piker6ca

Good day every one.
I have made a queen size quilt and now i,m thinking I,m not sure is I can get it in my machine to quilt it.
I have a Omega sewing machine and the opening is only like 7 inches.
Do you think I can get it quilted on my machine with some patience and time .
So afraid I will not have the room to quilt it .
Let me know if you have done one on your machine.
Also was thinking i,m going to use really thin batten to save room .
Thanks
Tom

RugosaB

At the bottom of this page http://quiltlessons.blogspot.com/ is a method I have used with success.
It's basically dividing the batting into sections, and qulting each section separately. that way, it cuts down on the batting you have to smoosh through your machine.
I have quilted a queen size, doing the borders as their own section.

Though I don't remember where I got the information, I remember seeing a site that didn't necessarily divided the quilt into even thirds. It more followed the design of the quilt and let that dictate the sections. For instance, it was more of a diagonal section.

I do use S Schamberg's (sorry, I'm sure spelling is wrong) glue method rather than basting

Kwiltr

Your difficulty will be when you are working in the centre of the quilt, trying to get it all in your harp space and then actually stitching it with any sort of control. One teacher suggested to me to add the batting in sections rather than all at once. For instance add the batting to the centre area of the quilt lengthwise, baste it and quilt it, but leave yourself room, I.e. Don't stitch right to the edge of the batting, so you can add batting to the edge on either side and join it to the first strip of batting, baste it then quilt it. Then do the third strip on the other side. That way, you are only having to put the quilt top and backing into the harp of your machine, with a little bit of the centre while you quilt the centre area. A walking foot is also extremely helpful to get even feeding of your layers, if you have one or can get one. If you don't have your quilt entirely pieced together, you can also make it and quilt it inspections and join the sections later when it's already quilted. Good luck!

marilynr

My machine has a 7 inch opening also. I just finished quilting a queen size quilt on it & I am a novice.
This was the first time I had quilted larger than a twin size. It was not easy, but I am very proud that
I did it.

FURBALLS

It is totally doable. I use Hobbs 80/20 batting for my quilts. My machine is a Singer Confidence and only has a 7" throat from needle to the side. About 5" high. I have quilted up to king size. I don't roll the quilt, I scrunch. Tried the roll method and although it fits under the throat well, not easily movable for FMQ. I am hoping in my next life I can afford a longarm machine LOL. One has to work with what one has. I always start in the middle of the quilt and work towards the sides. Once the sections are done the rest is a piece of cake since there is not so much quilt under the throat.

notmorecraft

Doable, I quilted queen and king size on my 20 year old Janome memory craft, lol, didn't realise it was so challenging until I got new Juki and Ruby and used them to quilt.

patchsamkim

It is doable, but not easy when you are in the center of the quilt. I was taught to fan fold the fabric that is going under the machine, rather than roll it. That seems to help some. Like Furballs said...do the center first, then the hardest part will be done!

misschris

I just finished a king size for my daughter and quilted it on my babylock. OH my!!! is all I can say. It was a real challenge but it is completed and on her bed. That is the ONLY king size I will ever quilt on a machine again. I started from the middle and did it right, but still not easy. It gets pretty heavy to handle. She loves it and mission accomplished. I'm glad that is behind me. On to a twin size for my granddaughter. Sooooo much more enjoyable.

Annaquilts

Yes it is possible. I spray basted my quilts and reinforced the edge and some places with a safety pin. I used Warm and Natural but I think it is a good idea to use something a little thinner like Hobbs 80/20. Support the quilt as well as you can by placing smaller tables or an ironing board next to the table you have the sewing machine on. I puddled the quilt and started from the center. I marked quilting lines with crayola washable markers. (Just besure not to iron it once it is marked and use lighter colors!) Start quilting from the center. If you can get the quilt puddled and to the center then you know you can do the whole quilt. I did quilt the quilts more lightly. That was an advantage from the Warm and Natural batting as it only needs to be quilted every 11 inches or so. It could also handle the pulling of the quilt under the sewing machine harp.

Annaquilts

Yes it is possible. I spray basted my quilts and reinforced the edge and some places with a safety pin. I used Warm and Natural but I think it is a good idea to use something a little thinner like Hobbs 80/20. Support the quilt as well as you can by placing smaller tables or an ironing board next to the table you have the sewing machine on. I puddled the quilt and started from the center. I marked quilting lines with crayola washable markers. (Just besure not to iron it once it is marked and use lighter colors!) Start quilting from the center. If you can get the quilt puddled and to the center then you know you can do the whole quilt. I did quilt the quilts more lightly. That was an advantage from the Warm and Natural batting as it only needs to be quilted every 11 inches or so. It could also handle the pulling of the quilt under the sewing machine harp.

Here is a post of Cal King 120x120 (yes 10 by 10 feet) I did on a Janome 6500. I think a 9 in. harp.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/picture...e-t191035.html