The Approach to Basting Quilt Fabrics…
How to baste a quilt is an easy technique that entails the temporary stitching of layers together prior to the commencement of quilting to ensure your materials do not shift when you are working. The technique takes relatively minimal time besides being an essential primary step towards the creation of a more professional and beautiful-looking quilt.
Before commencing with the quilting, the three layers must be temporarily fastened together to avoid their chances of slipping and sliding while the quilt is being manipulated through the sewing machine. The process is known as quilt basting and is equally extremely important. If it is done appropriately, the ultimate quilt is bound to generally look nice and lay flat; if done badly, the back and top often comprises puckers and can make the quilt look sloppy.
Knowing how to baste a quilt takes considerable amount of work especially the bed-sized pieces that are larger. Numerous quilters do not enjoy this process; I guess that I am a bit out of the ordinary since I do enjoy it.
The look of a top that has just been sewn together appeals to me before it is converted into a quilt. However, it has a feeling of incompleteness to me. The quilting stitches’ texture must be present in my artwork in order to get the correct feeling. In addition, the prospect of this texturing is primarily realized during basting and this is the instant my artwork develops into a quilt, hence my affection for it.
Required Materials involved in Quilt Basting:-
- Coats Basting and the Embroidery Thread of the Machine’s (Art N575) or the Cotton Coat Quilting Thread (V32)
- Top Quilt Fabric: The top fabric is the visible, decorative layer, which can either be appliqué or a different design.
- Quilt Filler: A cotton, polyester or wool batting layer to add loft or thickness in addition to comfort and warmth.
- Quilt Backing: This is the layer that aids in stabilizing the quilt besides protecting the filler from wearing out. Its fabric should be firmly woven and its care requirements should be similar to its top fabric.
Instructions:
It is a worthy effort to take several minutes for basting the layers together. Their considerable size makes it easy for the layers of the fabric to shift to the wrong position while quilting and this has a capacity of distorting the unfinished design. Basting quilt aids in preventing this occurrence.
Sandwich the layers: The surface where the backing material is placed should be flat and this fabric’s right side should be facing down (face the surface of the table). The filler should be positioned on the backing material while the decorative material should be placed on the filler whilst its right side is facing upwards.
Basting the layers: Beginning at the center, the layers should be hand basted from their center outwards to ensure that shifting is prevented. Cotton thread may be used and this may include a light colored Coats 100% Mercerized Cotton Thread or Coats Basting Thread. When basting for the larger items, you will require a grid pattern while for the smaller items, a radial pattern is required. The distance between the rows should not exceed 4 inches or 10 cm. In order to know how to baste a quilt easily, the illustrations should be followed appropriately.
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