Originally Posted by DonnaC
Unfortunately the USPS tubes are not long enough for the frame. I have the old-style wooden one, and the poles alone measure 42" long. The largest tube from USPS is 38". I guess you'd have to buy a box from the UPS Store or an office supply place.
When I purchased mine it came in a plastic tube like PVC that you can get at Home Depot type stores - may work as your shipping tube for this purpose.
As for using the frame, I was able to set it up and start quilting with no problem, but th table to work on was another issue, and I had to sort of mock up series of tables with telephone books under the legs to get the table to the right height. Once I got quilting, I really liked the feel of being able to glide my quilt around rather than struggling and rearrainging it so much. I haven't used it much, and if I had it to do over, would put the money into somthing like a Sweet 16. HUGE price difference, but since I have the Flynn, I feel like I better be using it - I could put mine up for sale as well.