There are several
ways to baste the
layers of the quilt
sandwich together
before you begin free
motion quilting.
Smooth out any wrinkles in the quilt sandwich and pin with
safety pins. You could do this with straight pins, but moving
them through the machine is a dangerous and painful plan. You
could also spray baste with 505 Temporary Fabric Adhesive to
baste the layers together, or use a fabric glue stick.
I tend to pin larger quilts and use temporary adhesives on
smaller projects. I like all the methods, but the safety pins might
be my favourite because you have to stop to remove them
now and then. It makes me a be a bit more careful when I am
machine quilting a design.
The wall art can be quilted in any method you choose. If you
want to use your machine’s quilting foot, install it according to
the directions and quilt in the ditch along the seam bands.
I decided to use free-motion quilting.
Free Mo gets a bad rap. It’s not that difficult, but it does take
some practice, and some familiarity with the accessories that
came with your machine. Once you get the hang of free mo,
you’ll think it’s preemo.
If you can drop the feed dogs on your machine, do that. If not,
look for the darning plate that came with F