Ok, since I finished the baby quilt, I'm in a "finishing" mode. I have the top and the back done for a monster (queen size, 86.5 wide, 99.75 long). This is the John Deere fabric one that I started last year. I want to "birth" it, as my dear godmother thinks she'll like that best (no binding for her kitties to mess with). Just where am I supposed to find a flat space large enough to lay the whole thing out flat so that I can pin the sides together, making sure that everything is straight? What do y'all do, even if you're not birthing, to get something this big laid out flat? TIA,
church halls, community buildings, senior centers, LQS,--- Often these places have the added advantage of having many conference tables, so you could push a couple together and not have to crawl around on the floor---- fire hall meeting room, school gym, you get the idea.......
But, but, I want to do it *now*!! I was just considering going to buy a new tarp, and lay it on the floor in the garage/shop. Concrete, and hard on the knees, but at least it would be flat.
The garage floor is actually an ideal choice since you can't damage it with your pins poking at it. I just swept and/or vacuumed my garage really well when I used it for "quilting" purposes but I didn't have any oil stains or anything like that to worry about so YMMV. Do you have knee pads or a kneeling pad like the type you use for gardening? Even scooting a pillow along and kneeling on that would work. I'd be more worried about my back with all the bending over. ;-) You *can* do it on a cutting table, tho- just treat it like you'd treat a regular quilt sandwich that you were pin basting.... it can be done with a little pre-planning. Best of luck and good on you for getting your quilts finished! (When I made the thermometer quilt for our church I didn't have time to clear off my cutting table and do pin basting on the sandwich, so I said a little prayer and simple layered my top fabric, Warm & Natural batting and the backing and quilted a diagonal 60 degree diamond grid with my walking foot. The W&N clings so well to the fabrics that I didn't have any problems with tucks and pleats during the quilting process! My point being- you don't
*always* have to pin things together before sewing... I wouldn't recommend anybody else try this, but it's something you could think about if you are very, very brave! VBG)
Leslie & The Furbabies > But, but, I want to do it *now*!! I was just considering going to
true - I have the hall of my oldest sons school booked for a basting session - mind you the quilt I'm basting *is* for the school - a 140 inch square two layer "quilt" for the kindergarten gym - one side is a checkerboard in blues and white with blue print and the other side is half blue and half yellow. hopefully the kids will have a lot of fun playing with this!
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