The Ultimate Beginner Quilt - Batting and Basting - The Jolly Jabber Quilting Blog

Today we’re making sandwiches – quilt sandwiches, that is! We’re putting our quilts together and walking you through the final steps of making The Ultimate Beginner Quilt.

In today’s tutorials, special guest Gina Tell of Thread Graffiti will show you exactly how to put the layers of your quilt together and temporarily secure them together (also called basting) to get them ready for quilting on your home machine. This quilt sandwich is an important step in finishing your quilt.

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You will only need to baste your quilt if you plan to quilt it on your home machine. If you plan to send your quilt to a longarm quilter, you should not baste it.

Basting Supplies

For beginners, we recommend choosing a batting that’s approximately 8-10″ taller and wider than the finished size of your quilt. If you prefer not to use spray adhesive, basting pins or needle and thread work also.

▸ Happy Cloud Quilt Batting Throw 80/20 Silky Blend
▸ Masking Tape or Painter’s Tape
▸ 505 Spray and Fix Temporary Fabric Adhesive
▸ Curved basting pins (Curved safety pins are easier to close, but you can also use regular safety pins.)

We have some awesome quilty friends quilting with us!
Check out their blogs and follow them on social media for inspiration and tips.

Pat Sloan	Mister Domestic	Brittany Clark
Gina of Thread Graffiti	Tracie of Riceford Streams	The Real Housewives of Cross Stitch Priscilla & Chelsea
Karin of Blue Pip Designs	Linden of vinelines	Rebecca of OneWeeBird
	Ange of A Little Patchwork

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