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Also, have you marked your quilting pattern? Some marking methods may cause mischief if left on the fabric for that long.

Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.

IMO Not with brass pins, but I would not mark a quilt pattern on it untll you are ready to start quilting.

Zimmy

Suggestion: Take the pins out and roll the quilt sandwich up and store it till you are ready to work on it again.

And for machine quilting..... practice, practice practice, before you attempt to machine quilt this quilt. You have to get comfortable with this method of quilting before you try it on something you've worked so long and hard on. Eye, hand and foot coordination is a must.

Kate T. South Mississippi

If you're using brass pins, there shouldn't be any problem, especially if you store the quilt away from any possible dampness -- that wouldn't be a problem where I live. ;)

If you've marked your quilting lines with a blue washout marker, though, you should also be sure to store the quilt away from heat and/or light, or those marks could become permanent. That could certainly be a problem in my area, though I've been lucky so far. :)

no so I will remove them. thanks. it is quite dry here in the winter but I do n ot want to take the chance thank you

No i am still thinking of what to do. I will take a picture when I take the pins out and then perhaps you all could tell me what you think.

Thanks. I must say I am not sure I will ever get the hang of machine quilting. LOL! Is one still considered a quilter if one just does the piecing and gets other to do the quilting???

Howdy!

Tie or thread baste it while you have it pinned; then store it.

If you're going to be gone for a while, from your quilts and stash, we simply must know your home address so we can swing by and check to make sure everything is okay; it's a security service we at RCTQ provide. Really, it's just for your quilty security. Yes it is!!!

R/Sandy- hoping Butterfly has enough petrol in the stash mobile...

Oh yeah. That is a given.

Butterlfy (with 'my own' trailer to pull behind that can haul 14,000 lbs)

On Thu, 12 Nov 2009 08:47:29 -0600, Ruby wrote (in article ):

It will probably depend on a lot of things. What sort of pins did you use? Is the place where you're storing the quilt be damp?

I've personally never had a problem with my brass pins, and yes, I've left them in for more than 3-1/2 months.

Rather than simply removing the pins, I would thread baste while it's pinned, and then remove the pins.

Keeps from wasting your work of having pinned, and then you don't have to re-pin; basting is sufficient.

Not only does that protect you from the risk of rust stains, but it frees up your pin stash, in case you choose to start out doing stuff like a couple of baby quilts as practice before tackling the big momma. :)

--pig

When I hand-quilt a bed-size quilt it generally takes me as long as a year. I remove pins as I go, but some of the pins are in for the whole time. I've never had any problems, . Of course, a quilt on a hoop in my living room is not exactly the same as a quilt rolled up and stored in your closet.

Julia in MN

Thank you all for the help. I think the thread basting is a good idea even in future to free up pins. I have learned a lot already on this group. such a sharing caring group ruby