Progress on Chocolate Figs Quilt

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10-20-2011, 11:15 AM

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Nanaquilts44

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Gorgeous! You do wonderful hand-quilting!

10-20-2011, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by kathyjg

You have done a beautiful job on your quilt! Terrific colors. What can you tell me about the frame--do you like it? Will it accommodate a King size quilt? I looked it up and i think I could probably persuade my husband to make me one or I may hit my stash he doesn't know about and buy myself an early Birthday present if it's worth the money. Thanks!

The instructions state that you can do a king size but I haven't tried it (and don't plan on it). You buy your own rails any size you want. They don't come with the frame. The one I'm working on is 48 x 60 so I'm using 6 foot rails and have a comfortable amount of room on each side of the quilt.

10-20-2011, 12:43 PM

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Gorgeous!

10-20-2011, 12:45 PM

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About my perfect stitching.... Thanks for thinking so. I used to do a lot of counted cross stitch so I was used to pulling the thread up and down through the fabric with each stitch. These are not tiny stitches... only about 4 per inch. I don't use the rocking motion... it's stab and grab as I call it. Stick the needle down, pull, stick the needle up, pull, etc. And I use the 1/4 inch tape as a guide. Slow but pretty!