I know that this does not cover everything that you need to know about quilt sandwiches but I couldn't jam anything more into the video. So this is PART 1 in a series of HOW TO KEEP THE CREASES OUT OF YOUR QUILT. If you have questions I haven't answered, please leave them in the comments and I'll try and incorporate them in future videos. Thanks for watching

@rwind656

3 жыл бұрын

I would love to see a video laying out all of the adhesive and anti-fray products on the market today, with their uses. I've lost track and I find them confusing.

@michelleswistak1389

3 жыл бұрын

Your videos are very easy to follow. I learn tips that make it easier for me. Thank you

@helenfink853

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you for explaining each of these methods to a novice. After my one and only 'pin sandwich,' my bruised fingers made it clear that vacation time should be used for something else. I look forward to trying out some new methods.

@jerileahines9831

3 жыл бұрын

I love it... Just get it done is my mantra now. I'm teaching myself, by watching you and others on KZread. HOW do I know if I have enough material for ? which design? I have 8 packages of 5x5's 1 set of precut 10x10's 3 or 4 Jelly Rolls I did my first jelly roll by sewing them all end to end cut in 1/2 then sewed all together, repeat, turned out kind of cool for my first. I made a super small scrappy quilt for my 2 yr old grandson Henry I sewed 9 fat quarters together after I sewed on appliques or my 5 yro Bennett. Now I have an 8mo old granddaughter I need to start on. CAN YOU HELP ME GET STARTED PLZ? THANKING you in advance, JeriLea Hines

@BrendaH289

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you

Why am I here? What am I doing? I have watched all of these videos. I have subscribed and turned on notifications. I don’t even make quilts.

@cindys1395

Жыл бұрын

Hahahaha

@carolgonzales1410

Жыл бұрын

This is your Subconscious saying you want to do this because you have all kinds of talent to let loose. Go for it!!

@lindaburton1633

Жыл бұрын

I love to make quilts, but I really don’t like them in my house. 😝😵‍💫 What am I doing here???!!!

@lindamusgravebever4620

Жыл бұрын

Hahaha. That’s how it starts. 5 years ago I didn’t quilt either, just started watching the midnight quilt show on KZread. Now I’m fully in…hook, line and sinker. 😉😂

@debbieingram6038

Жыл бұрын

I just discovered this channel. I was watching her on Christmas! 😂

I often use flannel sheets for batting. I buy slightly used flannel sheets from a thrift store, wash them well and I’m ready for a future quilt!

Two requests for future videos: you asked about one on batting. YES,, please! And also one about free motion quilting. There are lots of videos out there about both topics but you often seem to find new ways of thinking about things, a kind of no-nonsense, gently cut through the rubbish pov. So if you have time, I’d greatly appreciate both.

I hope this lady reads most of the comments. No idea why, but many are hilarious. They are just as entertaining as the video 😅

Yes, definitely talk about battings and free motion quilting. My sister can free motion quilt. I'm pretty sure its witchcraft. I can only mess up a sandwich and form a million creases. (I nearly cried when you showed that one! THEY ARE SO AGRAVATING! ) And of course, please, eventually, talk about binding. This was a very important and useful video. Thank you. Stay well!

@kellybeckner8121

3 жыл бұрын

its witchcraft... I'm dying here... but I COMPLETELY UNDERSTAND YOUR PAIN with the creases. Its utterly exhausting. lol. I have to be alone and have complete silence...like they make noise and I can hear them forming... they are the path to insanity. Then once I get it perfect...I'm so afraid to move it. Everyone makes it look sooo easy. I despise the videos where everything is all and right with the world and they rnt even sweating... no back pain. just pure happiness while they quilt. lies I tell you....lies.

@jjudy5869

3 жыл бұрын

Pinning - add more pins, of course, double-check your back before you start quilting. Once, I started pinning the bejeezus out of my line of quilting the puckering both on the front as well as the back almost totally disappeared. I must also qualify, I do absolutely no free motion quilting. I mark my quilt top and pin my lines of stitching. I find this works better in my machine, plus I'm not all that big a fan of free-motion quilting.

@m53goldsmith

3 жыл бұрын

I know! I hate creases and so this video immediately caught my attention. I've shared this video to my FB page so others can benefit (and maybe subscribe!).

@laurieculp5793

3 жыл бұрын

I used to think that too, a few tips. Jump into your scrap pile and make yourself a bunch of "table rugs", scraps mixed with leftover blocks anything. You can whip stitch your batting scraps together for this too. Make a nice pile of them, drop your feed dogs, set the pressure on the presser foot to "0". Have a blast stippling away...before you know it you will want to tackle feathers. Practice drawing in front of the tv on a large dry erase calendar holding the marker straight up and down to mimmick the motion your hands will travel pretending the marker is your needle. This gives you a "warm up" before you go to your quilt, helps you be sure your machine settings are right...oh and ALWAYS can't stress this enough...ALWAYS...clean and oil the machine, especially the bobbin case before you start quilting your sandwich. Now its just getting to learn how fast you need to move your hands to how heavy you are on the pedal. Don't fear using that scrap pile for practice, toss it on a table to catch dust and toss it in the laundry for more time in the sewing room!!!

@michellecornum5856

3 жыл бұрын

@@laurieculp5793 Wow! That was a real tutorial! Thank you! You know, mentioning feathers - I remember years ago when my sister started doing free-motion, she did feathers. Thank you so much for this! Stay well.

I would really enjoy learning about different battings.

@smallfootprint2961

3 жыл бұрын

Yes. So would I. Sounds like that last one is great to start with. Self adhesive and comes in bed sizes. Hmmm.

@rhondaschellin8878

3 жыл бұрын

I don't know if y'all have watched the batting interview, but it's GREAT!!!

I use Elmer’s School glue in a bottle with a fine tip and put a drop of glue about every 4 inches in rows. Then I either leave the quilt until the glue is dry or a dry iron to help dry the glue more easily. The glue washes out of the quilt. This method is easy and very inexpensive. A bottle of glue lasts a long time

@susanemerson8049

3 жыл бұрын

Same. I don't even use a fine tip :) and I do let it air dry.

@ecoquilting7077

3 жыл бұрын

Kathryn and Susan, I think the glue might work for me since I have no wall and small ironing space, but have use of a carpeted floor sometimes. Does the glue make a gob or a stiff spot, causing a discernable difference in how your needle goes through? Does the glue actually dissolve away or just detatch from the fabric in little tiny glueballs? And if I try the little dots of glue method, how long should I let it air-dry? Can I do the batting on the back and go right to putting the top on or should I let it dry. Thanks, love, the Question Lady✌️🌠🤗😁

@susanemerson8049

3 жыл бұрын

@@ecoquilting7077 I just squeeze it on in swirly lines. I have had no issues while quilting with my needles. The glue will only go away when you wash it. So if you have a quilt you don't want to wash this is not the method to use. I do all layers at the same time and I usually let it dry at least 12 hours. I don't iron mine so I am not sure how quickly after ironing you can start quilting.

@ecoquilting7077

3 жыл бұрын

@@susanemerson8049 thank you so much! I'm gonna give it a try ..

@hrhdmk5845

3 жыл бұрын

Great idea, Kathryn. Thanks for sharing, I will have to try this method!

If you haven’t tried all over glue basting with elmers washable school glue it is a game changer for people on a very limited budget as well as people that get puckers no matter what. Pin basting killed my hands and knees. I gave up a quarter of the way through thread basting due to painful knees and time consumption and I can’t afford fusible batting. I tried spray basting twice and can’t justify the cost plus I still got one or two minor puckers. There is only one video I found on KZread of glue basting your quilt sandwich but it is excellent. No need for steam or misting with water though. You really should try it on a charity quilt or baby quilt. The glue completely washes out and holds very firmly.

@dianeledgerwood1091

3 жыл бұрын

Elmer’s washable school blue is also great for securing binding to the back of the quilt before stitching from the top to affix binding back to the quilt. Great for charity quilts when you are not sure how the recipient will be washing/using the quilt. It also saves a lot of time compared to hand stitching, washes out and doesn’t gum the needle.

@michelleswistak1389

3 жыл бұрын

Sounds very interesting. Watched the video and it seems no more work than using the fusible batting with a much better cost.

@susanemerson8049

3 жыл бұрын

It's the only way I make my quilt sandwich. It was a game changer for me as no more puckers. I just squeeze the bottle (i don't thin it as some do) I just go back and forth like you would with a spray over the backing and then fold down the batting and repeat on the batting and lay the top over. I do some smoothing for each layer and typically just let it dry over night.

@michelleswistak1389

3 жыл бұрын

@@susanemerson8049 looking forward to trying that method. I have about 8 quilts to sandwich, anything to make it easier and no puckers is a plus.

Bating=yes FMQ=Yes Good quilting machines=YES! Another great video👍😎

Thanks Karen for another wonderful teaching video. I used to really dislike (actually stronger) binding my quilts. This was at least 20 years ago. That was until a guild member made this statement as she was showing her quilt, “My favorite part of making my quilts is doing the binding”! You may probably be thinking what I thought at the time. I pondered this statement. And I found that every time I was sewing that dreaded binding on, Judi’s words came back to me. Funny thing, after some time it became my favorite part also. So here goes, basting my quilts is one of my favorite parts, no kidding. I spray baste my quilts and every since doing my first one I knew this was the technique for me. For me, it’s very fast, easy, and very accurate. I gently smooth the quilt out as I spray baste my sections. At 76 years, I appreciate an accurate technique that doesn’t require crawling around on the floor. I open my windows. I have wood floors which I quickly wipe with my wood floor cleaner immediately after the quilt is basted. This takes only a few minutes as it is easily removed and for me is worth it at my age. Tada! Then I can head to my domestic machine to start machine quilting......one of my favorite things!

Karen I use a bed blanket for the batting. And a bed sheet for the backing. It's the only way I can make a quilt. I was taught to do that. It's simple for me to quilt. I use yarn to tack it with. That's just the way I was shown how to make a quilt. By my grandmother always done her quilts that way. .. it works for me. ..

YESSSS!!! Free motion quilting vid please! And could you mention the machines you prefer for free motion quilting? I've never done any but am eager to try and have access to several different quilting friends machines. THANKS!!!

I spread mine out on the Kitchen floor since I live in a smaller house. It is worth moving the round kitchen table to do. I will say my knees and back will hurt, but it is worth it.

We’ve been using starch. A 50/50 mix of StaFlo and water in a spray bottle. Our problem is no one sells the jugs of StaFlo on Kaua’i. Have to mail order. It’s still inexpensive and washes out once the quilt is finished. We spray the fabric and iron- similar to how Karen used the powder.

I hate making quilt sandwiches!! I wish I had seen this video years ago. While I’ve learned some of these things via trial and error, there is lots of new information for me in your video! Thank you for doing this! And, yes, please make a video on batting.

I am LOVING the notion of the 'gentle negotiation' with the batting. What a brilliant description of something that I would have thought impossible to describe! Thank you Karen, love your videos.

Thank you for your clear explanations on each way to make your sandwich quilt!! I love how precise you can be in such a short video. You deserve your 200 thousand subscribers plus many many more!! Looking forward to the next video.

Oh very excited if you make a free motion quilting video!

For closing the safety pins, a grapefruit spoon is a great help. They already have grooves, and are readily accessible at our house!

Yes please, a video on different types of battings would be wonderful. I am stuck in a rut and have used the same one for everything.. forever. Love your videos. Have been quilting since 1975, lost my enthusiasm but found it again thanks to you. 63 tops are now getting quilted. Thank you, thank you.

@JustGetitDoneQuilts

3 жыл бұрын

Wow...63 👏👏👏

I can't wait to see your video on FMQ! And I guess after that we'll need a video on binding techniques 😉. A teacher's work is never done, eh?

Yes, make a video on batting please!

A Batting video...YES PLEASE. I get so confused that I just end up using the 100% cotton, but I’d love to know the pros and cons of the others. Many thanks for your dedication to this channel and your viewers. 🌸

I don’t go outside to spray, instead, I first use painters tape to line my floor with a cheap painters plastic drop, then I also use the painters tape to tape down my first layer of quilt

A huge thank you for this video. I have several tops waiting and after watching your video twice, I got off my butt and put one together. My original plan was to tape it to my garage wall, spray baste it but in the end decided to lay it on my carpet floor (all 3 layers) and pin baste it. It only took a couple hours but well worth it. It had only been waiting 18 years,lol. I will try and attach photo. Thanks for your encouragement.

@gabriellelange4698

2 жыл бұрын

This is a relief to read it takes me years to complete quilts. Unless we have a lockdown, who knew we would thank covid!!

Using your dollar store tips, i got a pair of gardening gloves and clipped off the fingertips. I thought I didn’t enjoy the quilting process with my quilt sandwich but turns out I just didn’t like fighting with it, it’s gone so much better now that I have the gloves

@JustGetitDoneQuilts

3 жыл бұрын

👍

I always use pins to tack layers together, and am slowly moving to the curved pins. I agree that the Kwik Klip is a complete game changer. And I don't mind the time it takes to pin as it gives me extra time to get up close and personal with the quilt top and think through different quilt designs.

Yes to video about creative batting materials!!!

You mentioned having a place to lay out the quilt tops. As a senior the floor is a real challenge! Recently I purchased two basic unfinished kitchen base cabinets and a pre-finished counter top at a big box store. The counter top is light and comes in 4 feet lengths and up. (As a senior I am able to pick up this counter top) I chose one with an edge or backsplash, which allows me to lay the counter top on top of the base cabinets but against a wall for stability, and it provides a large enough space to lay out my quilt top. Also doubles as a cutting table, cabinets provide more storage. The cost: less than $125.00. The cabinets are kitchen height or 30" high. This has helped to provide an area to cut, square up and layout my quilts. Works well for me and thought it might help others. I in fact purchased 4 base cabinets with drawers and two different size counter tops providing two work areas, inexpensive and no assembly.

@judyannyelton3906

3 жыл бұрын

Awesome idea and includes drawers for storage

@sharecloudgroup3001

2 жыл бұрын

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Yes to the batting video!!!

Sandwiching on a wall with basting spray!!! I think my mind has just been blown. 🤯❤

I’d love to see a video devoted to how to match up the backing to the front, eg. a striped fabric or an after quilt. If there’s really not enough to it for a whole video, maybe include in your next collection of tips. Thank you for your videos! I look forward to seeing your smiling face and learning something every week.

Yes, please do a video on types of batting and reasons to use each one.

The flannel backed looks like a nice method.

A video on batting would be GREAT!!

Thank You Karen for sharing your experience with us!

The best explanation for sandwiching a quilt. Thank you.

If you don't have the tool that is mentioned with the safety pins you may try to use the plug of a wired headset, it has similar shape to catch the wire

Thank you. Most straight forward information I have ever seen.

When I have an especially large quilt, I take it to church. Catholic, Protestant, Jewish....the vast majority will have a Social Hall or a Fellowship Hall (by any other name, a room with lots of nice big tables you can push together. ) Take a friend with you and laying out your huge quilt sandwich will be so much easier than your own dining room table with the added benefit of spending time with a friend or, in my case, my sister!

Yes! More on batting please.

Your videos are just jam packed with info... it's awesome. PLEASE PLEASE do one on batting. I never know what I should buy.

Yes please for a middle or batting choices!! 😊

I'd add a con that spray basting uses aerosols, which are very bad for the environment. You can make it yourself and use a spray bottle. I haven't tried that yet, but I've heard great things, plus it's cheaper! Great video, thanks, Karen!

@maureensmith4005

3 жыл бұрын

Would love to make my own. Do you know the formula?

@KimberlyNichols

3 жыл бұрын

@@maureensmith4005 Try this: kzread.info/dash/bejne/n4qG1KiAdru-lsY.html I asked about it on a sewing group and dozens of people replied saying they use it all the time. The one negative aspect is it tends to take a while to dry, so you just have to plan for that. Good luck!

batting video please. I have seen other batting videos and they just make me dizzy. Use this when - but... You simplify things so that my eyes aren't rolling in the back of my head when you're done. Pretty please with cherries on top and thank you!

I love the ‘gentle negotiation.’ Very nice video. Thank you.

I am soooo glad to find you today. I've been searching for all this information now for a while! Thank you so much!! I'm brand new to quilting, and it seems the tips I've been looking for aren't easy to find. You're amazing!!!! Maybe I can do this after all. Bless you!!

Yes, please make a video on batting types!! I have terrible allergies, and working with so many battings is a horrible experience, but I love to quilt!! :(

@elainestaples6831

3 жыл бұрын

Have you tried bamboo or a bamboo/cotton mix batting? It handles well and quilts beautifully, I believe it's hypoallergenic

You made it!!!! YEAH!!!! This was awesome!

Yes please do a video on batting! As a newbie quilter I enjoy watching your channel and have learned alot!

And PLEASE talk about batting!! I work at a quilt shop and always use 100% cotton because my boss recommends it, but I'd love to know the benefits or other uses of poly and bamboo!!

SPOON! Great idea.

Thank you so much....I love making the top; I dread adding the batting and backing.🤦🏻‍♀️ I just never am happy with the outcome.😢 This tutorial was what I needed!!! So, maybe, I’ll be inspired to finally finish my baby nephew’s baby blanket....he’s probably walking by now!🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️🤦🏻‍♀️

Please do a video on different battings. You are an excellent teacher!

Thanks for another great video, Karen. I really appreciate all your work and how clear and concise you are. I always look forward to your posts.

Thank you for lots of great ideas to sandwich quilts!

Always feel happy after watching your videos. Informative, encouraging and you're so cheerful.

I applaud all of you struggling to find the best way to baste and quilt. Do it if you enjoy it or can't afford to hire someone. For me the best way is to not do it at all. Anything larger than a small table runner goes to a pro. The woman who quilts my quilts does a beautiful job with quick turnaround for a reasonable price and she even picks up and delivers! Worth every penny!

I love Hobbs fusible batting. Works the best for me. Thanks again Karen!

Wonderful! Simple, clear and great options. Thank you.

Thankyou Karen !

I would love it if you could make a video about the different types of batting that can be used for a quilt sandwich :)

Congratulations on your 4 year KZread anniversary. I love watching all your videos. I have learned so much.

Thanks you for sharing all your knowledge!

Basting is the worst part of making a quilt, although I don't have to do it very often as I don't have a sewing machine and make each quilt by hand. I tack my layers together with a cheap basting thread, it's such a relief when it's done.

To find a large enough space to assemble the quilt top, I do it at our church. I usually use the spray basting method, so I use a floor space near the doors to assure good ventilation. The biggest disadvantage I find to the spray basting is the smell. I spray fairly lightly and always launder the quilt once the binding is on.

I recently made a quilt sandwich with basting spray , double quilting pins, and quilting safety pins because I was so tired of creases. I went the extra mile. Then I followed all the directions about starting in the center when free motion quilting. I’m a quilter that always gets creases at the edge of my quilts during the quilting process. It still happened and I wondered what it was that I was doing wrong. I still love my homemade quilts but it really is frustrating all those bulges and creases toward the edge. The strangest thing is when I hand quilt that never happens. Only when I’m quilting on the machine does it happen. So I’m watching all these videos to help. Thank you for all your videos.

Always easily explained and simple!!

Yes please do a video on free motion quilting! All you videos are helpful. I am learning so much on this quilting journey!

Thanks, Karen! I always enjoy your videos and like the instructional ones the best. You do lots of research into your topic and do a bang up job of distilling it into very concise and inviting format. I still think you are one of the best teachers on the internet. Keep the info coming and the depth of content superb. Thanks for all you do!

Thanks so much for this video!

Another great video! Saved for future reference. I agree about the quick klip, saves fingers indeed

I've been using bamboo batting because I find it's comparatively easy to hand quilt. I'm intrigued, however, by the flannel batting. I'd never heard of it until this video.

Explaining the differences in batting would be a great video. I am interested in seeing what each example looks like also. Thanks for sharing.

Thank you Karen!! I am so glad I found your channel. I am Learning soooo much!!

A video regarding batting would be great!

Thank you

I loved the interview with Peter, I’m fairly new to this so I had not heard of him. After visiting his site, I’m now following him on social media! All of this was o say thank you! I love your tutorials and have learned so much!

Thank you!

Great. Just what I needed. Thank you Karen! My first patchwork quilt, and I’ve already had to unpick three rows of stitch in the ditch as my layers escaped from each other! Thanks for this reminder.

I stumbled across your KZread channel this morning and have watched one after the other until my brain hurt. These are the most informative and easy to watch videos I have ever seen. I am just learning and find you are a wealth of practical and helpful information. Thank you!

Yes I would love knowing more about batting and the effects it gives the quilt. Love this video

Would love for you to do a video on batting!

This was very, very helpful. Thank you.

Great explanation thanks

Great tips!

Thanks so much Karen. I am an experienced quilter and love free motion quilting on my domestic machine, but there is always something to learn! Your videos are always so informative. Got to get a Kwik Klip...

Creases have been my BIGGEST problem as a beginner quilter, thank you so much Karen!! 🥺

the quilts u made are Beautiful

Yes would love to see video on different batting’s. Thanks

@JustGetitDoneQuilts

3 жыл бұрын

All ready done...see my interview with Stephanie Hackney www.justgetitdonequilts.com/block-patterns

Please a video about batting! I want to know everything!

So timely after learning from your Q & A what foot to use. Thank you!

I'm a newbie to quilting and discovered your channel. Love your style of teaching.❤🇨🇦

I just found your videos, they are wonderful. Thank you so much.

Having a machine in a flat surface sure helps. I don't have but I've done pretty well on a portable & on a portable w a sew steady table. I also now have a machine where I can switch back and forth w a start button and a foot control. 🙃 I only have a 30"x60" Wal-Mart table to cut & it takes me a long time & a lot of hard work, but when it's together, I'm very proud of myself, if that counts at all.

Thank's for the video. I get so much needed help from your videos.

Well done Karen. Excellent analysis of various methods. I always appreciate how you get to the point without wasting our time. I wish more you tubers were as good as you are about getting the point across without wasting our time! You did leave out one that folks used to use a lot. It was that gun like thing that connected the quilt with little plastic nibs.... like you find in ready to wear that has tags attached. I never liked it but my sister swore by it. I thought the holes were just too big. As always thank you so much!

Yes, please do a video on batting options. I use 100% cotton flannel. I like how it shrinks a bit and gives a beautiful krinkled look to quilt overall. If i didn’t like krinkle, i could prewash the flannel. And with wear, its never going to fall apart and bunch in corners. When i first started quilting, i had some old quilts my Dad found in a building he bought. Some had corners burned away as they had been in a fire. So i looked inside the quilt and it was batted with flannel. Thank you for your very helpful videos.

Oh, I'm so excited! I've been waiting for the quilting video. Thank for the tips making sandwiches.