Originally Posted by MamaBear61
Originally Posted by candlequilter
When I bought my Gammill Optimum they taught me to float my top and batting. It works great for me. I had a Pfaff Grand Quilter before and I always had all 3 layers secured and it was awful, wish I had known about floating then, it might have been a different story. Good luck.
Sherryl
Candlequilter
I have the Pfaff quilter now and my first quilt I fastened everything on the bars, but since then I have floated the top and batting and I seem to have better luck keeping the right tension. I do find that the last few inches of quilting require simply pinning the top to the backing to prevent puckering.
The quilt sandwich should not be pulled tightly. It should not be a drum. You should be able to put your finger underneath and grasp it from on top. A too tight top will affect your tension