babyboomerquilter

I am new, so this is probaby a silly question but here goes...... How on earth do you get a queen or king size quilt in there under the needle,on the sewing machine, it seems theres NOT even enough room.LOL! I want to stipple, but first can someone help me with this problem, it would be much appreciated.

Holice

veeeeeeeeeeeeeeery difficult. Some will divide the quilt into sections. Look for some discussion of this in the past day or so. Lots of good info there.

Izaquilter

I will lay mine on the floor, roll the right side of the quilt up in a tight hot dog looking roll, pin it with quilt pins, then quilt the center. As I go I have to take if off the machine, unroll enough to quilt again, pin it....I keep doing this until the whole right side is finished. I also balance the left side of the quilt on an ironing board or a big board to take some of the weight off the quilt. It is a little trying at times but it can be done. And if you are like me & make them super king size, I had to hand quilt it because it was way too big & I used a heavier batt because some of them are so thin & I wanted a QUILT, a good & warm quilt! And when you're done you can say "I DID THIS, THE WHOLE THING" :o} Good luck & let us know how it goes.

Annaquilts

Ugh I hear you. roll it up and carefully work it under there. then spread your fingers and work small areas at a time stopping to reposition quilt and reroll. I have a beast of 120x120 Calking that I need to quilts for DS wedding mid February.

amma

Some roll the quilt, some just puddle it around the table. It really helps to have space behind the machine, to the side and let some fall into your lap too.
Stop often and reposition no matter which method you use.

Good basting is also a must :D:D:D

Stitchnripper

Another suggestion is to start in the middle and work out, so that you never have the entire quilt bunched into the machine. I managed a king size quilt on a regular machine. Hard work, but I did it.

Kappy

I have done a queen and vowed "never again" with that said, I bought a book that shows you how to cut out the batting, (imagine the quilt in thirds length ways) in a curving line cut off the outside third of only the batting, I repeat...ONLY the batting, then all you have to squish under the arm of the machine is just the quilt top and backing, quilt the center third. then you re-attach the batting using a basting stitch and quilt the outside third. I tried this on a twin size just to see if it worked and it was definitely easier! Have not tried it on a larger size. Good luck.

sewwhat85

it is very hard to do kinda like wrestling with an elephant lol

carolstickelmaier

I have done a few queen and king quilts on my sewing machine. The easiest way is to grid quilt. Usually I do a lattice grid. I mark it first with chalk or pencil and then start in the middle and work out. It is important to have lots of support for the quilt surrounding the machine. card tables or the long narrow plactic from Menards, Home Depot etc work well. Also quilting gloves help you control the fabric.. I bunch the fabric up under the machine
Good luck and have fun

nativetexan

well i have such trouble now that i make my tops in sections. two or three. then quilt them and then sew together. you just must leave extra backing in the "seam" areas.