What type of Hand Quilting Frames do you have?
#61
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Poconos, PA
Posts: 125
Good luck with the thimble. I used to do tole painting - folk art kind of stuff - and love both painting and quilting. I don't know what I would do if my hands gave out on me. I so enjoy both activities, but I think that once my right hand get repaired, it will all be much better. I had the left hand done last year and after they pinned the thumb in a few places, it all worked almost as good as before. The wonders of modern science never cease to amaze me and I thank God for it every day. I wish you luck with checking out the Grace frame - methinks you will find it very helpful, especially when you can put it away in a small area, even with a quilt on it. Good luck!
#62
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Join Date: Dec 2009
Location: Duncan, SC, 29334 USA
Posts: 4,580
I have an Hinterberg with the 3 rolls now.
I really like it.
I purchased it (nevr used) on Craigslist
with all the extra parts for $75.00.
Before that a cheap round on a stand &
a full size quilt frame that wobbled.
The cat loved it, she thought it was a hammock.
I really like it.
I purchased it (nevr used) on Craigslist
with all the extra parts for $75.00.
Before that a cheap round on a stand &
a full size quilt frame that wobbled.
The cat loved it, she thought it was a hammock.
#63
When I started quilting in Vanuatu, I couldn't get my hands on any frames, so I borrowed someone's simple wood 14" hoop. My DH and son decided to make me a floor frame from a photo of one they saw for my birthday. It was so special and I used it for several bed size quilts. I still had to baste, and sew the sandwich on muslin pieces stapled to the roll bars. It took help and a while to get a quilt set up, and it wasn't really portable, but I still loved it, and still have it (though I haven't used it for years). I then bought various sizes of hoops and a large oval hoop at Joann's on a trip back to the States (which I don't like), and the last one was the Grace stand with a 21" square hoop. It was a bit more portable, but like FOX, it squeaked as the hoop pivoted and tilted, and because of the pole which you can attach the light to being so high, a large quilt doesn't drape over smoothly as I turn and tilt the hoop, which is frequently because I must be weird, but I seem to only be able to quilt in one direction-from top to bottom, not bottom to top or sideways! I now mostly stick to my 14" x 3/4" plastic hoop on my lap, though I wish it were at least 18-20"!
#64
Further, I found the wood part that holds the square hoop to the pivoting ball on my Grace splintered and I would find small bits of wood broken off. I always thought it needed to be greased or oiled, but being raw wood it would probably soak in if it didn't ruin my quilts first! I am looking for a good floor frame now that I live in the States again that I DO NOT have to baste first, and being the most UN-mechanical person alive, simple to use. Is there one that will allow me to not have to quilt sideways?????
#66
Originally Posted by grandma Janice
I have an old style oval wood hoop that sits on a stand with two legs down and cross feet and cross bar I can move around with my feet. I got it at a garage sale many years ago and I don't think it has a name. the hoop tilts. I just have to keep tightening the wing nuts every so often. guess I should see whats new out there.
#69
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Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Live in Littleton, CO via Rapid City, SD
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I have one similar to aorlflood.. Is is a small square like the first pic., and made out of PVC pipe by a lady in Missouri. Bought it on e-bay, can't find her site any more.
#70
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: West Roxbury, Ma
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I make my own quilting frames that have a base on the bottom and wood on the sides so it sits on your lap as you quilt. I also make a traveling one where the frame folds onto itself and opens up when I want to use it.
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