I have one of these but have a major problem with it. Every time I start to roll (advance) the quilt, the pink markers slip and end up being more troublesome than helpful. Any tips for that?
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I have one of these but have a major problem with it. Every time I start to roll (advance) the quilt, the pink markers slip and end up being more troublesome than helpful. Any tips for that?
I like floating my tops and have found the clips (got mine from Jamie Wallen) keep the top snug when extra tension is needed.
Does this technique only apply to long arm quilting?
Alyce
I think soOriginally Posted by Stitchnripper
Some traditional West Virginia hand quilters used the same method. Making quilts never died away in the mountains as it did in many other places.
Newly married in the 1970's and new in our small town, an old-time quilter invited me to her home to show me how she 'put in' ( the frame) a quilt. She didn't have a name for it but the backing was basted to the two bars of her traditional frame with one end rolled all the way and rag strips stretching the sides. She then laid on the batt and the top, pinning the area between the bars--the section to be quilted. The remaining batt and top were rolled loosly at the far side. She quilted within her reach, unpinned the side rags and rolled under the finished section; she repined the sides, smoothed on the next section of batt and top, pin basted and the next part was ready to quilt.
This was a revelation--my grandmothers (quilters by necessity) had stopped piecing and quilting before I was born and had passed on before I discovered quilts so their tutelage was lost. Another dear old mountain top quilter had given me her old home-made frames but since I had learned quilting from books and had very little space I quailed at "basting the sandwich". After Miss Dollie's cute I put in and finished my first hand quilted project.
Miss Dollie's quilts were beautifully hand quilted. After my lesson she gave me a tour to see some of her quilts, lovingly displayed in little wallpapered, eaved bedrooms.
Last edited by Greenheron; 12-25-2014 at 07:00 AM.
"After my lesson she gave me a tour to see some of her quilts, lovingly displayed in little wallpapered, eaved bedrooms."
Greenheron, that's a beautiful story that you shared. You really painted a picture in my mind. :-)
Laura
Yes, this is a frame quilting technique. No way to float a top with a domestic machine, I'm afraid!
I tried floating, but found I get better results the traditional way -- keeps everything square and even.
I too pin and roll rather than float.......I like it just a bit snugger than just laying there and i can control it better.......I also baste sides as I go and use clamps.....been doing this for almost 20 yrs now......then machine quilting was frowned on, now look how far it has come. We each have to find the way that works best for us.
I also float. I like to be able to reach in & really smooth the batting and fix seams that have flopped the wrong way. I also have better luck keeping everything straight by floating it. I purchased the long tape when Cindi first posted about it (last summer?). It really helps a lot.
"I do not understand how anyone can live without one small place of enchantment to turn to."
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings
What works best for me is to float smaller quilts, but pin and roll large quilts (queen size). I also use the longarm tape with all my quilts.
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