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    Old 01-25-2013, 02:33 PM
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    I have seen tutorials where the person has a machine that sits flush with the table. Then when you FMQ the quilt is spread out flat, not hanging off the sides. Where can you get those tables?
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    Old 01-25-2013, 02:36 PM
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    I got it from my Janome dealer. I assume those tables are made specially for Janome
    but there are other tables for other machines too. I love my table and if I get another
    machine it will definitely be inside a table.
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    Old 01-25-2013, 02:43 PM
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    There are Arrow brand tables that work like that. I think Joann's sells them as we'll as other places including online. They aren't super expensive.
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    Old 01-25-2013, 02:48 PM
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    I have a Horn brand cabinet with the drop-down shelf. There are many other brands available. You can also buy the lift mechanism if you want to make your own cabinet. I like to have my sewing machine recessed in this way for all sewing, not just free motion quilting, since it puts the machine at the right height for me. I have seen nice sewing cabinets with the drop-down shelf available on Craigslist at very good prices.
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    Quilt in a Day has a tutorial for making one from an old kitchen table. There are also videos on YouTube showing several ways to make them cheaply. If cost is a concern, you might start there.
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    Old 01-25-2013, 02:59 PM
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    I bought a sew ezi table and it comes with an insert that is custom cut to fit your machine. I love it. I bought some cheap tables at Walmart to prop around the machine when I actually quilt.
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    I'm getting ready to cut a hole in a desk we bought on craigslist for next to nothing. It has a keyboard drawer and that will make the perfect shelf for the machine. I may have to add some wood blocks or something to get the machine to be level with the bed, but the price was right.
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    Old 01-25-2013, 04:33 PM
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    Here are Youtube links that show how you can make one inexpensively:
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g14go...UMMkw&index=35
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAS25...UMMkw&index=36
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    Thank you for sharing these youtube's. I want to build one of these tables!!!
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    Old 01-25-2013, 08:07 PM
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    I couldn't find the Quilt in a Day tute--can you give us the link?
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