wannaquilt1

I'm making a king sized quilt for my bed (finally) and I was wondering if anyone has quilted a king on the Janome 8050 and if it can be done.

nativetexan

how large is the throat space? eleven inches would work well. Mine is only about six. But that said, there have been quilters who have quilted large quilts with no problems in many different machines. you could quilt it in sections. marti michell has a book on that I believe. or may be Kay Wood but I think it's michell.

Prism99

You might want to consider using a split batting technique. I have done this for large quilts on my domestic machine. Basically you layer backing and batting as usual, but then cut the batting into thirds (being sure to make registration marks on the batting so you can put it back together exactly as it was -- I used a permanent Sharpie pen for this). Add the top, and baste the quilt top with only the middle piece of batting in place. (I used basting spray). Quilt the middle section first, being sure to leave about 6" free on each side of the batting. When finished quilting the middle, peel back the top and insert one of the remaining batting thirds (you can use an iron-on fusible tape over the batting join, if you like), baste that section, and quilt.

Marti Michell describes this and other methods for making a large quilt manageable on a domestic machine in her book:
http://www.amazon.com/Marti-Michell-...dp/B0002J5GX0/ . I first ran across this technique in a Debra Wagner book (would have to pull them out to figure out which one).

EasyPeezy

You probably could but it would be quite a struggle. I have the 6600 which
has a bigger throat and I still struggled with large quilts. I quilt mine
in sections then I don't have to deal with the bulk.

wannaquilt1

Oh bummer! The throat is pretty big but it's still only about 6x7". I've been considering a Brother 1500pq for about a year now. Maybe I'll make the plunge.

mgmsrk

I just did an over sized queen(104x98) on my Janome 7700 (11" x 5"ish) and it was a battle in some sections. Some of that was because I did a lot of straight line quilting so I needed to turn the quilt and bring the bulk though the harp but still I would not want to try it on a much smaller harp space.

Sewnoma

I FMQ'd a very large king size (finished at 120" square!) on my 6600 and it was tough to get in at the center. I think it would have been POSSIBLE on a smaller machine but definitely not easy or for the faint of heart!

Leah Day has some good tutorials on squeezing quilts into a domestic machine that helped me too.

francie yuhas

I have FMQ king size quilts on my Janome 8900.....like eating an elephant...one block at a time. I struggle to try to think it's fun.