tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700855420663637759.post4166201350872309370..comments2023-07-30T09:31:35.459-05:00Comments on Block Lotto: re Tic TacToesophiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13408822963659450038noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700855420663637759.post-43309007185743765552010-07-12T08:21:12.576-05:002010-07-12T08:21:12.576-05:00Thanks for that - I love the idea of the ironing b...Thanks for that - I love the idea of the ironing board! I'll be free machining it (I'm an embroiderer rather than a quilter by habit), but the biggest piece I've freemachined before was only a couple of feet square and easy to push around!Goblinfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06260037987448208301noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-700855420663637759.post-2671912181654264392010-07-11T13:18:50.329-05:002010-07-11T13:18:50.329-05:00Those are great tips, Cory, thanks for posting the...Those are great tips, Cory, thanks for posting them. <br /><br />I've also basted a large quilt on a table, using big clamps (from Home Depot) to clamp the section of backing/batting/quilt top that is on the table and letting the rest hang over. Like you suggest, I start in the middle baste that, take the clamps off, slide the backing/batting/quilt top so a different area is on top of the table, smooth it out and clamp it to keep everything in place, and pin that section. I remember reading (somewhere?) about how you can baste a quilt against a wall, too. Quilters are ingenious people and great problem solvers.<br /><br />FYI, to post a comment, you just need to look at the bottom of a blog post for the "0 Comments" link and click that. It will go to a view of the blog post with a "Post a Comment" box at the bottom of the post and you'll be good to go.sophiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13408822963659450038noreply@blogger.com