Whew! I've finally managed to sandwich and machine quilt my two choices in this endeavor. Needless to say, I was terrified of messing thing up but I was encouraged to try.
Here are some of the steps I did to sandwich the quilt tops.
Here are some of the steps I did to sandwich the quilt tops.
Measure out the backing and press it . I know it doesn't look pressed but it is.
Using "masking tape" tape the edges of your backing to whatever surface stretching it taunt as shown.
Lay batting next. I tend not to tape the batting but I'm sure that some do.
Next I lay the quilt top on and using the large safety pins, pin all layers together before removing the tape and relocating the sandwich at my sew machine.
I meandered each quilt and was fairly happy with the outcome.
Binding is next and then labeling.
Binding is next and then labeling.
The quilts are quilted and the binding is all done.
I went with a unique labeling. Since I'm donating to Hands2Help, I decided to make a hand for each quilt as labels.
I never thought about tapeing the backing into place. That's a great idea. Thanks for the tip. Love teh hand shaped label as well.
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ReplyDeleteI never thought of using masking tape to tape down the backing. Cool idea! I LOVE the hand label...how unique and a great idea~ You are full of ideas for me today~ Happy Pentecost! ♥♥♥
Your quilting looks just fine! I must say it is better than some of my early quilting attempts.
ReplyDeleteYour hand label is genius!
ReplyDeleteCongrats on getting your quilts done. I have my top done but not quilted yet.
Awesome quilt. What a great idea for your label.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful quilt. What a super idea for the label. I have to make two of them and I just may give it a try. Love it.
ReplyDeleteWonderfully done and thank you for participating in H2H.
ReplyDeleteI really like your 'hand label'. Beautiful idea. :)
ReplyDeleteRhonda, those are just beautiful - and I love your "hand" label!! What a fabulous idea! Thanks so much for participating in the challenge this year!
ReplyDeleteGreat quilts. Love the hand label! Way to make that super cute...
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