Sharon Schamber's video

[Judith T.]

Help, please. Someone gave a website for a video with Sharon Schamber using something from Home Depot to straighten out the quilt top, batting, and backing to get out the wrinkles before basting. I have searched but can't find it. Does anyone remember what that website was? Thank you in advance. I want to send DH to Home Depot to buy what ever that was. I should have written the info down as I can remember anything of importance any more. Does that happen to any of you? Maybe it is the age. Judy in AZ( where they are predicting rain for the Super Bowl :roll: but I sit and knit and only watch the commercials especially the ones with animals and the Anhauser Busch horses)

[Charlene F.]

I the video was right on her web site but I did write down "prepainted trimboard" 3" x 1/2" or 5/8"........ :P

http://www.sharonschambernetwork.com...h/pinless.html

I haven't gotten to Home Depot yet...... Charlene

[Judith T.]

Charlene, thank you so much for the info. DH was going to HD so I will have him pick up a 5' piece. That length ought to be enough, don't you think? Judy in AZ

[Judith T.]

I just watched the video and saw that I need 2 boards instead of one. No pins, just pinless basting. Who knew? Judy

[Judith T.]

I plan on getting 96" boards, since most of my quilts are big. I also want to get a piece of formica or something to put over my dining room table to protect the wood when I try the herringbone basting. I LOVE the idea of basting a whole quilt sitting down!

Pat in Rockport, TX

[Lynn K.]

I also watched her video on machine applique and it was excellent. Think I need to watch ALL of her ideas!

[Judith T.]

Hey, girls, it works. DH bought me the boards today and tonight I basted my little wall hanging about 36" square using Sharon Schamber's method. The only thing I would suggest, because I always learn the hard way, put something down to protect the surface of your table. I used my quilting table, but had I used the dining room table, I would have had little pin pricks all over the surface. I used the herringbone stitch and perle cotton thread and a big eye needle. It took a couple of hours and now I am ready to quilt and there are no wrinkles on the back and I sat down for the whole process and stuck my finger several times. Judy in AZ

[Eileen K.]

I also watched her video on machine applique and it was excellent. Think I need to watch ALL of her ideas!

Lynn,
I've joined her site so I could see all the longarm videos. But I've learned so much from all her other information as well. She is just so prolific in all she does, and a very well rounded quilter.
If you go to her regular site, you can see more of her work. It's http://www.sharonschamber.com
You won't regret it. 8)
eileenkny

[Eileen K.]

I plan on getting 96" boards, since most of my quilts are big. I also want to get a piece of formica or something to put over my dining room table to protect the wood when I try the herringbone basting. I LOVE the idea of basting a whole quilt sitting down!

Pat in Rockport, TX

Pat,
I used one of my rotery cutting mats and just slid it along as I went to protect my dinning room table. Worked fine for me.
Peter

[Eileen K.]

Hello everyone, I just watched Sharon's video and I really like her technique. It's so much better for those of us who can't crawl around on the floor.

Have any of you tried using a spoon when basting? You lay the spoon down and bring the needle out into the bowl of the spoon, then tilt the spoon up and it's much easier to grab the needle. It saves the needle sticks for me.

Have a great day, Sharon in TN

[Eileen K.]

Sharon, I always use an old spoon when basting with safety pins. I will try it with the thread basting, too, what a good idea.

Peter, I have a huge mat, 72" long, that I've had for many years, on top of my cutting/basting table, I can just put it on my dining room table when I want to baste, another very good idea.

This is why I love The Quilt Show!

Pat in Rockport, TX, who got three 84" trim boards yesterday--one to cut in half for wall quilts.

[Judith T.]

Thanks for everyone's input. Using spoons and mats is a great idea. Wish I had thought of that sooner before I pock marked my quilting table. Judy in AZ who learns things the hard way

[Judith T.]

Hi, I watched the basting video too, and the board looks to me like any normal wooden board.
I think I have some in my loft that can be used for basting, perhaps I will need to sand and panit it, but what is the big deal of buying that particular board on the video?

thanks

[Judith T.]

I think she suggested it just to save the time of dealing with raw wood. But if you have some free wood, so much the better. I still haven't gotten to the lumberyard to get the longer boards, but since I'm not ready to baste anything right now, that's okay. I'm still working on my freemotion skills, following along with Sharon's Basic Freeform Feathers video. I'm on my third charity quilt--they're not that big, about 48 inches by 64 inches, so a nice size to wrestle around. I bought the Halo, and love it. Also got the Supreme Slider and the teflon bobbin washers. It's amazing how much simpler things are if you have the right tools for the job.

Pat in Rockport, TX

[Frances L.]

Ok so now I'm curious. I clicked on the link up above and it couldn't find the site. I went to Sharon's site and couldn't find it either. Does anybody know how to find it now?
Frances in Austin