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Has anyone made their own quilting frame for use with your home machine?

If so, how does it work? Do you like it? Did you follow a specific plan? Do you have a link?

I haven't made my own frames, however after a google search I found this....not sure if it is what your looking for ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEHUiVevEsc

Follow up with how to attach - a series of 3 youtubes by same poster

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFiwdcUvt8s

Once you have made the boards you may prefer this method to baste a quilt?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcF0_hqbOrk

How big is your home machine? As soon as you use a frame with a domestic sewing machine, you have the issue of the take-up roller occupying some of the space under the arm of the machine.

Also, are you talking about moving the machine on a frame? Or on moving the frame?

Here is a link to a video about Ken Lund's quilting frame kits, which are designed to sit on a table while you move the machine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F24UUQdBW5I
He has lots of videos on Youtube showing various aspects of his frames. Also, if you do a search on the QB for Ken Lund, you will find several threads about these frames and modifications users have made to them.

For the type of frame in which you move the frame, I think the Flynn frame is the most well-known. Many people have difficulty learning how to use it, though.

Edit: I just checked out the links posted by kindleaddict above, and I believe they are for hand quilting.

I don't know exactly what I'm looking for either. A recent thread got me to wondering how much long arm machines cost, while I was looking at those I came across these DIY frames they say can be used w/ a home machine. The price difference was so great I was wondering "what the catch" is or if it really works at all.

@prism99 that is what I was thinking too, by the time you got the rod wrapped w/ the quilt you wouldn't have any room under the machine to move at all.

oh!!! you are looking for a way to use your domestic sewing machine as a long arm function?

I was wondering if it was possible w/ decent results

I cut up one of those anti - slip mats and wrapped the strip around a hand embroidery hoop which I put on top of the quilt to move it around. It works the best for me. The gloves and finger things fall off and the machine was too heavy to drag around on the quilting bed. I can't afford a long arm so tried this one out and it works for me.

Use John Flynn's as an example.......or buy his. Not that expensive

I have a Lund and love it...works just like a long arm... I use my Janome 7700 with an 11 inch throat, which does work better than my smaller machine....also use a Singer Quintet that has a deeper throat... I have found I am able to be more creative with my designs. My grandfather made my grand mother a quilting rack, took that and set the Lund up on it making my design area 8 feet across...would recommend it for anyone like myself that can't afford an expensive long arm.

I haven't made my own frame but my DH made this set up for me and it works well. We probably have about $400 in this set up. Good luck to you.
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http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1/introducing-my-new-baby-board-t243621.html

Oh No! Yikes you just reminded me I bought this set up 2 years ago and put it in the shed until I got to the point where I could start learning to quilt, since then I bought a used Long Arm & frame! Ken's box is still in the shed UNOPENED! How could I have forgotten about that??? Looks like I'm going to be doing a posting on Craigslist and anywhere else I can, I am still amazed at myself how am I going to tell DH about this?
Jeri

oldtisme, You might want to list the unused Ken Lund frame on the QB as I'm sure someone here would be interested in buying it. I would myself, except I already bought a used longarm setup for myself a couple of years ago.......

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That is awesome!!!

http://buildaquiltingframe.weebly.com
my DH made this for me. We spent about $200 in supplies. I've quilted 3 quilts on it. I prefer to just quilt at my desk. My 9" DSM just doesn't give me enough space to do anything except a narrow pantograph or stipple.

Amazing gals. Gives me hope that if I ever wanted to do something bigger I could try this out!

Wow this was painful to watch! Talk about making a mountain out of a mole hill.

My computer got invaded by an encryption virus or I would put in a link I found for directions and parts for a do it yourself quilting frame. It looks like one of these a hubby made in a message above. Just search and maybe you will find it. It used your own machine. I have pictures I printed off the site and will look again as I want to make one.
Lynda

I just went to the link for the weebly frame and that is the one I had a link to.

This may be the weebly website mentioned: http://buildaquiltingframe.weebly.com/faq.html

Thanks Prism, I'm going to do that soon as I can get to the shed and see what I paid in shipping way back then so I can give an estimate on the shipping. I know I'll be selling it a lot cheaper than I paid for it just to get it gone.

http://buildaquiltingframe.weebly.com/ I have these plans also, haven't made it yet due to room issues. (all my kids stuff came home while he travels). Richard is a very nice guy and will answer questions you may have. I was a member of the yahoo group when he was working out these plans. It was an amazing thing to watch. And he also has a kit with all of the hardware needed.