Friday -

 

 

Was a good day - 

 

I decided to play with layering and basting - 

 

My Antique Squirrel - BIG BROTHER version - 

 

And cut my pressing time in half - 

 

When I realized that I could/should fold the HUGE backing - 

 

In half - 

 

And press it that way - 

 

 

It was easy enough to smooth it out on the ironing pad on my kitchen island - 

 

And press the double layer up to the fold -

 

But not to actually press a crease in it - 

 

Then open it out - 

 

Press the center portion out flat -

 

And layer the batting - 

 

And the top - 

 

Press those to fuse them - 

 

Working in sections - 

 

Then turn it sideways - 

 

To finish up the last row - 

I pressed and pinned as I went along - 

And took breaks when my back started complaining - 

 

So now it's all pin basted - 

And ready for the "ditch quilting" - 

 

After I get the "base lines" quilted - 

 

I can trim off the excess backing and batting - 

 

And practice some more Free-Motion Quilting - ;))

 

 

 

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -