Floor stand quilting hoop - Experiences?
 

I inherited from my Grandma a floor stand quilting hoop similar to this one, only hers is from some time before the early 1970's, which is when I first saw it. http://www.sewingsupplies.co.nz/oval...nd-5590-16x27/.

While I've never done hand-quilting, I'm ready to give it a try, and I'm trying to figure out whether it's worth dragging the hoop down from the attic. Any tips, tricks, thoughts?

Thanks.

I would love to have one of them! I use a hoop but it's the kind you hold.

It is worth it...drag it down! Wish I had one of the old beauties. Mine is handheld and I don’t like how the modern ones look!

I have a really nice floor stand hoop. It's from Hinterburg ? Tried hand quilting with it. It's uncomfortable and tiresome. When I'm hand quilting I'm constantly turning my piece to adjust to the direction that I'm going. A hand held hoop is MUCH easier to manage. My floor stand hoop sits in the basement.

I had one of those floor hoops when I first started quilting. I used it a lot. When we moved, I dismantled it and packed it in separate pieces. Somehow, in transit, the hoop part became broken. It was just a crack and I used wood glue on it but it was never the same. It was warped. I gave up hand quilting and finally donated it to a goodwill center.

I also have a Hinterburg frame but I love it. It rotates in all directions. I keep the quilt loose. No problem.

I agree with sewitalltogether. I had one of those Hinterberg Frames and it didn't work for me either. I used a hoop I could turn worked I sold mine

I have a couple of the Hinterburg frames - the stand is the same but different size hoops and one is a frame I used for needlepoint. Mine turns and tilts in various directions. I like that I could sit in a comfortable chair and still quilt. I had a quilting frame that was nice but I had to sit in a chair and lean into it. I got rid of it because it just took up too much space or it had to be dismantled between uses.

I saw bring it down, give it a try and if you don't like it then find someone that will want it.

It would be well worth getting it out and using it!! I have the oval hoop floor quilting frame and used it when hand quilting several vintage tops pieced by my husbands grandmother. After purchasing my Gammill quilting frame the hoop was stored for many years, but recently got out an became an embroidery hoop for a counted cross stitch tree skirt that I'm working on.

I had a floor stand, don't remember the brand, but I couldn't ever get use to it. If I do any hand quilting now, just use a large oval hand held.

I have that exact one I've only used it a few times but I did enjoy it. I would definitely bring yours down and at least try to use it. Good luck!

I think you should at least try it! It wouldn't work too well for me... I use a hoop and floor stand where I can turn the hoop. I'm not good enough to quilt in all directions...so I turn the quilt a lot. Give it a try!

Thanks for your thoughts, folks. Think I'll haul it down from the attic. Unfortunately, it does not rotate, so the experiment might end up negatively. However, I think I'll give it a try anyway. At the very least, it'll give me a chance to think and reminisce about my Grandma, which will be very pleasant indeed.

I had one like that and hand quilted a few quilts on it. I found it worked better to just hold the hoop in my lap. I would say "give it a try".

I remember that my mother had one back in the 1960's and tried quilting. Discovered she wasn't any good at it and finally had the quilt done by church ladies. Two thumbs up for at least trying. Wish I had that floor stand hoop now.

During my quilting years, I tried many different types of devices for my quilting. I made a set of frames to baste quilts and then quilt them. I finally began ro baste the sandwich and put it on my dining room table. I could sit in front of it and quilt. I cannot sit long enough to quilt now, so that phase of my life is over.

[ATTACH=CONFIG]599982[/ATTACH][ATTACH=CONFIG]599983[/ATTACH]This one was made by a local woodshop that is no longer in business. I have never used it but I thought it was more for embroidery. The frame rotates around on this wooden ball. It appears to be real sturdy. I have no idea what it is worth on the market today. I could find nothing on ebay that was as substantial. I'm on the fence of getting rid of it. If someone wanted something like it, I could ask my woodworking friends.

Yes, use it. It makes it so much easier to quilt, get up, come back, quilt, etc. and your hands are free. When I hand quilted my first piece I just had the hoop part. I made it work, but the stand makes it so much nicer to sit and work on while you watch TV or listen to music. Quilting is much easier two handed.

Even if it does not rotate, it will still make it easier.