Years ago I took my first quilt class to prove to myself I wouldn't like it. I thought it seemed like a very slow process. Too intricate. Too mathematical. Well, surprise, surprise, I found I loved every part of the process. Every bit of it. Until today.....
Today I realized there is one part of the process I really don't like.
Pinning.
I don't mind the bent over back. I don't mind the carefullness. Until I think of some other way to get those layers together, I will pin.
But I do hate what it does to my fingers. Am I missing something here? Is this really how we all look after we've pinned? Or am I being incredibly dimwitted and just don't know there is another way? Has someone not invented another way? Something that doesn't involve a load of lumber in the garage or paying someone to longarm baste? Is this the price we have to pay for enjoying the rest of it? Ouch.
Today I realized there is one part of the process I really don't like. 
Pinning. 
I don't mind the bent over back. I don't mind the carefullness. Until I think of some other way to get those layers together, I will pin. 
But I do hate what it does to my fingers. Am I missing something here? Is this really how we all look after we've pinned? Or am I being incredibly dimwitted and just don't know there is another way? Has someone not invented another way? Something that doesn't involve a load of lumber in the garage or paying someone to longarm baste? Is this the price we have to pay for enjoying the rest of it? Ouch.
I'm with you. Did you ever look at the way Sharon Schamber does it. Check out her site. She uses boards and bastes instead of using pins. I like that for smaller pieces. Haven't tried it on a larger one yet, but plan to. Looks like it is a beautiful quilt.
ReplyDeleteI am sitting at Hobart airport waiting for my flight home at the moment and just saw your poor sore finger and thumb ! Are you using the bent quilting pins, they don't give you the sore fingers or you can just hand baste your quilt , I can get you pins if you don't know them! Happy new year to you and yours !
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