OK here is the process where I have loaded the frame and am getting ready to quilt. These instructions start at loading the topper.
Step #1 I found the center of the quilt top and marked it with a pin.
This is the center on the LONG SIDE. I like to load my toppers on the long side because I am limited for space on my machine. As I advance I loose valuble realestate with this set up. By loading it on the long side I loose less space as I advance.
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Step #2 Next I started at the center mark on the topper and match it to the center marker on the leader. I start pinning at the center and pin at the green markers. I pin one on the left side of the center, then the right side and work back and forth until I have it completly pinned.
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Step #3 Next I find the center of the backing nad match it to the center of the leader for the backing rail and repeat the same steps of pinning that I used to pin the topper to its leader.
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Step #4 Next I bring the backing to the take up leader and pin from the center using the same steps as before.
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Step #5 After the topper is pinned I then bring the batting up and the topper up and pin them to the backing cloth.
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Now the quilt is on the frame and ready to be quilted.
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