Why Basting for Quilting is the Most Important Step
If you've ever felt the frustration of a shifting quilt sandwich, you know that basting for quilting is the one step you really can't afford to mess up. I remember my first quilt—I thought I could just wing it with a few regular sewing pins and hope for the best. Big mistake. By the time I got to the center of that project, the backing had bunched up into a massive pleat, and the top was totally skewed. It was a nightmare to unpick. That's when I realized that taking the time to properly secure those layers is what actually makes the sewing part enjoyable. ...