Originally Posted by
Sandie M.
Thank you everyone for your feedback. I think I will just learn to machine quilt on my 820 at the kitchen table. No space for a permanent frame set up.
I have the same machine as you and have no interest in the frame, even though I have the space where I could have it.
As a suggestion ... does your kitchen table pull out? Some have created the drop in hole in the leaf (or made an extra one, so the table is still usable as a pull out for dining. You will find your FMQ to be much easier if you can get your machine and table around it all on the same level.
Another possibility is to set your machine on top of the table, then build up around it with styrofoam to get the continuous flat area. Bundle it together with duct tape and cover with plastic, to give the slippery effect you want when quilting. Plus it will make it portable to remove it from your table when you want to use it to dine!
Both of these ideas have been shown on the QB before, and other places on the internet. So sorry, I do not have any links to give you. Good Luck!!!! ...... and enjoy your machine!