Been drooling for a bit over many different variations of home quilting systems....and prices.......
I have noticed that even though most systems have a choice in what they call throat space...which is from front to back of the inside (throat) of the machine....what about the height of these machines?? Could you have a 500 foot throat and it still not be big enough because the lack of vertical space in that throat??Anyone else thinking this?? (okay...I know there isn't a 500ft throat machine...just using an example!LOL)Skeat |
I don't know what the ratio is but I know as it gets longer it gets higher too.
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I would love a 10 ft throat :shock: ...quilting a whole quilt, no rolling, un rolling, but to find a room big enough to accomodate the frame....... :roll: :lol:
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hmmm, Skeat, think hubby thinks I have a 10 foot throat... :shock: !
ah, well,... I'm not so sure, there isn't a machine with a 500 foot throat space...after all, the wife of the giant, in jack and the beanstalk, story...she must have used a preeetty big machine, to make his clothes! :wink: |
You all crack me up!:)LOL
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For those that quilt machine of any type and have a frame....is there a certain size of quilt, that you have to stop and turn your quilt around for there is not enough room for what you have rolled?Because of the lack of height on the machine?You have the distance of the throat from front to back...just not enough up and down...Make sense?
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The type of batting you choose is also a factor into how much length you can quilt. The puffier the batting, the less room to quilt.
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yes, you are making perfect sense, and wish I knew the answer. Like Amma said, you roll the parts of the quilt up, to the area your working on, and you need a higher space to accommodate a big 'roll'.
Think I have paid more attention to the amount of space under the presser foot, but this is important too. ok, somebody has info on this...come out, come out, wherever you are...well, if you need a bath first...we'll wait :mrgreen: |
Originally Posted by Skeat
For those that quilt machine of any type and have a frame....is there a certain size of quilt, that you have to stop and turn your quilt around for there is not enough room for what you have rolled?Because of the lack of height on the machine?You have the distance of the throat from front to back...just not enough up and down...Make sense?
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Thanks Prism I will check all that out....very intersting! Skeat
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I have a Janome 1600P with a 9-inch wide by 5.5-inch high throat. So far, I have not had a problem with quilts being too "fat" in the throat. With the 9-inch width, however, I only have about 4-5 inches on quilting space. I usually use Warm & Natural batting so the sandwich isn't too fluffy. So far, it works for me.
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I have the Hobby Quilter and it has a 17" throat. I have never measured the height of the work area. I am hoping to pick it up tomorrow at my other house and bring it here with me. I will surely measure it now.
I have used different density of batting and once it is sewn, it is not as bulky as you think. The idea of the longer throat is to give you more stitching area on the quilt. If you do a quilt and you are at the end of it, and it takes up half of that 17 inches that is less area you can quilt. I have never had a problem with the heigth of it. I have done many queen and king size quilts and haven't had a problem..... Now with the home sewing machines/quilting machines I don't know the answer to that one. Barb |
Originally Posted by Stitching4Fun
I have the Hobby Quilter and it has a 17" throat. I have never measured the height of the work area. I am hoping to pick it up tomorrow at my other house and bring it here with me. I will surely measure it now.
I have used different density of batting and once it is sewn, it is not as bulky as you think. The idea of the longer throat is to give you more stitching area on the quilt. If you do a quilt and you are at the end of it, and it takes up half of that 17 inches that is less area you can quilt. I have never had a problem with the heigth of it. I have done many queen and king size quilts and haven't had a problem..... Now with the home sewing machines/quilting machines I don't know the answer to that one. Barb Thank you Barb for that response!! I wonder if anyone has ever thought of that before...:)Skeat |
I have a Bailey 15", one time I used a thick polyester batt on a queen, and was quilting a 9" pattern, after rolling it twice I didn't have room to move foward enough to do the whole pattern but still had plenty room at the top. < live and learn...... die and forget it all!>
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