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Posted by Karen, Queen of Squishies on December 22, 2006, 9:36 am

Let's discuss various ways to lay out three layers for a large quilt - OTHER
than crawling around on the floor! If this is a good enough discussion,
then let me annouce here and now, that even though I am still young enough
for my kids and grandkids to think that I am the coolest MamaBear ever -
even so, I have just done my last quilt on the floor! I'm too old for this!

Karen, Queen of Squishies
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Posted by Carole-Retired and Loving It on December 22, 2006, 9:43 am

I know exactly how you feel!!! I got one of those nice folding tables
on wheels when JoAnn's had a sale. Now I center my backing on that
table and let all the edges hang over. Then I layer on my batting,
smooth it out, and let it hang over the backing. Last, I center my
top and smooth all the part that's on the table, making sure there are
no wrinkles, and checking to be sure there's batting and backing under
all the top, even the parts hanging over the edge.

Then I carefully pin just the part that's on the table. After that's
done, I gently slide the whole three layers until I get to a section
that isn't pinned. I smooth and straighten again and pin. I keep
doing that until the whole thing is pinned. I've done three large
quilts by this method now and it has worked very well!

It sure beats the "crawling around on the floor" method!

On Fri, 22 Dec 2006 14:36:45 GMT, "Karen, Queen of Squishies" <Karen @
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Posted by elspeth on December 22, 2006, 10:13 am

That is exactly how I do it, also. The weight of the fabric hanging over the
edges seems to help keep the layers on the tabletop smooth.

Elizabeth in Spring, Texas
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Posted by joan8904 in Bellevue Nebraska on December 22, 2006, 10:17 am

Ditto. I put mine on my sewing table (machine lowered) and let the
sides hang down. However, on occasion, I do go to work early and line
up the tables in the classroom at work. Ask your local quilt store.
They may be happy to accomodate your request, depending on schedules,
etc.

joan

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Posted by Roberta Zollner on December 22, 2006, 11:54 am

I do mine this way too, except my old dining table is long enough with both
ends pulled out that I can usually get most of the length on. So I tape the
backing to the table ends. (Some people use stationery clamps.) If you need
to center the top on the backing, you can also tape a toothpick to the
center spots on the table edges -just feel where the center is.
The important thing is not to stretch the backing.
Roberta in D

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