I machine quilt on my Babylock Quilter's Choice. What could I use to clip/hold my quilt rolled up as I quilt. I tried one type from Joanne's but they made it less manageable instead of more. I would appreciate any ideas. Thanks.

Many just accordian pleat the excess, makes it easier to handle than clips and rolling. Maybe someone else has a picture.:)

I don't do well when I roll my quilt. I seems to make it harder to move. Like Dakotamaid said, I just pleat, bunch, puddle or maybe wad mine up. Look on YouTube for Leah Day. She has a nice video on quilting on a regular machine that shows her technique.

Bicycle clamps work well for me for large quilts.

I use really really big binder clips from the office supply . I can acordian pleat or roll it holds them and are easy to re- manuver. I have an assortment of sizes that clip to one of the shelves in my sewing room when not in use.

Oh my gosh, I never thought of folding it like a fan or accordian. Great idea. I just spent the last hour or so watching all the Leah Day videos. Great source. I bookmarked the page too. I bought the table she recommends last week. Didn't measure my machine. Assumed it would fit and it doesn't. My brother is going to take a router and cut the opening about 1/2 inch bigger so it works with my machine. I hope having a flat surface makes it easier to quilt also. Thanks for the suggestions. I am so excited to try the new table and accordian folding it!

I use large hair clamps. They hang on my spot lamp next to my machine. CHEAP!


Cindy in TN

I find that bunching, pleating, and puddling works best. It's much easier to move around when it's not bound.

I wouldn't buy bicycle clips again, waste of money for me! I just puddle or push my quilt like Leah Day's suggest and it works best I think!

I have the clips (round ones) and found I spent more time arranging, rolling, rearranging than they were worth. I too follow the Leah Day suggestion of puddling/pushing. That seems to work best for me. I have seen some videos of huge quilts rolled, clipped, and put over the shoulder of the quilter! I can't imagine being that coordinated and competent to manage all of that!!!

I don't like to roll but sometimes I do need to clip the edge of my quilt up. I use ginormous plastic clothes pins from the Dollar Store. They come in bright colours and will hold quite a few pleats together. I use them so that the extra quilt fabric doesn't fall off the edge of my table while I am puddling my quilt under the needle. My table is about 4X6 feet and if the quilt goes off the edge it creates too much drag.

That is what I do too. I can easily do a king size on my pfaff. It has a 10 inch throat so that really helps too.

That is so much easier for me to do it this way also. Tried to roll several times and ended up rearranging more that sewing.