Hi Pam, Have you ever thought about getting a quilt basted by a long arm quilter ( If you have one in your area)
I don't think they charge too much and then you could do the quilting yourself.....just a thought!
Keep warm
Anne

Hi Janet,
I took a look at mine. Turns out I have both a Microtach and a Microstitch. They look identical, except that one is red and the other is green. They they both work the same and use the same needle and nylon micro fasteners. Refill #11186. I bought my Microtach years ago. I bought the Microstitch at AC Moore to have a spare. I use both now. I load one with black nylon fasteners to use on light fabric, and I load the other with white fasteners to use on dark fabrics.

I see online that Microtach comes with 2 needle sizes. Both needles are the same diameter, but one is longer than the other. I have the short needles in both of mine. I would be afraid the longer needle would not hold as snug and the quilt layers would shift. I think the Microtach with longer needles might be more for commercial use.

I think all the different basting methods have their advantages and disadvantages. I like this one because I have carpal tunnel. Pin-basting is way too painful. I like spray-basting also, but only outside. I mostly make large bed quilts and I don't relish spray-basting on my deck in the cold.
I like being able to free-motion anywhere I want without being restricted by pins.

You asked what AC Moore sells. AC Moore sells arts and craft supplies; fine art, scrapbooking, cake decorating, floral, children's arts and crafts, yarns, knitting, and a selection of sewing/quilting notions.

Thank you Anne for posting the video, I've never used steam a seam for basting but I'm going to try it on a smaller piece. I am contemplating how to baste my TQS BOM 2014 at the moment. I usually either hand baste or spray baste larger quilts as I can't use safety pins. What I really need is fairy godmother to baste my larger quilts but I don't know where I can get one of those .
Best Wishes Pam

Micro tach and micro stitch are both Avery products.Are they the same? Seems as if micro tach has more variety of choices. Needle size? I don't have an A.C. Moore store in my area, what do they sell? Janet

My Microtach leaves holes no larger than my quilter's safety pins. They disappear completely by rubbing them away.
The easiest way make Microtach holes disappear is to wash the quilt - assuming the quilt is intended to be washed, such as a bed quilt, or a baby quilt or a table runner. Unless it is an art quilt, I usually wash my quilts anyhow after I have finished them.
If it is a quilt I don't want to wash, I make them disappear by rubbing them with the rubbery end of the Dritz Seam-Fix seam ripper, or a pencil eraser that doesn't leave color.
They disappear more easily if I dab them first with the tip of a small brush dipped in water - much the same way you would remove water-soluble marking for quilting.
I buy my Microtach and refills at my local AC Moore with a coupon from the Sunday paper. If I don't have an AC Moore coupon, I use a coupon from JoAnn's. JoAnn's and ACMoore honor each other's coupons.

I found what I was looking for. Judith posted it. It is microtach. Now to google the web site to make sure. Janet

Thanks Marianne and Diane, neither of these sound like the one I am looking for, but they are options. I will check my history on this iPad. Janet

I use this one but only ever in the seams. Basting guns can leave holes in your quilt that will not close up ofter washing
www.fastener.averydennison.com/product.aspx?id=222
I also have the Quiltak but only use that for basting toiles when I do dressmaking.
I have just finished a quilt that I basted with the MicroStitch

www.quiltak.com

This is the one I have and it works great.

Diane

Recently on the forum someone mentioned a basting gun? it sounded great, but I did not write it down. HELP
Can anyone help? is there a search for the forum? Janet

You're welcome Anne. I have problems with my hands so safety pins is not an option for me and ordinary pins can be painful sometimes even with bits of kitchen sponge as Pinmors. I do some basting by machine but only if I can have the whole project on the extension table which limits me to about 20"x20"; for larger pieces the fusible tapes have been a very good option for me.
Let me know how you get on.
Marianne
PS Mistyfuse is hard to get hold of in UK - I got some through a friend.

Thanks Marianne.....I have not tried Mistyfuse.....YET!
I just thought for a wall hanging it seems an easy way instead of pins.
Maybe I will try it on my Christmas houses if I ever get it finished.
Anne

anne1 wrote: I have tried both Steam-a-Seam, dressmakers basting tape (water soluble), Mistyfuse squares and Clovers fusing strips for stained glass appliqué to baste smallish quilts and it works very well. I prefer the water soluble basting tape or Mistyfuse because they are undetectable after quilting and washing but that is just personal preference.
Marianne

Those are great ideas, especially the steama seam. Thanks