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I believe that you can get them from Grace directly and I am sure they are available from other sources too. They are farily simple to make. The sizes required should be somewhere in your instructions and I just serged 3 edges of the fabric and made a pocket for the tubing to slide into and then pushed the leader into the rail and then pin the quilt top and backing to their leaders and to the takeup leader (I know clear as mud right). You can google quilt frame leaders and you will get some videos etc to check out.
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Originally Posted by MamaBear61
I believe that you can get them from Grace directly and I am sure they are available from other sources too. They are farily simple to make. The sizes required should be somewhere in your instructions and I just serged 3 edges of the fabric and made a pocket for the tubing to slide into and then pushed the leader into the rail and then pin the quilt top and backing to their leaders and to the takeup leader (I know clear as mud right). You can google quilt frame leaders and you will get some videos etc to check out.
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I believe Nancy's Notions sells leader fabric with measured lines printed on them, they look good and I think they are like $15.00.
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I bought one about a year ago and my husband and I put it up after my son-in-law put the finish on. I am like you, priced the leaders and decided I could do fine making my own with some left over ducking-type fabric! Did like MamaBear said she did. I also marked the centers of them. Mine were horiz stripe, so I made them carefully and use the stripe to be sure I am pinning the quilt on pretty straight. I have used mine repeatedly just to baste quilts so I can FMQ them or tie them, also. You have to pay attention so you don't put the quilt in backwards or upside down (ask me how I know!!!) but I can put a quilt it in myself--just takes a little time. Wouldn't trade mine for anything. Hope you enjoy yours as much as I do mine!
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Originally Posted by chamby
Originally Posted by MamaBear61
I believe that you can get them from Grace directly and I am sure they are available from other sources too. They are farily simple to make. The sizes required should be somewhere in your instructions and I just serged 3 edges of the fabric and made a pocket for the tubing to slide into and then pushed the leader into the rail and then pin the quilt top and backing to their leaders and to the takeup leader (I know clear as mud right). You can google quilt frame leaders and you will get some videos etc to check out.
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Looking good. You are going to enjoy it when you get a chance to load a quilt.
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