I just got my Brother back from having it Stretched by WOW Quilts... Rick did a great job. Here are some of the pictures.
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I just got my Brother back from having it Stretched by WOW Quilts... Rick did a great job. Here are some of the pictures.
Last edited by QuiltnNan; 06-23-2012 at 04:51 AM.
Before and After Pictures :-)
How much throat space do you have now? May I ask the cost of doing this? And the time it takes? I never realized that they would stretch your machine.
I'm so happy for you!
I had heard a couple of years ago that Rick was getting into doing the Juki/Brother machines. There was quite a waiting list at the time. I'm also curious as to leathefleas queries.
Of course, it voids the warranty... but mine is out of warranty anyway.
Nancy in western NY
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Looks good! Does she run the same? A person can make a table and use it as a sit down machine too, correct?
Last edited by virtualbernie; 06-22-2012 at 06:59 PM.
Bernie
Very interesting! Looks like it does a good job!
Wow! I wonder if he could do my Babylock. No? Oh, well. I'm doing pretty good with FMQ, as long as I don't try to follow a line. That's the pits!
SittingPretty
Well who knew this good be done...
I am amazed! Never thought you could do this!
WOW is right! This is something to keep in mind for the future! Great idea, so glad you shared your experience with us. The link to your your modifications is very helpful as well.
I am so bookmarking this thread. I would absolutely love to do this with mine!!!!! Where do I get the info to contact the person who did yours?
great job LOL
that is so interesting...I have a juki on a grace frame and really only get about 5" of space...I'll have to go into their web site and check....
Retired and living in NE Michigan
i see that you use an iron keeper to keep your cords out of the way... what a wonderful idea!!! i've been having this issue on my frame and jerry-rigged a similar device with a string and stick... didn't work very well. i'll have to search for the iron keeper.
are your handles the same ones you used before the stretching? you mentioned on your blog about a homemade dead bar and the handles issue. what is a dead bar? is there a way to just tilt the handles more.... i'm just not understanding this issue. could you clarify it a little more, please. TIA
Nancy in western NY
before you speak T.H.I.N.K.
T – is it True? H – is it Helpful? I – is it Inspiring? N – is it Necessary? K – is it Kind?
Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance.
The one thing I hated about frame quilting was moving the take-up bar up as I was quilting. What a pain! The Dead Bar eliminates the constant height adjustment of the take-up bar. Basically....the bar closest to the bed of the machine is stationary and the one above advances the quilt.
Instead of using only one bar on the frame (take-up bar), you now use two under the throat of the machine. The “Dead Bar” doesn’t move up or down, its stationary. The take-up bar is moved several inches above the Dead Bar. The quilt standwich runs under the dead bar and gets attached to the take-up bar. The take-up bar will advance the quilt, but there is no longer a height adjustment. The height of the dead bar shouldn’t be that high off the bed of the machine. Once it’s adjusted to your “just right” height, you never have to move the take-up bar up and down again!!!
I haven't done any changes to the handles...............yet :-) I need to think of a way to extend the handles forward a bit...
Last edited by Luv2sew4fun; 06-23-2012 at 05:34 AM.
Nancy in western NY
before you speak T.H.I.N.K.
T – is it True? H – is it Helpful? I – is it Inspiring? N – is it Necessary? K – is it Kind?
Life may not be the party we hoped for, but while we are here we might as well dance.
Wow! I am so impressed I'm bookmarking this thread! Have an awesome time quilting!
Last edited by Crafty1; 06-23-2012 at 06:28 AM.
that is amazing ...
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Learn something new everyday from this site! Did not know that could be done. I'm impressed.
Mavis
wow very cool