My long armer sews straight rows across the quilt approximately 3" apart. She uses a big stitch length of 1.5", as shown in the photo above. The cotton is just regular cotton - I don't even discuss the cotton, I just let them use whatever coloured cotton they like.
She also goes right around the very edge of the quilt so the stitches don't snag and unravel.
Here's another example I had basted on a long arm machine. Again, the rows are about 3" apart.
I love getting my quilts basted by a long armer. It means that the quilt is centered on the backing fabric, and the tension is just right for hand quilting.
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| Basting row 3" apart |
I hope that answers some of your questions.
3 comments:
I agree about the benefits of having quilts basted by a long-armer. Particularly for anything larger than ~cot sized. It means no wrinkles, the tension for hand quilting is exactly right, that everything stays together perfectly aligned, and best of all.....that I don’t have to crawl around on my knees with a hundred or more safety pins!
how much dose it cost?
That looks like a great alternative to crawling around on the floor ... and a good way to make sure there are no wrinkles on the back. My sister in the states has a longarmer that does her quilts but I have never seen those in Tokyo other than in quilt-show shops.
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