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Old 02-11-2008, 02:19 PM
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Thanks for the hint, June. Come to think of it, the areas where I've had the problems are in the curves of circles, so maybe I need to make my circles larger.

On another note, I've been quilting the body of the quilt on the frame, then taking it off to push through my machine to stitch in the ditch inside the border, then to quilt the border(s). Does anyone have any tips about how to quilt the whole thing, including borders, on the Gracie GMC Pro frame? I've only been quilting a little over a year, so still have lots to learn. Thanks for any help.
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Old 02-12-2008, 09:43 AM
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ok Scott, we're waiting for the consumer review.
Are you still putting it together? LOL
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Old 02-12-2008, 01:22 PM
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I've been quilting the body of the quilt on the frame, then taking it off to push through my machine to stitch in the ditch inside the border, then to quilt the border(s). Does anyone have any tips about how to quilt the whole thing, including borders, on the Gracie GMC Pro frame?
Hi Calico, If your're quilting across the width & you want the borders to be different than the body, then you can finish the width borders & the body & then take it off the frame & put it back on lengthwise to get the borders going the length of the quilt. It really just depends on what you want to do. My applique sheep quilt had to be pinned on my frame 2 different directions so that I could get the effect in the borders that I wanted. Other quilts I have just stippled or done patterns all the way across the body of the quilt & border. I guess it just depends on what you want. Hope that helps.
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Old 02-12-2008, 03:56 PM
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Pam, good answer. I am starting my 2nd quilt on the frame and I intend to do just that. The practice piece I did the hard way. But I had decided it was no big problem to get the quilt back on the fame turned one quarter turn. It is must easier to do the border as a whole piece, rather than in sections.

Anyone with a frame should not need to take their quilt to the machine and do more stitching. The reason I bought the frame was to do away with the machine quilting and all the tugging and pulling of the quilt.

I suggest anyone who has questions about using the frame/machine combo, ask on this forum and other forums to learn how best to use it. Also, phone the company where you bought your equipment and tell them what you are wanting help with. You paid them for service as well as the product.
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Old 02-15-2008, 06:29 AM
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Yes, my girlfriend has one and loves it. Took 3 of us to put it together:))Once that done...it is smooth as ice as it glides the machine tray around. My favorite part of it (see, I talk as it is my own!) is the clamps on bungee type cords on the ends...so when you have your quilt on the rollers, you just clamp the sides and it holds your quilt nice and tight. The only prob. she has had in about a year of it, was there are these plastic tube (hard to describe)that are where the bearings/rollers of the rolling tray roll against...they cracked...she called them, and they shipped out new ones no prob. I don't know why they happened...could be the machine (janome) is heavier then they expect? Or just the wrong kind of plastic to put there. Other then that little burp...she quilts on it almost every day!:))Hope that helps..Skeat (We also made sure to use a level to make sure the frame was level-good thing we checked! Her floor wasn't:)))
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Old 02-15-2008, 08:26 AM
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Hi Skeat,

When they ship the plastic tube runner things for the table they are rolled up in a box & I think they crack or get damaged there. I did have to change out some of the plastic runners earlier on & Gracie Co. sent new ones real quick. It was hard to get runners that didn't pop up out of the track a little so I decided to use some 100% silicone caulking & fill up the inside of the runner tubes before setting them down in the track. It was a little messy & involved some clean up but I know that 100% silicone sets up like rubber & I thought it would make them better than original in strength to be more solid in order for a heavy machine to roll on them. I did this about 1 yr ago & haven't had a problem again.
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Old 02-15-2008, 04:05 PM
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Wow Pam! That is just a super idea!! I will defin. pencil that one in my head! Just makes great sense!! Now...what sits on that Gracie frame of yours??:))We all must know now!:)Espec me! Skeat
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Old 02-18-2008, 09:36 AM
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I just took a quilt off & got the binding sewn on, but I still have to take some photos. I'll post some photos later. :D
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Old 03-25-2008, 12:38 AM
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Does anyone know where I can get a copy or a video for the grace quilt frame on how to run this? It is set up, but don't want to start on my quilt until I know for sure how to start the quilt throught and how to wind up the quilt. Con't find any directions on this. Thanks, Sue
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Old 03-25-2008, 03:37 AM
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Contact the Grace company, the people who made the frame.

If you cannot find it at their site, contact me @ [email protected] and I will look up the phone number in the literature I received from them. I am sorry it is not handy right now, but I will find it for you.

I phoned them when I received my frame and needed some replacement parts.

June
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