Baby quilt - Flynn Frame quilting
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Baby quilt - Flynn Frame quilting
My husband gave me a Flynn quilting frame for Christmas. Don't know where he even learned of such a thing since I didn't even know about it. I make quite a few baby quilts so this small size is perfect for the frame as it comes. You buy larger tubes to make larger quilts. I've done nothing except Stitch Near a Ditch and Cross Hatching before, but want so badly to be able to do more. This is a start... I'm reserving judgment - it has a multi-step set up, but sure keeps the sandwich pieces nice and tight. You can quilt in only a narrow area before you have to stop and roll it forward a bit, but it's not hard to roll it so ... don't know yet.
I started out with 3 1-yard pieces which should have made the top and backing, but added the bright pink backing since I didn't like the way the yellow looked on the back. The backing is pulled over for the binding. It's probably 36" by 45 inches - perhaps a bit larger than that. Got the fabric off a sale table at a quilt shop we were visiting - $4/yd. Nice way to be able to make donation quilts!
The pattern is from the Quilts for Kids site.
(At first I was hoping the pics would show up large enough so you could see the quilting, but now I'm hoping it doesn't! What will be clear is that I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing, but I know a little girl in foster care - where my quilts go - will just love it!)
I started out with 3 1-yard pieces which should have made the top and backing, but added the bright pink backing since I didn't like the way the yellow looked on the back. The backing is pulled over for the binding. It's probably 36" by 45 inches - perhaps a bit larger than that. Got the fabric off a sale table at a quilt shop we were visiting - $4/yd. Nice way to be able to make donation quilts!
The pattern is from the Quilts for Kids site.
(At first I was hoping the pics would show up large enough so you could see the quilting, but now I'm hoping it doesn't! What will be clear is that I have absolutely no idea what I'm doing, but I know a little girl in foster care - where my quilts go - will just love it!)
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It takes practice. I think it is pretty good for just starting out. I have his old frame that has to be set up on a table and you move your machine not the frame. It works good, but is hard on my back. I am going to purchase this new one since about all I make are wallhangings. Don't be afraid to show pictures on here. There is always someone on here to help you with suggestions to make it easier for you.
You can use it for machine or hand quilting.
You can use it for machine or hand quilting.
Last edited by skowron5; 01-25-2012 at 09:26 PM.
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This is a series of pipes that you roll the sandwich pieces around. You then attach them with end pieces provided in the kit and put it under your machine needle. The machine doesn't move - you maneuver the frame around. THere's only a narrow area that you quilt - across the width of the fabric..............
Hang on - pics coming
This is a series of pipes that you roll the sandwich pieces around. You then attach them with end pieces provided in the kit and put it under your machine needle. The machine doesn't move - you maneuver the frame around. THere's only a narrow area that you quilt - across the width of the fabric..............
Hang on - pics coming
#5
Okay - here are pics of the set-up. I've made about 45 quilts - all baby to twin size. I've had 4 of them quilted by a long-armer, but the rest I've done using those basic methods mentioned earlier. This does open a new door, but I'm still not sure it's the answer I wanted.
Sorry the pics are sideways. The machine is sitting on my dining room table. The tubes are 48 inches long. You turn your machine sideways - facing towards you. That's not as hard to get used to as you'd think.
I first put a sandwich made from fat quarters and batting in an embroidery hoop and turned the hoop upside down to see what I could do with a setup like this. You move the hoop like you move this frame in order for the machine to quilt it.
Sorry the pics are sideways. The machine is sitting on my dining room table. The tubes are 48 inches long. You turn your machine sideways - facing towards you. That's not as hard to get used to as you'd think.
I first put a sandwich made from fat quarters and batting in an embroidery hoop and turned the hoop upside down to see what I could do with a setup like this. You move the hoop like you move this frame in order for the machine to quilt it.
Last edited by JanTx; 01-25-2012 at 09:35 PM.
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