This is a genius solution that I wish I had seen before I bought my long arm. The weight of the quilt really hurt my back when I tried to quilt with my regular sewing machine. I have all kinds of quilting embroidery patterns that I have been reluctant to try because trying to stabilize the very heavy unfinished quilt was a nightmare to me. I tried it once, and the quilt weight wouldn't really let the machine move the quilt where it needed to stitch the pattern out correctly. I gave that up very quickly.
I am heading to the store to buy the parts and pieces to put one of these together for me as soon as the rain stops. Even though I have the long arm, sometimes I want something a lot more special in the big open spaces. And, my long arm skills are pitiful without a pantograph and, chuckle....not very good with one. And, yes, I am laughing at myself. It is a well known fact that my husband is the artist in this family, and 2 of our 3 kids took after him. Thank you Lord! Now, just to get one of them interested in quilting!
Last edited by Barb in Louisiana; 07-18-2014 at 05:37 AM.