My New Quilting Frame!
02-20-2011, 04:39 PM
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Now, I'm not much of a hand quilter but I'd like to give it a try. I was looking into plastic frames at Joann's and Wal-Mart when a friend at my quilting group said someone had offered this to her if she knew of anyone who could use it. DH set it up for me this afternoon so when I have a new quilt top ready, I'll be ready to get started.
Don't mind the mess. It's set up in our dining room and we're not quite finished remodeling in there so there's some missing moldings and the floor's not quite even/done.
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02-20-2011, 05:02 PM
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Wonderful! Lucky you, huh?!'
Using a staple gun, tack long strips of a sturdy fabric about 6-8" wide along each of the side rails. These act as leaders for pinning/basting the edges of your basted quilt to before rolling them on the frame's rails. The, if you wish, you can use a couple other strips, go over and around the end rails and pin them to the side edges of the rolled-on quilt, to keep the whole thing taut as you quilt.
I just lift the rails out of mine, with the quilt still rolled on them, and stand them in a corner when I need to take the frame down.
Enjoy!
Jan in VA
Using a staple gun, tack long strips of a sturdy fabric about 6-8" wide along each of the side rails. These act as leaders for pinning/basting the edges of your basted quilt to before rolling them on the frame's rails. The, if you wish, you can use a couple other strips, go over and around the end rails and pin them to the side edges of the rolled-on quilt, to keep the whole thing taut as you quilt.
I just lift the rails out of mine, with the quilt still rolled on them, and stand them in a corner when I need to take the frame down.
Enjoy!
Jan in VA
02-20-2011, 08:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Ps 150
Now, I'm not much of a hand quilter but I'd like to give it a try. I was looking into plastic frames at Joann's and Wal-Mart when a friend at my quilting group said someone had offered this to her if she knew of anyone who could use it. DH set it up for me this afternoon so when I have a new quilt top ready, I'll be ready to get started.
02-21-2011, 05:32 AM
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Originally Posted by Annette Searcy
Have any of you made or seen quilt frames using saw horses?
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