I finished piecing and basting my quilt, and the quilting is in full swing. When I was basting, at first I put the quilt on a mattress but found it didn't work as it got wrinkled. Then it dawned on me why other quilters laid their quilts on the kitchen floor when basting: because other areas are carpeted. From this I learned that only flat and solid floor worked. Hours of basting almost finished me and I decided to use an adhesive spray for my subsequent quilts.
My sewing table was quite small. But I made the most out of it by adding a few things to reduce the dragging force of gravity.
Books! Literature books came in handy at this time. They were just the right width. Don't I love literature! Thanks, Charlette Bronte and all!
I also used my ironing board, which is the same height as my table, for suppor on the left side. With them, I was all set.
About the quilting pattern, I wanted to try circles to create the turning effect of pinwheels. But the result was funny so I switched to meandering right away.
Meandering proved to be much better and I stuck to it. I'm almost half way through. Free motion quilting was a lot quicker than I had thought. I could literally "quilt in a day", if I wasn't disturbed.Off to continue quilting right now. It's my first time free motion quilting a big quilt. Hopefully it turns out alright.
Can't wait to see the finished quilt! Happy FMQ:)
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