Originally Posted by batdancer
I can relate. After being in a block of the month club at my LQS for several years, I finally got the courage to put a quilt together. How do people deal with moving the bulk and volume of the quilt sandwich when free motion meadering? The weight pulled the quilt so I have some very uneven stitches. I used the rubber coated garden gloves to move the quilt around, but half hour later my shoulders ached.
This is the same problem I have. I have the quilt tossed over my shoulders, spread out on my sewing table. I have tried the c clamps that roll it up, that seemed to be the worst. Then the hot flashes kick in and I get frustrated. I think that is why I like handquilting. :oops: