Originally Posted by
mamagoat2
Help please! I have a new qzone frame and am having the hardest time getting the back straight to start quilting! I finally managed to get the first line to baste the top together and even that involved ripping. I have double-checked and the layers are smooth, except for when I try to get it on the frame. I know I will eventually love it but right now I am so frustrated I wish I hadn't spent the money for a frame. Any suggestions?
I hope you've solved your woes by now, but in case not... I made leaders from ticking fabric. All those stripes make it much easier to pin the quilt to the leader strait, and to mount the quilt on the frame straight. Also, I found adding a bit of no-slip shelf liner around the back bar (between bar and quilt or leader) keeps the leaders in place much better while putting on the rest of the clamps.