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sewwhat85 01-27-2011 08:44 AM

clever girl

Momofthree 01-27-2011 08:47 AM

I would love to see a picture. I am a very visual person and I would love to try this out. I try to hit the thrift stores every now and then and want to keep an eye out for a card/quilt table.

amma 01-27-2011 09:00 AM

Very clever!! I love it :D:D:D

the casual quilter 01-27-2011 09:50 AM

Clever idea.

pkary 01-27-2011 09:52 AM

What a wonderful idea! Perfect for quilting in a small space! I use hoops because I don't have any room in my house to set up my standard quilting frame. Now I'll have to give something like this a try.

bakermom 01-27-2011 10:31 AM

That's a great idea. Can you fold the legs up and set it aside when you're not quilting?

okiepastor 01-27-2011 10:36 AM


Originally Posted by Momofthree
I would love to see a picture. I am a very visual person and I would love to try this out. I try to hit the thrift stores every now and then and want to keep an eye out for a card/quilt table.

Plan to get a digital camera next week, then will get a picture for you.

okiepastor 01-27-2011 10:37 AM


Originally Posted by bakermom
That's a great idea. Can you fold the legs up and set it aside when you're not quilting?

Yes, it does not change your ability to fold up the table...

misseva 01-27-2011 12:07 PM


Originally Posted by okiepastor
I made a quilting frame from an old card table with the top in bad shape. We removed the top, then I padded the top frame by wrapping with strips of batting, and sewing a fabric cover over that, so I can pin the quilt to it.
I would not want to quilt a queen or king using this, but works great for twin or smaller!
The handy part is it just folds up when not in use.


I did the same thing!!! I use great big binder clips like you get from office supply store to hold quilts in the frame. I quilted in the ditch on a king size quilt this way.

Try to visualize a card table with the center cut out then imagine a large quilting frame with legs. You just cut out the center back to the wooden frame all around.

Scrap Happy 01-27-2011 12:22 PM

I know us quilters are a creative lot but wow! what a creative idea :D


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