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120 inches by 110 inches - a very large king size - first quilt I ever did 6 years ago I did that on an Elna now I have a Viking Sapphire and they are much easier to do. :)

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Originally Posted by cjomomma

I did an over sized king on my DSM. It wasn't easy but by golly I did it and it came out pretty good.

Join cjomomma doing this! The only way I accomplished this is to sit at the head of my machine like it was a long arm. That way both hands were free to maneuver the quilt. This is on a double bed, but see how long it drops, it's that long on each side of the bed....

I just did my first panel and my first attempt at quilting. I used painters tape and did cross hatched pattern. It came out great! I also used the board method to sandwich the layers and no puckers either! Now I want to try SID next!!

I'll probably not quilt anything larger than a lap quilt on my regular machine. I don't intend on making anything larger, ever.

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Originally Posted by PatchGirl

I have made a small baby quilt in the past that I only machine quilted by doing the stitch in the ditch with clear thread so all mistakes would not be pronounced, and it was difficult at best, trying to roll it up and maneuver it etc. I was wondering what the largest size quilt any of you have done on your machine? THere are probably tips and tricks I haven't learned yet that would make it easier or not? Or do you just opt to hand quilt or have it LA quilted etc?

I prefer to send the 'big ones' to the LA. I usually do full and smaller on my machine.

As one of the gals already posted, don't roll. I tried it ONCE and that was ONCE to many, I was fighting the roll the whole way. Scrunching the fabric is much easier.

My tips ~
Machingers gloves - help a whole lot, whether FMQ or simple grid work

Machine - surface is flat, either a acrylic table or the machine is in a cabinet.

Space - can also play a part, behind the machine AND on the side.

Quilt weight - keep as much of the quilt on your table surface. Set your ironing board to the left, for the bigger ones.

PRACTICE - FMQ does take (LOTS of) practice! But so does simple grid work and SID!

BREATH - lots of us when we start 'quilting' forget ;)

Quilting our tops is like making our quilt tops! We didn't start out on the complicated patterns. Baby steps before we run!

60 x 60. I wouldn't want to try anything larger.

When I get on my laptop I will post a picture of how I quilt on my DSM.

Someone above mentioned the "board method". I would like to know what that is?

I've wrestled with an oversized queen. It's quite a job...lots of tugging and pulling, but can be done. I'm piecing another right now that will be a real challenge. Until it's finished I'll be practicing on some that are lap blanket size until I'm confident with my FMQing.

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Originally Posted by cjomomma

I did an over sized king on my DSM. It wasn't easy but by golly I did it and it came out pretty good.

Same here. I did a flying geese about 10 years ago and quilted in the ditch plus cross stitched each block. Love it. I'm doing my fourth queen SID with extra stitching in sashing and border. Yes, it's hard and time consuming but I love doing it. Just hope the recipient will like it. It's for my niece. She picked the fabric and I chose the patterns.