>> Moving to the bag, fold the front up against the back, and when satisfied of its placement, stitch it together along each side over the basting stitches done earlier.

Remove the basting stitches and papers from the hexagons.

Remove the basting stitches. Carefully remove the excess stabilizer from the design perimeter.

Stitch, clipping into the basting stitches as needed to fit the curved edges together.

Thread basting is traditionally used in hand quilting because the basting stitches don't interfere with the quilting hoop.

The recipient can remove the basting stitches and have two hand towels.

When the quilting is done, remove the basting stitches. Now it's time to select a plain or printed fabric that will border your design and become the back of a pillow.

is ideal) also helps to minimize the basting stitches showing after removal.

She can just quilt over the basting stitches and pull them out when she is done.

Remove the basting stitches and tear away the excess stabilizer from the design wrong side.