6 WAYS TO KEEP YOUR QUILT SANDWICH TOGETHER - Part 1 How to Keep the Creases Out of Your Quilt.
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- The anatomy of a quilt is made up of 3 parts: the top, the middle and the back. In other words, us quilters call it a quilt sandwich. Creating the sandwich is enviable… but so many quilters end up with distorted seams and awful creases. How do you layer them together so that they don’t shift when you are machine quilting??? Here are six different methods to make the quilt sandwich of your dreams. So stick with me and I’ll show you how to do it.
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I know that this does not cover everything that you need to know about quilt sandwiches but I couldn't jam anything more into the video. So this is PART 1 in a series of HOW TO KEEP THE CREASES OUT OF YOUR QUILT. If you have questions I haven't answered, please leave them in the comments and I'll try and incorporate them in future videos. Thanks for watching
I would love to see a video laying out all of the adhesive and anti-fray products on the market today, with their uses. I've lost track and I find them confusing.
Your videos are very easy to follow. I learn tips that make it easier for me. Thank you
Thank you for explaining each of these methods to a novice. After my one and only 'pin sandwich,' my bruised fingers made it clear that vacation time should be used for something else. I look forward to trying out some new methods.
I love it... Just get it done is my mantra now.
I'm teaching myself, by watching you and others on CZcams.
HOW do I know if I have enough material for ? which design?
I have 8 packages of 5x5's
1 set of precut 10x10's
3 or 4 Jelly Rolls
I did my first jelly roll by sewing them all end to end cut in 1/2
then sewed all together, repeat, turned out kind of cool for my first.
I made a super small scrappy quilt for my 2 yr old grandson Henry
I sewed 9 fat quarters together after I sewed on appliques or my 5 yro Bennett.
Now I have an 8mo old granddaughter I need to start on.
CAN YOU HELP ME GET STARTED PLZ?
THANKING you in advance, JeriLea Hines
Thank you
Why am I here? What am I doing? I have watched all of these videos. I have subscribed and turned on notifications. I don’t even make quilts.
Hahahaha
This is your Subconscious saying you want to do this because you have all kinds of talent to let loose. Go for it!!
I love to make quilts, but I really don’t like them in my house. 😝😵💫 What am I doing here???!!!
Hahaha. That’s how it starts. 5 years ago I didn’t quilt either, just started watching the midnight quilt show on CZcams. Now I’m fully in…hook, line and sinker. 😉😂
I just discovered this channel. I was watching her on Christmas! 😂
I often use flannel sheets for batting. I buy slightly used flannel sheets from a thrift store, wash them well and I’m ready for a future quilt!
I hope this lady reads most of the comments.
No idea why, but many are hilarious.
They are just as entertaining as the video 😅
I would really enjoy learning about different battings.
Yes. So would I. Sounds like that last one is great to start with. Self adhesive and comes in bed sizes. Hmmm.
I don't know if y'all have watched the batting interview, but it's GREAT!!!
Two requests for future videos: you asked about one on batting. YES,, please! And also one about free motion quilting. There are lots of videos out there about both topics but you often seem to find new ways of thinking about things, a kind of no-nonsense, gently cut through the rubbish pov. So if you have time, I’d greatly appreciate both.
Yes, definitely talk about battings and free motion quilting. My sister can free motion quilt. I'm pretty sure its witchcraft. I can only mess up a sandwich and form a million creases. (I nearly cried when you showed that one! THEY ARE SO AGRAVATING! ) And of course, please, eventually, talk about binding. This was a very important and useful video. Thank you. Stay well!
its witchcraft... I'm dying here... but I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND YOUR PAIN with the creases. Its utterly exhausting. lol. I have to be alone and have complete silence...like they make noise and I can hear them forming... they are the path to insanity. Then once I get it perfect...I'm so afraid to move it. Everyone makes it look sooo easy. I despise the videos where everything is all and right with the world and they rnt even sweating... no back pain. just pure happiness while they quilt. lies I tell you....lies.
Pinning - add more pins, of course, double-check your back before you start quilting. Once, I started pinning the bejeezus out of my line of quilting the puckering both on the front as well as the back almost totally disappeared. I must also qualify, I do absolutely no free motion quilting. I mark my quilt top and pin my lines of stitching. I find this works better in my machine, plus I'm not all that big a fan of free-motion quilting.
I know! I hate creases and so this video immediately caught my attention. I've shared this video to my FB page so others can benefit (and maybe subscribe!).
I used to think that too, a few tips. Jump into your scrap pile and make yourself a bunch of "table rugs", scraps mixed with leftover blocks anything. You can whip stitch your batting scraps together for this too. Make a nice pile of them, drop your feed dogs, set the pressure on the presser foot to "0". Have a blast stippling away...before you know it you will want to tackle feathers. Practice drawing in front of the tv on a large dry erase calendar holding the marker straight up and down to mimmick the motion your hands will travel pretending the marker is your needle. This gives you a "warm up" before you go to your quilt, helps you be sure your machine settings are right...oh and ALWAYS can't stress this enough...ALWAYS...clean and oil the machine, especially the bobbin case before you start quilting your sandwich. Now its just getting to learn how fast you need to move your hands to how heavy you are on the pedal. Don't fear using that scrap pile for practice, toss it on a table to catch dust and toss it in the laundry for more time in the sewing room!!!
@@laurieculp5793 Wow! That was a real tutorial! Thank you! You know, mentioning feathers - I remember years ago when my sister started doing free-motion, she did feathers. Thank you so much for this! Stay well.
Bating=yes
FMQ=Yes
Good quilting machines=YES!
Another great video👍😎
I use Elmer’s School glue in a bottle with a fine tip and put a drop of glue about every 4 inches in rows. Then I either leave the quilt until the glue is dry or a dry iron to help dry the glue more easily. The glue washes out of the quilt. This method is easy and very inexpensive. A bottle of glue lasts a long time
Same. I don't even use a fine tip :) and I do let it air dry.
Kathryn and Susan, I think the glue might work for me since I have no wall and small ironing space, but have use of a carpeted floor sometimes. Does the glue make a gob or a stiff spot, causing a discernable difference in how your needle goes through? Does the glue actually dissolve away or just detatch from the fabric in little tiny glueballs? And if I try the little dots of glue method, how long should I let it air-dry? Can I do the batting on the back and go right to putting the top on or should I let it dry. Thanks, love, the Question Lady✌️🌠🤗😁
@@ecoquilting7077 I just squeeze it on in swirly lines. I have had no issues while quilting with my needles. The glue will only go away when you wash it. So if you have a quilt you don't want to wash this is not the method to use. I do all layers at the same time and I usually let it dry at least 12 hours. I don't iron mine so I am not sure how quickly after ironing you can start quilting.
@@susanemerson8049 thank you so much! I'm gonna give it a try ..
Great idea, Kathryn. Thanks for sharing, I will have to try this method!
Thanks Karen for another wonderful teaching video. I used to really dislike (actually stronger) binding my quilts. This was at least 20 years ago. That was until a guild member made this statement as she was showing her quilt, “My favorite part of making my quilts is doing the binding”! You may probably be thinking what I thought at the time. I pondered this statement. And I found that every time I was sewing that dreaded binding on, Judi’s words came back to me. Funny thing, after some time it became my favorite part also.
So here goes, basting my quilts is one of my favorite parts, no kidding. I spray baste my quilts and every since doing my first one I knew this was the technique for me. For me, it’s very fast, easy, and very accurate. I gently smooth the quilt out as I spray baste my sections. At 76 years, I appreciate an accurate technique that doesn’t require crawling around on the floor. I open my windows. I have wood floors which I quickly wipe with my wood floor cleaner immediately after the quilt is basted. This takes only a few minutes as it is easily removed and for me is worth it at my age. Tada! Then I can head to my domestic machine to start machine quilting......one of my favorite things!
Karen I use a bed blanket for the batting. And a bed sheet for the backing. It's the only way I can make a quilt. I was taught to do that. It's simple for me to quilt. I use yarn to tack it with. That's just the way I was shown how to make a quilt. By my grandmother always done her quilts that way. .. it works for me. ..
I spread mine out on the Kitchen floor since I live in a smaller house. It is worth moving the round kitchen table to do. I will say my knees and back will hurt, but it is worth it.
If you haven’t tried all over glue basting with elmers washable school glue it is a game changer for people on a very limited budget as well as people that get puckers no matter what. Pin basting killed my hands and knees. I gave up a quarter of the way through thread basting due to painful knees and time consumption and I can’t afford fusible batting. I tried spray basting twice and can’t justify the cost plus I still got one or two minor puckers. There is only one video I found on CZcams of glue basting your quilt sandwich but it is excellent. No need for steam or misting with water though. You really should try it on a charity quilt or baby quilt. The glue completely washes out and holds very firmly.
Elmer’s washable school blue is also great for securing binding to the back of the quilt before stitching from the top to affix binding back to the quilt. Great for charity quilts when you are not sure how the recipient will be washing/using the quilt. It also saves a lot of time compared to hand stitching, washes out and doesn’t gum the needle.
Sounds very interesting. Watched the video and it seems no more work than using the fusible batting with a much better cost.
It's the only way I make my quilt sandwich. It was a game changer for me as no more puckers. I just squeeze the bottle (i don't thin it as some do) I just go back and forth like you would with a spray over the backing and then fold down the batting and repeat on the batting and lay the top over. I do some smoothing for each layer and typically just let it dry over night.
@@susanemerson8049 looking forward to trying that method. I have about 8 quilts to sandwich, anything to make it easier and no puckers is a plus.
YESSSS!!! Free motion quilting vid please! And could you mention the machines you prefer for free motion quilting? I've never done any but am eager to try and have access to several different quilting friends machines. THANKS!!!
Thank you for your clear explanations on each way to make your sandwich quilt!! I love how precise you can be in such a short video. You deserve your 200 thousand subscribers plus many many more!! Looking forward to the next video.
We’ve been using starch. A 50/50 mix of StaFlo and water in a spray bottle. Our problem is no one sells the jugs of StaFlo on Kaua’i. Have to mail order. It’s still inexpensive and washes out once the quilt is finished. We spray the fabric and iron- similar to how Karen used the powder.
If you don't have the tool that is mentioned with the safety pins you may try to use the plug of a wired headset, it has similar shape to catch the wire
Oh very excited if you make a free motion quilting video!
Yes please, a video on different types of battings would be wonderful. I am stuck in a rut and have used the same one for everything.. forever.
Love your videos. Have been quilting since 1975, lost my enthusiasm but found it again thanks to you. 63 tops are now getting quilted. Thank you, thank you.
Wow...63 👏👏👏
Using your dollar store tips, i got a pair of gardening gloves and clipped off the fingertips. I thought I didn’t enjoy the quilting process with my quilt sandwich but turns out I just didn’t like fighting with it, it’s gone so much better now that I have the gloves
👍
Yes, make a video on batting please!
For closing the safety pins, a grapefruit spoon is a great help. They already have grooves, and are readily accessible at our house!
A huge thank you for this video. I have several tops waiting and after watching your video twice, I got off my butt and put one together. My original plan was to tape it to my garage wall, spray baste it but in the end decided to lay it on my carpet floor (all 3 layers) and pin baste it. It only took a couple hours but well worth it. It had only been waiting 18 years,lol. I will try and attach photo. Thanks for your encouragement.
This is a relief to read it takes me years to complete quilts. Unless we have a lockdown, who knew we would thank covid!!
batting video please. I have seen other batting videos and they just make me dizzy. Use this when - but... You simplify things so that my eyes aren't rolling in the back of my head when you're done. Pretty please with cherries on top and thank you!
I hate making quilt sandwiches!! I wish I had seen this video years ago. While I’ve learned some of these things via trial and error, there is lots of new information for me in your video! Thank you for doing this! And, yes, please make a video on batting.
I can't wait to see your video on FMQ! And I guess after that we'll need a video on binding techniques 😉. A teacher's work is never done, eh?
Yes, please do a video on types of batting and reasons to use each one.
I am LOVING the notion of the 'gentle negotiation' with the batting. What a brilliant description of something that I would have thought impossible to describe! Thank you Karen, love your videos.
I would love it if you could make a video about the different types of batting that can be used for a quilt sandwich :)
I always use pins to tack layers together, and am slowly moving to the curved pins. I agree that the Kwik Klip is a complete game changer. And I don't mind the time it takes to pin as it gives me extra time to get up close and personal with the quilt top and think through different quilt designs.
I don’t go outside to spray, instead, I first use painters tape to line my floor with a cheap painters plastic drop, then I also use the painters tape to tape down my first layer of quilt
You mentioned having a place to lay out the quilt tops. As a senior the floor is a real challenge!
Recently I purchased two basic unfinished kitchen base cabinets and a pre-finished counter top at a big box store. The counter top is light and comes in 4 feet lengths and up. (As a senior I am able to pick up this counter top) I chose one with an edge or backsplash, which allows me to lay the counter top on top of the base cabinets but against a wall for stability, and it provides a large enough space to lay out my quilt top. Also doubles as a cutting table, cabinets provide more storage. The cost: less than $125.00. The cabinets are kitchen height or 30" high. This has helped to provide an area to cut, square up and layout my quilts. Works well for me and thought it might help others. I in fact purchased 4 base cabinets with drawers and two different size counter tops providing two work areas, inexpensive and no assembly.
Awesome idea and includes drawers for storage
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Have you ever tried using the pool noodle method where you wrap each piece around the pool noodle and then work with them a little at a time to either baste them or pin them down
I would like it very much if you make a video about when to use which batting, please.
I’d love to see a video devoted to how to match up the backing to the front, eg. a striped fabric or an after quilt. If there’s really not enough to it for a whole video, maybe include in your next collection of tips. Thank you for your videos! I look forward to seeing your smiling face and learning something every week.
A video on batting would be GREAT!!
Please do a. video about quilt batting’s. Thank you
Hello! I love your tutorials💓 and I would like if you could add a video about different types of batting. xoxo
Please do a video on different battings. You are an excellent teacher!
Thank you for sharing ❤️💗❤️💖
Great tips & tricks....
That's why I prefer a longarm.....😁🤭
Don't have one as of yet...checking in on a Moxie though.....
Yes, yes, yes, when you recover(🤭), Free motion quilting.....
Your videos are just jam packed with info... it's awesome. PLEASE PLEASE do one on batting. I never know what I should buy.
Would love to see a video on free motion quilting. Your videos are excellent and break it down so I can understand.
You've done a very good job introducing the pros and cons of how to sandwich a quilt. Thank you, very helpful!... yes ma'am I have a request thank you... would you please show us how to strip block per block to make the quilt top complete. I hope I have made myself understood. LOL thank you❤ yes indeed I would love to subscribe
Explaining the differences in batting would be a great video. I am interested in seeing what each example looks like also. Thanks for sharing.
I am soooo glad to find you today. I've been searching for all this information now for a while! Thank you so much!! I'm brand new to quilting, and it seems the tips I've been looking for aren't easy to find. You're amazing!!!! Maybe I can do this after all. Bless you!!
Yes, please make a video on batting types!! I have terrible allergies, and working with so many battings is a horrible experience, but I love to quilt!! :(
Have you tried bamboo or a bamboo/cotton mix batting? It handles well and quilts beautifully, I believe it's hypoallergenic
Would love for you to do a video on batting!
Yes to video about creative batting materials!!!
I've been using bamboo batting because I find it's comparatively easy to hand quilt. I'm intrigued, however, by the flannel batting. I'd never heard of it until this video.
Please a video about batting! I want to know everything!
A Batting video...YES PLEASE.
I get so confused that I just end up using the 100% cotton, but I’d love to know the pros and cons of the others.
Many thanks for your dedication to this channel and your viewers. 🌸
A video regarding batting would be great!
Please make a video about different types of batting.
SPOON! Great idea.
The flannel backed looks like a nice method.
Thank you!
Great tips!
Thank you for making this video.
Basting is the worst part of making a quilt, although I don't have to do it very often as I don't have a sewing machine and make each quilt by hand.
I tack my layers together with a cheap basting thread, it's such a relief when it's done.
You made it!!!! YEAH!!!! This was awesome!
Thanks so much for this video!
Thank you so much....I love making the top; I dread adding the batting and backing.🤦🏻♀️ I just never am happy with the outcome.😢 This tutorial was what I needed!!! So, maybe, I’ll be inspired to finally finish my baby nephew’s baby blanket....he’s probably walking by now!🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️🤦🏻♀️
Wonderful, full of great information. Thanks so much.
Thankyou very helpful
I stumbled across your CZcams channel this morning and have watched one after the other until my brain hurt. These are the most informative and easy to watch videos I have ever seen. I am just learning and find you are a wealth of practical and helpful information. Thank you!
Thank you for this valuable info
Thankyou Karen !
Thanks you for sharing all your knowledge!
This was very, very helpful. Thank you.
Thank You Karen for sharing your experience with us!
Always easily explained and simple!!
Interested in how to set your sewing machine to quilt your sandwich with pinches in the back….thank you beautiful lady for all the help you so generously give from the bottom of my heart.
Thanks for all the great information, good job!
Yes please do a video on batting! As a newbie quilter I enjoy watching your channel and have learned alot!
Thank you for lots of great ideas to sandwich quilts!
Wonderful! Simple, clear and great options. Thank you.
Really useful, thank you
great video!
Thank you. Very good information ❤️
Great explanation thanks
Thanks for the video.
Thanks for all your videos, they are very helpful.
Thank you
Sandwiching on a wall with basting spray!!! I think my mind has just been blown. 🤯❤
Please talk about different batting!! I have zero idea what to get or why one type is better than another or when to use them appropriately
Thank you. Most straight forward information I have ever seen.
Great video, Karen.
This was awesome, so many good ideas!!
I need to learn about different batting. Please a tutorial on A to Z of batting would be appreciated. All the best from Taupo, New Zealand.
thank you for making this video. It was super informative
Thank you so much, this answers questions gallore!
I just found your videos, they are wonderful. Thank you so much.
I'd add a con that spray basting uses aerosols, which are very bad for the environment. You can make it yourself and use a spray bottle. I haven't tried that yet, but I've heard great things, plus it's cheaper! Great video, thanks, Karen!
Would love to make my own. Do you know the formula?
@@maureensmith4005 Try this: czcams.com/video/mVRrFGFXXfc/video.html I asked about it on a sewing group and dozens of people replied saying they use it all the time. The one negative aspect is it tends to take a while to dry, so you just have to plan for that. Good luck!
Oh, I'm so excited! I've been waiting for the quilting video. Thank for the tips making sandwiches.
I would love it if you made a video on batting! I've learned so much from you. You make things very easy to understand for beginners. Thank you!
I love the ‘gentle negotiation.’ Very nice video. Thank you.
Yes would love to see video on different batting’s. Thanks
All ready done...see my interview with Stephanie Hackney www.justgetitdonequilts.com/block-patterns
The best explanation for sandwiching a quilt. Thank you.
Yes please for a middle or batting choices!! 😊
the quilts u made are Beautiful