Back to tonight's progress....and my whining!
Oh how I loathe pinning a quilt. It is the worst part of the whole process to me (followed closely by binding, but that isn't even CLOSE to how icky pinning is!)
I'm dreaming of the day that I can afford a long arm. Or even a mid arm and a frame. And when I have somewhere to put it....because while I could probably afford something along those lines, there is just no where in this house to store such a thing. :) Sooo...I can dream, right!?!?! In the mean time I use this guy:
My basting gun and 1/4 in brads. I do love it better than safety pins...
I did get the whirlpool quilt pressed and pinned as well as the Radio Way quilt (I didn't take a picture of that one. I was tired and tired of pinning!) Here is whirlpool with her borders on. A part of me wishes I would have ordered more tula pink Neptune instead of bordering with kona solids...oh well! :) it's done and I'm not going back. I am quite proud of this quilt....
And we have a winner of the Aurifil thread giveaway!
I usually just buy whatever thread I can find at the local store. It is usually Coats&Clark or ThreadArt. I would love to try Aurifil!
Congratulations Taryn and I have sent you an email. Thank you to everyone who entered!!
Happy Quilting!
Congrats Taryn...Kenna, have you looked at or tried the sit down longarms? Much less space. I got one in October 2011 and I LOVE it.
ReplyDeleteYour quilt looks so pretty. I've never heard of a basting gun. It sounds wonderful. I'll have to look around for one as I hate pinning also.
ReplyDeleteAre the brads easy to take out once you've quilted? =D
ReplyDeleteoo.. like. lots.
ReplyDeletegreat questions, too.
one more.. do you baste with the gun on top of a table? or on the floor? or do you have empty space under?
sit down longarm? intriguing. link, please?