Pin Basting for Machine Quilting

To start I made a quilt sandwich as above.


Because this quilt will be machine quilted, I decided to baste using curved safety pins which is much quicker than thread basting.  Without lifting it I stuck a curved safety pin in the middle of the quilt sandwich through the top, bating, and backing.

 

I added more safety pins in a spiral, placing them a fist's width apart until filled up the space.

Here it is completely basted.

 

Comments

[Barnes]

If you stitch in the ditch, you cannot pin in the ditch- can you?

[purl bee]

Hi Barnes-
Thanks for your comment. While quilting you should take the pins out as you come to them, so you can pin wherever you like. The quilting step (including taking the safety pins out) is explained in the next part of this journal entry here:
http://purlbee.squarespace.com/hand-vs-machine-3-quilting/2006/10/8/machine-quilting.html

Thanks again for your comment!- Molly/ Purl Patchwork