How to manage a large quilt while trying to sew on the binding
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How to manage a large quilt while trying to sew on the binding
I feel like I am fighting with my quilt as I try to sew on the binding. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to corral large quilts/
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Last year when Mom was sewing the binding on a large quilt, she enlisted me and a friend to help with the weight. First she pulled her sewing machine away from the wall, so there was room for me on a chair behind it. Then she added a folding table on one side, and her friend was stationed there. It took us quite awhile with one coffee and cookie break half way through, but the job was so much easier.
Dayle
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Last year when Mom was sewing the binding on a large quilt, she enlisted me and a friend to help with the weight. First she pulled her sewing machine away from the wall, so there was room for me on a chair behind it. Then she added a folding table on one side, and her friend was stationed there. It took us quite awhile with one coffee and cookie break half way through, but the job was so much easier.
Dayle
Dayle
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I also use my ironing board to the left of the machine....it gives me the necessary and temporary space to hold it up without pulling.....once I get one side done and around the corner, I get up and totally re-arrange the quilt so the sewing side is completely free and easy to manage.....I've completed several king sized quilts, from the piecing to the fmq on my Janome 6600, so it can be done (maybe not as good as LA, but done).
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