Both, Gerda. I have never had trouble with basting thread getting caught, but now that I've said 'never', I have probably just jinxed myself! LOL I'm sending the repair bill to you, my friend! LOL

Do you mean that the needle pierces the basting thread? Or that the basting thread gets pulled into the feed dogs? I pull the basting thread taut and my stitches are closer together than most- only two or three inches at the most.

I have only thread basted and don't like it at all!!! But lately I am having some one else machine quilt for me and she doesn't require it to be basted. I can only hand quilt so fast, but she does basting too! So I will probably let her do that for me on my next hand quilting project. I am going to have to learn pin basting soon though.

I got to see Joey on a web cam today and he looks wonderful! I was so excited. His mom had to miss it because she is still without power. Thank you all for your warm wishes for him. Those kids don't know how many people are praying for them but I know it is working! This is his second time around and I really hope he doesn't have to go again. 3 times would be pushing it!

It's so good to see us all here! It was looking like a ghost town. lol

I usually pin baste for machine quilting, but occassionally, if I think it will be awhile, I'll hand baste so my safety pins aren't all tied up. i like hand basting for hand quilting, as it is easier to move the hoop around.

I use the #2 curved pins, rather than the smaller #1. They are much easier to use, and my hands usually don't get sore. I try to pin baste every palm width or so.

I only had problems once with the basting thread getting caught in my free motion foot. I learned to remove the basting from the area I was working in to keep it from happening, especially if I am using monofiliment or metalic thread which is more finnicky to work with.

I usually pin baste.

I did originally thread baste, but I machine quilt and I DID have the bobbin thread catch and pull the basting thread and it was a mess. I had to remove the basting threads as I went after that on the rest of the quilt.

After that exprience, I learned to pin baste and I use the handwidth method of spacing them.

I do not have the curved pins, as I am using what I have already had on hand ... but I am planning to try these. They look so much easier to use.

I do have one project that I have thread basted as I am planning to try hand-quilting. I think this will be very slow going for me as my hands ache after a relatively short period of hand-work. I have some stiffness in my hands and wrists.

Good Morning, Everyone!
Well...I didnt get as much done as I planned last night. DD came home from student teaching and wanted to chat and eat and bake cookies... Finished piecing the back. Im am going to try the thread basting but I'll cut and pull the basting threads as I go so I dont end up with a mess on the bottom.
I have my quilters meeting this morning and am thinking of bringing my stuff there... getting the basting done on the HUGE floor of that room.

Soooo...time for coffee And some of those wonderful oatmeal/raisin/chocolate chip cookies....
We're having a very cool but pretty day here...perfect fall sewing weather.
Grandma has to go in again for more testing today and tomorrow...she hasnt been herself and we're trying to find the problem.
Guess I better go shower and eat. Thank you all for the tips on basting... Pat-do you ever try Aleve? In damp weather, I usually take one or two a day for pain. It takes a few hours to work but once it kicks in, its great!

Good morning it is wonderful here. The weather is just now getting under 100. We think we found a house. It is bigger than we want but it is in the country and has a shop. That is what Lyle needds to make his NA flutes. We can have chickens,cow and a pig. It is only 850 a month could not beleive it. One of my boys will go and look at it. I saw many pictures but I need them to check it out. I hope all is doing well and that you will have nice weather. I always use pins but I have only made 4 quilts.and I space the about 4 inches apart. It seams to work for me. But I am still new at this. I also helped to hand quilt my sisters quilt spent 8 hours doing it.I loved it. Talk again later Laura

Hi all,
I machine quilt, so I use quilt basting spray & then pin bast. It works very well for me with no puckers or shifting.
What a stressful week this started out to be. Tuesday morning my cat Warwick, was having trouble sitting & moving. Then she started crying in pain. (a mother knows) Well I got the cat carrier out & had to put her in by myself which is such a struggle. Got her in then because Gregg decided to take my car that day I had to drive his BIG Toyota. I have to use a footstool with a string attached so I can pull it into the truck to be able to get in again when I reach my destination. I'm sure it looks quite comical.
Well, after ex-rays & examinations, turns out my fury baby is just old. She has arthritis. Well the news was such a relief. I just have to give her medicine three times a week. Think I will get her a heating pad, I know it helps me.
I had a nice time at a quilt class yesterday. It got my mind of of worrying.
Hope you all have a good day, thanks for listening
Rebecca P

Good afternoon ... tea break here ... ... the choice is Celestial Seasoning Country Fresh Peach this afternoon ... mmmmmmm ...

Deb ... snagging a cookie here ... MMMMMM ... oatmeal raisin chocolate chip ... yum! ... isn't it nice when you get some "me and my girl" time ? ... what is your DD student teaching?

Rebecca ... {{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}} oh, no, your poor baby ... it is so sad to see them get old but is nice to have them around ... we lost a cat last fall about this time who was 19 years old ... I still miss her ... we had to give her daily meds for her thyroid for the last year or more of her life ... poor thing was so skinny ... and she had been such a fat and happy cat ... still she was happy and cuddly right until the end ... I have her picture right over my computer ...

Laura ... the house sounds wonderful ... I pray everything goes smoothly for you ... your Lyle makes Native Anmerican flutes? ... does he have a website? ... if so, please PM it to me ... I have thought about finding one one of these someday as a gift for my DD who is a flute major ... she also plays the recorder ... the piccolo ... and several other instruments ... I love the sounds of wooden flutes ...

Jenell ... I hope and pray that Joey has served enough for us in Iraq and that he is able to enjoy being home for now on ...

A little birdie whispered in my ear that the O'Nutt clan has 'dopted another quilter. But then the little birdie disappeared, I guess the remnents of Hurricane Ike blew her back across the pond! I wish the little birdie would fly back over and fill us in so we can have a celebration!

The little birdie posted on the wrong good morning thread. I'm sure she will fly in again soon and welcome our new Nut cousin!

I thought the last thread was supposed to be deleted?