Originally Posted by
vondae
What is fluff & stuff?
Instead of rolling the quilt sandwich into a sausage (which gets really unwielding) the quilt is "fluffed and stuffed" into the machine throat. Then the part to be quiltet is patted down so you only have to deal with the small space directly under and around the needle. It makes the quilt easier to handle. Of course, the larger the quilt the more fluffing and stuffing you have to do.
We now use hair clips to hold the binding down. They may be called quilt clips but by golly, they sure look like hair clips to me. Small bottle brushes or other kitchen brushes are used to clean the machine.