Hi, my name is Judith
Hi to all
I don't know how to get started on this 9 foot frame. Does anyone know where I should start?

Hi Welcome from Porter Ok. Glad you could join us. Is it a old pole frame with hole to roll on ,or what kind take oic so we can see .

Hello, and welcome from Idaho!

Hello and welcome from Kansas

Hi Judith ~~ welcome from Minnesota! :)

Hello, welcome from Oklahoma!

Hi. Definitely need a picture as each frame loads differently.

Hi Judith! Welcome from Indiana!

Hi Judith, welcome from northern California!

Welcome from Michigan.:)

Hello from Western Mountain Maryland !! :-D

It is a Little Gracie 2 and a babylock quilters pro

Hi Judith and welcome from NE Ohio.

My 9 foot quilting frame

Hello everyone, my name is Kathy. I have a bernina frame and machine that I use. It is not a long arm machine so the space is limited yet I love to use the frame as often as possible. I am looking for a long arm machine to use with my bernina frame. It is difficult because I am a hands on person and machines are not available to test drive in my area.
Judith, I put material on my frame and played with everything, working on each side, speed and using my lazer pointer. It is fun and that helped me get comfortable with how much space I have to work with in my small throat area. I put the material aside and plan to use it to make large bags for shopping. This way I feel better about the materials I used to practice.

Welcome from S.E. Texas! :)
I'm not a LA quilter or a frame quilter of any type.. so no advice on that part. :(

Welcome to the board from Southern California!!!

Hello, welcome and happy quilting from Germany!

Hello, and welcome from Michigan!

Thank you very much

Hi, Welcome from Texas.

welcome from se TX -- always heard that you should start in the middle

The batting loads on the bottom roller. The top loads on the next roller up and the bottom goes on the top roller. Then take the bottom and attach to the take up roller. Pull the batting gently up and attach to the take up roller. Then the top of the quilt comes up over the batting and the batting and attaches to the take up roller. At least that is how mine works and the frame looks the same. After quilting the first space available I find that I have to loosen the next batch of batting in order to advance everything to the take up roller. Hope this helps you out. PM me if I can help you out. Welcome to the board.

Here are some links from my frame quilting mailing lists:

http://www.longarmuniversity.com/index.htm
http://www.quiltuniversity.com/
http://www.mqresource.com/home/
http://www.sharonschambernetwork.com/Classes.aspx
http://www.gammill.com/index.php?m=videos#

There are many, many more links, too. I suggest finding a Y! group for your specific machine &/or frame, and more general about home quilting systems. I'm on 3 different lists, one each for my machine & frame, and one for general home quilting. They are a huge resource, each has links to tutorials & classes & help files.

a warm welcome from western Ky!~~~~~~~~~~ sorry can't help with your frame as I do not have one but it sure does look great,!~~~~~~~~~~

Hello and welcome from New York.

Hi Judith - Welcome

G'day from Australia.

greetings from Colorado :-D

Welcome

Hello and welcome from Maryland!

Hello and welcome!

Welcome

Hello ad welcome from Boston, Ma

Hello and Welcome to the board :D:D:D

Welcome to the board! You have found a great place to learn, share, laugh, vent and cry :D Enjoy the journey, the eye candy is spectacular :thumbup:

A picture of what you are talking about will really help folks here! The long-arm quilting is my favorite part of the quilting process!!! No matter what kind of set up you have, I'm sure there is someone here who can answer your questions!!!

Hello and welcome from Minnesota!

Welcome from Minnesota and Happy Quilting

Thank you so much
you are a big help
Judith

Thank you that was alot of help