on the back porch... Now go dig out those scraps of squashed frog green,
decomposing rodent brown, goblin orange, last weeks blamange pink, and that 'something we ate yesterday' yellow... Chop
it up into mad 3" charm squares, and use it to make 9 patches in the most disgusting colour combinations you can
work out. Make sure your eyeball ache at the end of assembling the blocks... Put the blocks together in whatever
haphazard way they come to hand. It really doesn't matter if you get two blocks the same next to each other, though
with luck you'll have no two blocks the same anyway! Just aim for a square or rectangle: this isn't worth more than 4
corners. Now, remember that end-of-roll electric blue and lemon yellow striped sheeting that was all miss-printed? Now
is the time to drag it out and use it up! It'll make a perfect backing! Cut it with a good 6" margin all round
the top. Cut a bit of batting that's 2" bigger all round than the top. Sandwich it all up and baste nicely.
Freemotion the damned thing to death! Do NOT frog-stitch any errors - on this thing, who will see them, never mind
care? Turn the backing over the front, mitre the corners, and stitch the self binding down. DO NOT attach a label.
You do not want anyone knowing you made this dreadful item! What did you do with the troll? Oh, you forgot about it
and it died of neglect. That's OK, just pop it in that large cardboard box and take it down to the dump. It's OK for
trolls to go in landfill - they rot down in about 3 minutes. No staying power. And the quilt? Oh, save that! You can
always smother a few more trolls with it! -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe
Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore![/quote:08e7927c32]

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View entire thread: How to make a troll quilt. You may need to park your coffee
Posted by Carolyn McCarty on Mon Sep 11, 2006 11:33 AM    Post subject: Re: How to make a troll quilt. You may need to park your co

Great idea! A re-usable troll-smothering quilt. I wonder if this same technique would work on the corporate suits
that create such mayhem in my office............... -- Carolyn in The Old Pueblo If it ain't broke, you're not
trying. --Red Green If it ain't broke, it ain't mine. --Carolyn McCarty If at first you don't succeed, switch to
power tools. --Red Green If at first you don't succeed, get a bigger hammer. --Carolyn McCarty "Kate Dicey"
<kate@diceyhome.free-online.co.uk> wrote in message news:45053308$0$3580$ed2e19e4@ptn-nntp-reader04.plus.net...
[quote:14a7f75185]Trolls are very common at present, and therefore cheap. In fact, with very little patience, you can
have one for free! Arm yourself with the washing tongs from Grandma's old copper laundry boiler, and just hang about on
a sewing newsgroup for five minutes, and when one strolls by, nab it! Tie it up with those selvage strips you cut off
the frog-green stuff that went into the swamp swap, and leave it on the back porch... Now go dig out those scraps of
squashed frog green, decomposing rodent brown, goblin orange, last weeks blamange pink, and that 'something we ate
yesterday' yellow... Chop it up into mad 3" charm squares, and use it to make 9 patches in the most disgusting
colour combinations you can work out. Make sure your eyeball ache at the end of assembling the blocks... Put the
blocks together in whatever haphazard way they come to hand. It really doesn't matter if you get two blocks the same
next to each other, though with luck you'll have no two blocks the same anyway! Just aim for a square or rectangle:
this isn't worth more than 4 corners. Now, remember that end-of-roll electric blue and lemon yellow striped sheeting
that was all miss-printed? Now is the time to drag it out and use it up! It'll make a perfect backing! Cut it with a
good 6" margin all round the top. Cut a bit of batting that's 2" bigger all round than the top. Sandwich it
all up and baste nicely. Freemotion the damned thing to death! Do NOT frog-stitch any errors - on this thing, who will
see them, never mind care? Turn the backing over the front, mitre the corners, and stitch the self binding down. DO
NOT attach a label. You do not want anyone knowing you made this dreadful item! What did you do with the troll? Oh,
you forgot about it and it died of neglect. That's OK, just pop it in that large cardboard box and take it down to the
dump. It's OK for trolls to go in landfill - they rot down in about 3 minutes. No staying power. And the quilt? Oh,
save that! You can always smother a few more trolls with it! -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady
Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and
explore![/quote:14a7f75185]

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View entire thread: How to make a troll quilt. You may need to park your coffee
Posted by Jessamy on Mon Sep 11, 2006 11:29 AM    Post subject: Re: How to make a troll quilt. You may need to park your co

Hummm... if I skip the pink and that backing this would make a nice quilt actually.... thanks for the Laugh! --
Jessamy In The Netherlands Take out: _I love the colour_ to reply. www.geocities.com/jessamy_thompson
http://uk.pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/jessamy_thompson/my_photos ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Trolls are
very common at present, and therefore cheap. In fact, with very little patience, you can have one for free! Arm
yourself with the washing tongs from Grandma's old copper laundry boiler, and just hang about on a sewing newsgroup for
five minutes, and when one strolls by, nab it! Tie it up with those selvage strips you cut off the frog-green stuff
that went into the swamp swap, and leave it on the back porch... Now go dig out those scraps of squashed frog green,
decomposing rodent brown, goblin orange, last weeks blamange pink, and that 'something we ate yesterday' yellow... Chop
it up into mad 3" charm squares, and use it to make 9 patches in the most disgusting colour combinations you can
work out. Make sure your eyeball ache at the end of assembling the blocks... Put the blocks together in whatever
haphazard way they come to hand. It really doesn't matter if you get two blocks the same next to each other, though
with luck you'll have no two blocks the same anyway! Just aim for a square or rectangle: this isn't worth more than 4
corners. Now, remember that end-of-roll electric blue and lemon yellow striped sheeting that was all miss-printed? Now
is the time to drag it out and use it up! It'll make a perfect backing! Cut it with a good 6" margin all round
the top. Cut a bit of batting that's 2" bigger all round than the top. Sandwich it all up and baste nicely.
Freemotion the damned thing to death! Do NOT frog-stitch any errors - on this thing, who will see them, never mind
care? Turn the backing over the front, mitre the corners, and stitch the self binding down. DO NOT attach a label.
You do not want anyone knowing you made this dreadful item! What did you do with the troll? Oh, you forgot about it
and it died of neglect. That's OK, just pop it in that large cardboard box and take it down to the dump. It's OK for
trolls to go in landfill - they rot down in about 3 minutes. No staying power. And the quilt? Oh, save that! You can
always smother a few more trolls with it! -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady Catherine, Wardrobe
Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

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Posted by Kate Dicey on Mon Sep 11, 2006 11:07 AM    Post subject: How to make a troll quilt. You may need to park your coffee

Trolls are very common at present, and therefore cheap. In fact, with very little patience, you can have one for free!
Arm yourself with the washing tongs from Grandma's old copper laundry boiler, and just hang about on a sewing
newsgroup for five minutes, and when one strolls by, nab it! Tie it up with those selvage strips you cut off the frog-
green stuff that went into the swamp swap, and leave it on the back porch... Now go dig out those scraps of squashed
frog green, decomposing rodent brown, goblin orange, last weeks blamange pink, and that 'something we ate yesterday'
yellow... Chop it up into mad 3" charm squares, and use it to make 9 patches in the most disgusting colour
combinations you can work out. Make sure your eyeball ache at the end of assembling the blocks... Put the blocks
together in whatever haphazard way they come to hand. It really doesn't matter if you get two blocks the same next to
each other, though with luck you'll have no two blocks the same anyway! Just aim for a square or rectangle: this
isn't worth more than 4 corners. Now, remember that end-of-roll electric blue and lemon yellow striped sheeting that
was all miss-printed? Now is the time to drag it out and use it up! It'll make a perfect backing! Cut it with a good
6" margin all round the top. Cut a bit of batting that's 2" bigger all round than the top. Sandwich it all
up and baste nicely. Freemotion the damned thing to death! Do NOT frog-stitch any errors - on this thing, who will
see them, never mind care? Turn the backing over the front, mitre the corners, and stitch the self binding down. DO
NOT attach a label. You do not want anyone knowing you made this dreadful item! What did you do with the troll? Oh,
you forgot about it and it died of neglect. That's OK, just pop it in that large cardboard box and take it down to
the dump. It's OK for trolls to go in landfill - they rot down in about 3 minutes. No staying power. And the quilt?
Oh, save that! You can always smother a few more trolls with it! -- Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls Lady
Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.katedicey.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore!

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Posted by KJ on Tue Aug 01, 2006 1:33 PM    Post subject: Re: New-to-me product - applique stabiliser reviews anyone?

That's what happens to book that are out of print but still in demand because workshops are being taught from them. I
was faced with that prospect when I signed up for a class from Velda. I found a quilt shop where I bought the last
book at retail. Whew! KJ "Cats" <CATS@NO.SPAM.com> wrote in message
news:44cf0edc$1_3@news.chariot.net.au... [quote:5b3fdf9d46]LOL - just take a look at this list of her books
http://www.bestwebbuys.com/A_Workshop_With_Velda_Newman-ISBN_1571201858.html?isrc=b-search But her work IS just
gorgeous! -- Cheryl & the Cats _ _ _ _ _ _ ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) (
> Y < ) ~ ~ ~ Enness Boofhead Donut Now in hibernation with a wake-up
call for Spring! http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "Patti"
<Patti@quik.clara.co.uk> wrote in message news:3f5tlbCeMwzEJAci@quik.clara.co.uk... : If you don't know her
already, Cheryl, have a look at Velda Newman's : work. It is very like what you describe. I fell in love with the :
technique as soon as I saw it. I made a kind of Scottish lake and : mountain background and made up a large eagle, in
the way you told us, : and the appliquéd it to the background - turning under all the edges : over the batting. My word
but the beak was tricky!!!! : . : In message <44ce98c7$1_3@news.chariot.net.au>, Cats CATS@NO.SPAM.com : writes :
>Interfacing (v light weight) doesn't do much more than : >stabilise. No trapunto effect. Pellon will give a
trapunto : >effect but doesn't give a sharp edge for turn under. Good : >and bed to both products. : : >Lately
I have been experimenting with basting my applique : >together into units and then sewing it together onto :
>batting. Trim the batting and sew applique units (eg. : >individual flowers) onto the prequilted quilt
background. : >This gives a VERY sculptural effect to the applique. I will : >keep experimenting along these
lines I think. : : : -- : Best Regards : pat on the hill [/quote:5b3fdf9d46]

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Posted by Sally Swindells on Tue Aug 01, 2006 10:44 AM    Post subject: Re: New-to-me product - applique stabiliser reviews anyone?

I had a look at her gallery, but when I tried her home page computer said 'Malicious virus' and wouldn't continue - then
said virus removed. -- Sally at the Seaside ~~~~~~~~~~ (uk) http://community.webshots.com/user/sallyswin On Tue, 1 Aug
2006 08:30:38 +0100, Patti <Patti@quik.clara.co.uk> wrote: [quote:0ca1ea37be]If you don't know her already,
Cheryl, have a look at Velda Newman's work. It is very like what you describe. I fell in love with the technique as
soon as I saw it. I made a kind of Scottish lake and mountain background and made up a large eagle, in the way you told
us, and the appliquéd it to the background - turning under all the edges over the batting. My word but the beak was
tricky!!!! . In message <44ce98c7$1_3@news.chariot.net.au>, Cats <CATS@NO.SPAM.com writes Interfacing (v light
weight) doesn't do much more than stabilise. No trapunto effect. Pellon will give a trapunto effect but doesn't give a
sharp edge for turn under. Good and bed to both products. Lately I have been experimenting with basting my applique
together into units and then sewing it together onto batting. Trim the batting and sew applique units (eg. individual
flowers) onto the prequilted quilt background. This gives a VERY sculptural effect to the applique. I will keep
experimenting along these lines I think. [/quote:0ca1ea37be]

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Posted by Cats on Tue Aug 01, 2006 9:20 AM    Post subject: Re: New-to-me product - applique stabiliser reviews anyone?

LOL - just take a look at this list of her books http://www.bestwebbuys.com/A_Workshop_With_Velda_Newman-
ISBN_1571201858.html?isrc=b-search But her work IS just gorgeous! -- Cheryl & the Cats _ _ _ _
_ _ ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ~ ~ ~ Enness
Boofhead Donut Now in hibernation with a wake-up call for Spring!
http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "Patti"
<Patti@quik.clara.co.uk> wrote in message news:3f5tlbCeMwzEJAci@quik.clara.co.uk... : If you don't know her
already, Cheryl, have a look at Velda Newman's : work. It is very like what you describe. I fell in love with the :
technique as soon as I saw it. I made a kind of Scottish lake and : mountain background and made up a large eagle, in
the way you told us, : and the appliquéd it to the background - turning under all the edges : over the batting. My word
but the beak was tricky!!!! : . : In message <44ce98c7$1_3@news.chariot.net.au>, Cats <CATS@NO.SPAM.com> :
writes : >Interfacing (v light weight) doesn't do much more than : >stabilise. No trapunto effect. Pellon will
give a trapunto : >effect but doesn't give a sharp edge for turn under. Good : >and bed to both products. : > :
>Lately I have been experimenting with basting my applique : >together into units and then sewing it together onto
: >batting. Trim the batting and sew applique units (eg. : >individual flowers) onto the prequilted quilt
background. : >This gives a VERY sculptural effect to the applique. I will : >keep experimenting along these
lines I think. : > : : -- : Best Regards : pat on the hill

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Posted by Patti on Tue Aug 01, 2006 8:30 AM    Post subject: Re: New-to-me product - applique stabiliser reviews anyone?

If you don't know her already, Cheryl, have a look at Velda Newman's work. It is very like what you describe. I fell
in love with the technique as soon as I saw it. I made a kind of Scottish lake and mountain background and made up a
large eagle, in the way you told us, and the appliquéd it to the background - turning under all the edges over the
batting. My word but the beak was tricky!!!! .. In message <44ce98c7$1_3@news.chariot.net.au>, Cats
<CATS@NO.SPAM.com> writes [quote:b01e4aec22]Interfacing (v light weight) doesn't do much more than stabilise. No
trapunto effect. Pellon will give a trapunto effect but doesn't give a sharp edge for turn under. Good and bed to both
products. Lately I have been experimenting with basting my applique together into units and then sewing it together
onto batting. Trim the batting and sew applique units (eg. individual flowers) onto the prequilted quilt background.
This gives a VERY sculptural effect to the applique. I will keep experimenting along these lines I think.
[/quote:b01e4aec22] -- Best Regards pat on the hill

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Posted by Cats on Tue Aug 01, 2006 12:57 AM    Post subject: Re: New-to-me product - applique stabiliser reviews anyone?

Interfacing (v light weight) doesn't do much more than stabilise. No trapunto effect. Pellon will give a trapunto
effect but doesn't give a sharp edge for turn under. Good and bed to both products. Lately I have been experimenting
with basting my applique together into units and then sewing it together onto batting. Trim the batting and sew
applique units (eg. individual flowers) onto the prequilted quilt background. This gives a VERY sculptural effect to
the applique. I will keep experimenting along these lines I think. -- Cheryl & the Cats _ _ _
_ _ _ ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ~ ~ ~
Enness Boofhead Donut Now in hibernation with a wake-up call for Spring!
http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau "nzlstar*"
<fancyfroggin@unpickit.com> wrote in message news:eam3vb$3t1$1@lust.ihug.co.nz... : when you've tried it let us
know how it works. : seems to me if it bonds its not gonna be enough body for a trapunto effect : but what do i know,
lol. : if it works i'd love to try it too, then i could stock up on more when/if i : get back to usa this autumn. :
from a chilly overcast day in the south pacific, : jeanne : -- : san-fran at ihug dot co dot nz : nzlstar on yahoo
msg'r : nzlstar on webshots : gen.gen.co.nz : : "Cats" <CATS@NO.SPAM.com> wrote in message :
news:44cd346f_3@news.chariot.net.au... : >I use iron-on interfacing on all my applique - very light : > weight.
It doesn't add significantly to the stiffness of : > the piece, but does give a good outline of the shape : >
required and stabilises any long thin pieces. : > : > I was just interested in a stabiliser that would create a :
> trapunto effect. Sounded interesting so I will try some and : > report back. Wanna try a sample piece? Kathy
says she's : > not "into" applique LOL : > : > -- : > : > Cheryl & the Cats : >
_ _ _ _ _ _ : > ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) ( > Y < ) : > ~
~ ~ : > Enness Boofhead Donut : > Now in hibernation with a wake-up call for Spring!
: > http://community.webshots.com/user/witchofthewest : > catsatararatATyahooDOTcomDOTau : > : > : > :
> "nzlstar*" <fancyfroggin@unpickit.com> wrote in message : > news:eajbqc$459$1@lust.ihug.co.nz...
: > :i thot the stuff Sharon Schamber uses adheres to the : > fabric of the applique : > : piece when washed?
making it much like trapunto stuffed : > pieces. : > : the stuff on marathonthread site washes away? : > : :
> : i use interfacing that doesnt adhere or wash away. : > : its like regular interfacing you'd use when sewing :
> clothes. : > : it gives the applique piece a wee bit more body but : > nothing like what i'd : > : call
trapunto. : > : mine is different from Sharons tho. : > : i'm confuddled yet again. : > : chill'n (literally,
lol) in the south pacific, : > : jeanne : > : -- : > : san-fran at ihug dot co dot nz : > : nzlstar on
yahoo msg'r : > : nzlstar on webshots : > : gen.gen.co.nz : > : : > : "Kathy Applebaum" wrote... :
> : > Here it is: http://www.marathonthread.com/new.shtml Go : > about 1/4 of the : > : > way down to
"Wash Away Tear Away". Great stuff, I : > heartily recommend it. : > : > (NAYY) : > : : > : :
> : > "Cats" ... : > : >> Thanks Kathy - I will watch for it. : > : >> Cheryl &
the Cats : > : : > : "Kathy Applebaum" wrote... : > : >> : It sounds a lot like one I've used
(the name escapes : > me). : > : >> It also comes in 8" x 8" sheets that you can run : >
through the printer if : > : >> desired. *Very* nice to work with. If I remember when I : > get home I'll
jot : > : >> down : > : >> the name. : > : : > : : > : >> : "Cats" wrote... :
> : >> : > Has anyone tried this stabiliser? : > : >> : > : > : >> : >
http://tinyurl.com/zbzeo : > : >> : > : > : >> : > "Appliqué Stabilizer 5 yard piece This
is a : > wonderful : > : >> : > product. After washing it turns into fiber that : > acts as : > :
>> a trapunto for the appliqué. Easy to handle." : > : : > : : > : > : :

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Posted by Debra on Tue Jul 25, 2006 9:24 PM    Post subject: Re: centering a pieced back

On 25 Jul 2006 09:28:04 -0700, "Kay Ahr" <kayahr@hotmail.com> wrote: [quote:9659b2881c] Debra wrote: On
24 Jul 2006 07:51:56 -0700, "Kay Ahr" <kayahr@hotmail.com> wrote: I did it once recently and got the
back all crooked! (So much for newbie enthusiasm!) I got some good advice for the next time ----- Fold the back and
the top into quarters. The folds will look like a plus sign. Mark the exact center of each piece. Where the folds end
at the sides, mark those places. Match the side marks on the top and the back. I haven't tried it yet, so I don't know
what happens when I get the batting in there. Someone also suggested handbasting along those folds. Kay Ahr in NV
Fold your batting and mark it on the sides the same way. Debra in VA See my quilts at
http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere I'm tempted to baste the batting to only the backing first then put the
top on. Kay Ahr in NV [/quote:9659b2881c] That's the way to go if you are spray basting. I don't know how it would work
for thread basting, but you could leave the thread ends hanging out long and still pull them later, I guess. Pin or gun
basting would have to be done through all three layers at once or you'd never get the pins or tacks back out of the
quilt after the top is in position. Debra in VA See my quilts at http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere

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Posted by Sandy Ellison on Mon Jul 24, 2006 9:04 PM    Post subject: Re: centering a pieced back

Howdy! If the back has to be exactly centered length & width I fold the back to find the exact center, put a BIG
safety pin there, pinning from the "right side" of the fabric so the pin touches the floor. More BIG pins
along the centers of each side. Then I roll out the batting, smooth, smooth, adjust, gently tug it into place then
smooth some more. Then I roll the top onto the sandwich base, feeling for those BIG safety pins to center the top over
it. Place several more pins in a circle around that BIG pin in the middle, then pin baste toward the outside. Usually,
tho', the backing doesn't need to be quite so fiddly. As I usually piece the back in 3 sections so there's no center
seam (makes a weak point when the quilt gets folded along the center most often), I mark that middle strip, both ends,
w/ a BIG pin as a guide to lay the top down on the sandwich base. Check often to make sure it's all still centered; I
like to baste from one end of the quilt to the other. If I use several pieces of fabric to piece the backing I don't
worry about centering, just covering the space. <g> It helps th