Hand Basting a Quilt p.2 

I come back to watch this every now and again. Still enjoying after all these years, just wanted to say thanks.

so glad this is still online; I used it years ago and found it so helpful.

The best of the best demonstrations on You tube are by Sharon Shamber! I started quilt lessons last year then found Sharon on You Tube and learned more from her videos than the quilt lessons that I paid for inUk. I'm going to join her virtual classes because they work out (in the long run) much cheaper than what I would pay here. I have used her Binding the Angel video for every quilt I have made since discovering her on you Tube. Have a look at her own site its great! Thanks Sharron

Never quite "got" the Quilter's knot until your demonstration in this video. Thanks for all the great teaching, Sharon.

Very very helpful! My shoulders thank you, my wrists thank you, and my knees thank you! You are a generous soul!

I have been stressing out over where in the world I was going to layer and baste a bed-sized quilt and now I have the answer! Thank you so much for this wonderful tutorial. I am learning so many new techniques from watching your videos. Thanks again, Sharon.

Thank you for this great tutorial. So detailed, but clear and easy to understand. I love the quilting process-- all but putting the sandwich together, which has always been a pain. You have given me a technique that is easy and effective, and I'm so very grateful.

I bought boards at the hardware store and am now going to baste my quilt today. I have used the basting method shown but never with the boards. I can't wait to try this way and be assured my quilt is completely square. I will hand quilt it and hopefully have it done in time for a local quilt show! This is a great tutorial for basting quilts!

This technique is gold.

This is absolutely wonderful! Having RA and Osteo arthritis plus Fibro, this way of basting means no more kneeling on the floor and bending over for long periods of time. This is great! I will definitely be using this technique on my next quilting project. Thanks Sharon!!

thank you so much,,,I just bought myself a 'cheaters top'to make my very first quilt for my 65th birthday present....this is marvelous info...I KNOW I CAN DO IT NOW!!!! and I detest pins,,,so you are such a good help. thanks again Sharon.

simple boards! your a genious! i just finished a quilt using your awsome method and i did not have a problem, thank you sooooo much, you've made my hand quilting a pleasure!

Absolutely brilliant!! Thank you for sharing this basting technique. Have just done a single bed quilt and it was easy and the end result fantastic. Am converted!

Fabulous! The pins drive me nuts!!

Thanks so much for the excellent tutorial on basting. I'm not that far into my first quilt but it's bookmarked for when it's time.

sweet! thanks for posting this. I will be sure to use this method when I'm machine quilting. Don't need it for my hand frame, although it might work for those who don't have extra bar for batting.

Just watched another tutorial that using your technique. You are the master keep the tutorials coming.

Sharon, this method is the BOMB! My hands are just that little bit too stiff to pin without pain, and I hated bending over the floor or tables to pin. I love this method because I can sit comfortably, baste at my own pace (you can easily leave this, go make dinner and come back), and have such great control of all layers. I have posted links to this on my web page and in chat boards. Thanks!

EXCELLENT! I am not a quilter...yet...but I want to be so I'm trying to learn as much as I possibly can before I step into the financial commitment. My goal is to learn to FMQ (using rulers) andI considered using spray adhesive to create my sandwich, but I can see where this method (while taking a bit more time), is much more up my alley...I love the idea of thread basting and the technique very much appeals to me.

The basting stitch is used on jacket collars and lapels to hold the interfacing in place.. Love this way of joining my 3 layers together. I like a mixture of pins and basting. Thank you for the videos, brilliant!

Thanks for showing us a much easier way to baste a quilt! I always had trouble basting my quilt with safety pins and it still was not straight! I really enjoyed your demonstration with the boards..now I am going to ask my husband to go and buy a board for me at the hardware store lol Thanks again!

As a novice quilter I have had real trouble getting my quilts basted. They look fine on the top until I turn them over and see the wrinkles. I have tried tape and pins and also hand-basted in a grid from the centre. I will definitely be trying this technique - thank you so much for sharing.

This is amazing. I'm surprised there are not more views.

I just found this video and I am going to get 2 long boards and start basting my quilt this week! I don't have the room (unless I remove the furniture) to put a large quilt on the floor for basting. Also I have 2 cats and a dog, all whom love to lay on my quilts, so it isn't easy to get a large quilt put together , plus my knees can't take crawling around on the floor anymore! Thank You for the tutorial,

thanks for these great demonstrations in parts one and two. I love that you showed how to tie a quilter's knot; I have been quilting for a long time and had never learned that until today. Then the historic sewing technique of the haring bone stitch and what's great about it for all these centuries was a thrill to hear about. That story alone makes me want to give it a try so thanks for telling that little tidbit. Only thing I wonder about is what the back looks like on your finished basting demonstration?

I learned so much from this! Thx!!!

Great video! I look forward to trying this on my next quilt.

Great guide for all quilter's...works just as shown!

Too funny about the husband basting!

gosh, I started quilting about 2 years ago. I'm learning through the older ladies at church when we meet once a month for sewing club. I've never basted a quilt...only used the safety pins! I've seen some of this by the ladies but never paid attention. Mostly I work on quilt tops as I learn different patterns and then a few of the ladies do nothing but pin and tie the quilts.

love it i don't think i will ever use pins again

I’m having a hard time finding DMC tatting thread. I found a ball of white size 80 on EBay. Is that what you use? Lizbeth brand is much more common. Is it comparable to DMC? Can I use a color other than white and not worry about bleeding? Any advice would be much appreciated.

Thanks for the excellent tutorial. So generous of you to share. Question: Have you ever done the basting stitches horizonatally (following the length of the boards) instead? I want to machine quilt a strip quilt following the seams that run horizontally across the quilt, and it seems that removing the basting stitches would make more sense doing it the other direction, but I bow to your expertise.

This is the only method I use now. I got puckers with the safety pins, and forget the glue basting. I make a lot of baby quilts and don't want those chemicals on my fabric. This method is the best. I won't consider any other.

This is a truly awesome demonstration also see my comments on binding a quilt 1, my first ever flat and nice looking quilt

When you machine quilt, what do you do with the basting thread? You cannot quilt over it and you do not want to undo too much or you'll lose the tension.

I'm nrw to this thread basting technique. Another quilter suggested this would be great to use on a King quilt to make sure my baking was stable when I quilt it myself. Would you also use the Herringbone thread basting technique on a King quilt. I've aready pin basted it...however I'm concerned the backing may shift. Any advice would be mu h appreciated please. Thank you from Canadian quilter.

Thank you. Thank you. Thank you.

Genius!!!

What needles are best for thread basting?

That's how I thread needles, Ive been doing that for years.

Wonderful video and unique way to baste. I am more than intrigued. I have been big fan of the safety pin method for years but may change that some day after seeing this. I just have question for you. With all that long thread on the top, does it get in the way with machine quilting? Does your needle or thread ever get caught? Thanks, Chris

OMG THANK YOU!

Wish I had a table to baste on, but the only place large enough is my queen sized bed with a cardboard cutting matt on it

What an awesome video, lot better than the guy using his fence and glue to piece the front back and the top together. How long are the boards and do they need to be painted first. My husband is a carpenter I am sure this will keep my area flat. Do you show how to machine quilt on like an old singer sewing machine? Or do you do all your work by hand?

When you do a queen or king quilt, do you slide the whole thing to left and right to baste all of it when you are using a smaller table. I have a cutting table, but is not that wide. This looks very interesting. I have been having a hard time on the floor pinning.

I quilt on my embroidery machine and have a large magnetic hoop called a Mighty Hoop. The strong magnets hold the quilt sandwich very securely. It will even hold a thick jacket back. Just don't pinch your fingers in it. Ouch! lol

Like it shows in the video you cut and remove the thread when you are coming up to it with your quilting. Do not remove any more then you need to.

Hello Ms. Shambers, did you tell your son Quinn that he was an alien when he was a kid? He is on RU-vid also and says he was kind of messed up as a kid because of this, so he was just telling us what that did to him and I am just curious. He says you are like the Picasso of the quilt world. Congratulations, they are awesome.