What size can you quilt on a small arm machine and frame?
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What size can you quilt on a small arm machine and frame?
I have a Mega quilter (9inch harp) on a Grace frame and wondering what's the largest that anyone has quilted with out turning the quilt?
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Kirsten
Any help would be appreciated.
Thanks,
Kirsten
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I have grace frame with phaff 9"throat space, I always do a queen and not have to turn in frame. I don't have but about3 or 4 inches to quilt on the last. So I just use a pattern that is about that size so it looks the same all over.
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Without a frame, I have quilted many queen size quilts including the one in my avatar on my Bernina. If you properly pin baste a quilt, I don't know why anyone would need a frame. PLEASE forgive me, I was taught the old fashion way. Difficult to keep up with all the new products being developed.
#6
I have a Bernina frame and use my Bernina 440 QE on it. I have approx. 5" or less quilting space and have done king size quilts on it. As you go along the space gets smaller as the take up roller gets fuller - but it is doable. I use a thin cotton batting - wouldn't work with a thick batting.
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I have quilted 100" square on a similar setup. As previously stated, the space gets very small at the end, so I used something that only required that amount of space. I have never tried to turn a quilt. It seems like a small error in getting it lined up would cause some ugly issues with the nesting of the quilt lines.
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Thankyou for the replies...
I was thinking that perhaps I would try a test run of loading the quilt and then rolling it up on the take up rollers all the way to see what I come up with in quilting space.
Hopefully it can be done.
Thanks again.
Kirsten
I was thinking that perhaps I would try a test run of loading the quilt and then rolling it up on the take up rollers all the way to see what I come up with in quilting space.
Hopefully it can be done.
Thanks again.
Kirsten
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