Baste and Quilt your Own Quilts at Home with Rob Appell

Rob Appell will walk you through all the steps to baste your own quilt top at home, plus some simple tips on simple swirls and curls as a free motion motif.

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[janweddell]

Very helpful tips! It would be great to see a close up of the design you are stitching. If possible...as you are stitching. 😊 Thanks for your inspiration and instructional videos.❤

[marydavis]

Would love to see more free motion quilting videos like this one! I don’t know that many besides meander, so if you can show us a variety that would be great! I need some ideas. My next quilt I am treating as a fmq sampler so I can practice many different styles.

[knitsalot]

Maybe it was me, but I can't see the stitching at all

[debbiegosselin]

I came upon your video just by accident and loved it. I have 25 quilt tops that need to be quilted. I can't afford the prices of having a long armer do them and don't have the space to baste them on the floor. (Can't now as I just had a hip replacement. ) Your instructions for a small table was great. THANK YOU! A Canadian browser!! 😊

[robynmorris]

I’ve said it before and I’ll say it again. LOVE learning from you; down to earth, real person to person instructions. You are the best. Thanks Rob.

[GailFieler]

I like that you are going thru some basics for us newbees!

[SewWhittle]

Would have been nice to see the patterns you were sewing closeup. Thanks for this great video. Exactly what I needed today.

[lesa]

Ok, after all this time you finally popped back up on my feed! WooHoo!!
I didn’t see a tutorial for your wonky logs?

[gomezpnp]

Love watching and learning from you. It was difficult to actually see what you were doing. I’ve seen other videos of you FMQ and the camera angles were much better. But thanks for all you do for us quilters😊.

[katnero-campbell]

Hi Rob, watching a video that isn't several years old. I think you do great work, and are a excellent instrutor. Take care, I'm a Canadian.

[painting]

Thank you! I have been quilting for a few years now and this is the first absolutely helpful video of how to baste for free motion quilting. Wonderful information.

[curtisfamily]

Those spring clamps could be a game-changer! Thanks, as always, for a valuable & enjoyable tutorial.

[bettykasischke]

Great video, Rob! I do my basting this way and it works a treat! I mark the center (or near the center) of the table with chop sticks crossed over so I can feel it through the layers. Then I match the center of the layer while it's folded in quarters. (Not my idea. Saw this a long time ago on another channel that I sadly can't remember now.) Once you have a common center for all the layers, you can get them lined up before you unfold each layer on top of the previous one and not have to move it a lot. Great for people like me who can't really get down on the floor to baste. Thanks, Rob, for showing this technique.

[stevemcmillin]

I've been basting my quilts on a table the same size as yours and I'm DONE! A few weeks ago I bought 2 8 foot long folding tables. They are side by side in the garage for a huge flat surface. Plenty of room to walk all around them and work and I don't have to try moving to my dining room table and protecting it from my safety pins. I'll be heading to Lowes this morning to buy a set of those clamps. They are going to be perfect. Thanks for the idea.

[debibrannon]

What a great teacher! Stole my husband's clamps and went crazy! Was the easiest way to sandwich and baste my quilt without my 70 yr. old knees hollering at me! Been a fan of yours for many years! THANKS

[chickad]

I've watched many many many of your videos and you had your camera angles spot on to watch you sew. Seeing exactly what you are sewing, up close, makes all the difference Rob. Not seeing those partial circles and whatever your pattern was, is not able to be repeated by us cuz we can't see the pattern being sewn. Hope that makes sense? Please do another video with your camera angles like when you video at home. It truly makes all the difference. Haven't checked your description below to see if you linked the video for this amazing quilt top. Gotta check that out cuz your quilt top is beautiful. Wonky log cabin? Thanks for ALL YOU DO. Your videos help me learn everything you do so it helps me be a better seamstress. Keep em coming cuz I'm addicted to your way of teaching. I've become a better quilter because of your teaching method and your camera angles. Please redo this video so I can see those patterns up close. It truly makes all the difference...
Babs near Tombstone AZ, USA

[barbarajefferysings]

I have followed your videos for years. They are always a delight! Informative and fun at the same time!

[tallgail]

Thanks for the video. Please show a close up of your design so we can see the result.

[nursekate]

Stumbled upon your video last night and wanted to say THANK YOU!!! I need a knee replacement and basting on the floor is not an option for me. I have tried pasting with pins and spray basting and I keep getting puckers in my backing when I try to machine quilt on my domestic machine. I have 36 quilt tops completed and need to quilt them all to donate to a foster care agency in Tennessee for boys age 11-17. They're mostly forgotten when people donate quilts. Your video has inspired me to give your method a go and hopefully finish these quilts before fall so these boys can have something that is truly just for them. Thanks again Rob for all you do!❤❤❤❤

[GrrannyH]

I use a KWIK KLIP to open and close safety pins... much easier for me to use with my old hands.