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Quilting Basics
Step 7: Finish Attaching the Backing Fabric
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Your APQS quilting machine uses a leveler bar to keep your quilt sandwich
level as you work, and to keep your quilting space consistent from
beginning to end. You will need to make sure your backing fabric passes
under
this bar before mounting it to the Pick-Up Roller.
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To make this easier to do, unwind enough of the canvas from the
Pick-Up Roller so that you can pass it under the leveler bar toward the
Quilt Top and Quilt Backing Rollers.
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Then bring it up
over
the leveler bar and back over the top of the
Pick-Up Roller, wrapping the leveler bar inside the Pick-Up Roller
canvas. The leveler bar will be hiding inside the wrap-over of the
Pick-Up Roller canvas.
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Now bring your quilt backing across the table and over the top of the
Pick-Up Roller.
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Line up the backing’s straight edge with the edge of the Pick-Up
Roller canvas, again matching the center marks. Pin it in place just as
you did on the Quilt Backing Roller.
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Once you have it completely pinned in place, wind the
excess backing on to the Quilt Back Roller once more,
smoothing as you go. The edge you attached to the Pick-Up
Roller will drop down off that roller and will automatically be
underneath the leveler bar for you. Wind up the backing
until the edge attached to the Pick-Up Roller is just inside
your quilting space, next to the leveler bar.
