Originally Posted by Piedmont Quilter
Originally Posted by Shelley
Originally Posted by dojo36
what are the zippers? i don't know what u mean, pls explain
You can put zippers (mine are 144" long) on your longarm. Then you sew or pin or staple your backs onto zippers, then zip the backs onto the zippered leaders.
I sew all backs onto the zippers, then zip them onto the machine. When I'm done quilting, I can unzip and inspect. If I need to fix something, I can just zip it right back on.
It also allows me to take off quilts before they are done, and know that when I put them back on they will be right where they were before. I'm not the only one using the machine, so I can't just put a quilt on and show up three days later and expect my partner to be happy with me! This way I (and she) can take the unfinished quilt off the machine so someone else can use it.
Now that's a neat idea. Couldn't you do that with the leaders for hand frames too? Where do you get such long zippers?
Ebay - I have one set sewn on the machine leaders, then half a dozen or so extras for backs. I try to prepare several quilts when someone else is on the machine.
Here's the link to 120". They combine shipping, and he also has postings for longer zippers.
http://cgi.ebay.com/120-Quilting-Zip...item3c92f893bb
You can google Longarm Zippers for videos on installing and using zippers.