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nabobw, I've found the outlines do work better for quilting. Do you actually hoop your quilt or do you clip it on with the large office clips? I can see it would line up better if it's still attached to the machine. I have so much to learn! Thanks for your reply.Originally Posted by nabobw
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I can't figure this out since the hoops are so small when quilting a lap size quilt or larger.
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I use the largest size hoop my machine has and only do one design at a time. This takes a lot of hooping to get the job done. I start in the middle of the quilt and work my way out. I'm finding the designs that work the best for me are the ones that stitch one time and do not repeat or go back over the design again.
Is this the way most of you quilt your quilts with your embroidery machine?
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I wanted to use the edge to edge also but my janome 350e only has a 5 x 7 for the largest hoop
Also I have a continuous hoop for my machine..so u don't have to reboot all the time..mine is an older Viking machine..it is just the moving of the quilt..I haven't done any that way in years..u have me thinking about it again.thanks!..I just got my embroidery parts back out .after someone asked if she should buy a cheap older machine..this place does wake up our thoughts ..lol..
Not reboot..rehoop...this kindle likes to put in words it thinks I mean..if I don't read it over..I don't always make sense..well I guess even when it doesn't change my wording..I don't..lol
I got interested in machine embroidery when all that was available was a 4x4 hoop. People were getting inventive and doing whole jacket backs on these machines. I remember most of the articles, but now can't find them online.
What you do is split the design, mark it, and use your templates to set up the next batch of stitches. It is a lot of work, it can be done. The continuous hoops work this way. There are extra hoop templates that you can buy to help placement. If you only split once in a while, these are far cheaper than a new machine.
The last design I split was a Babylock circular design to make a clock. My Pfaff has a 12x12 hoop, but you need to turn the hoop over. I split design using Masterworks, sewed and marked half, turned hoop over and did other half. It turned out. Yes, it's extra work, and yes, I'm stubborn.
Here's one old page. I lived on this page with my 1475. It does have some hints on how they did it.
http://www.cyberport.net/users/milnerwm/FAQ.html
My Brother PE770 will only do a 5x7 design but I have a 5x12 hoop I just used to do a quilt. It worked great for doing the 12" strips. I just used a 6" design and rotated it 180 degrees for the second run. I didn't have to re-hoop to do the second run. This was a design that worked back to back.
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Thanks for your info, it really helps me to see other ways of doing this.
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I have also purchased the "edge to edge quilting on your embroidery machine",I've done 3 lap size, don't know if I would try anything bigger. I love it! Just saw it listed in Annie's catalog
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