Hello , and Welcome from Westland Michigan!!

Welcome from sunny Deltona , Florida
Have a Blessed day
Ellen

Welcome from Oregon!

Hi June...welcome from Eastern Colorado!!

When I quilt on my small frames, I start in the middle, but when we have a big one in the wood frames, we start on both sides.

welcome from se TX

Hi and welcome to the board. I have never handquilted in a large frame only lap hoops. When quilting in a hoop you must baste and you must start in the middle and work your way out. But I LA in a frame with only about 28" of the quilt's length exposed to me and the entire width. Then I just start at the top and work my way down.

When a quilt is mounted on a frame you shouldn't need to start in the middle. I am assuming it is a frame where your top and backing are on rollers and then you have a take up roller for the finished parts. A large frame does not need basting as the frame and tension are holding the sandwich taut for you. Maybe a little more info on what type of frame you have will better enable us to offer advice.

Welcome from Ireland

I'm no help on hand quilting, but, WELCOME from Natchez, Ms.

Hello and welcome to QB, from western Nevada!