rolling my quilt for quilting
 

I made a hexagon quilt with the half hex from MSQC. Love the orange peel idea but no matter how I quilt it I need to really roll it tight to get in my machine. What is the best. I bought some clamps, red pliable at a reputable store but certainly not tight. Any ideas. What do you do.

Evelyn

When I quilted on my DSM I did not roll the quilt. I puddled it instead. I tried rolling it, didn't like it. Puddling was much easier for me.

I had a hard time rolling it as well. The roll was so cumbersome that I felt like I was wrestling a dead body! I scrunch or puddle also. What is the throat space on your machine?

I'm with Dunster. Rolling is always harder for me. It seems to turn into a heavy log I just can't move. I puddle, accordion pleat, scrunch or whatever ever it takes. I have heard some people really like clamps. I also know one lady that rolls and then puts safety pins down roll to hold it.

Listen to everyone's suggestions and then try out a couple that you like the sounds of. Who knows what new thing you might discover that works for you?

I also gave up on rolling. I puddle it or scrunch it around and under and through. hate it but must do it or FMQing which I don't always want to do.

Nine inches. I want to try the orange peel so maybe puddling will work

even though you use pins or a spray adhesive, I think rolling shifts the layers a lot more than 'scrunching'.

I am working on my second quilt. Can anyone explain scrunching or puddling to me? I just rolled my quilt the first time, but I am always wanting to learn better ways of quilting. Thank you.

I do large accordion pleats under the arm of the machine and "puddle" around the presser foot. The accordion pleating works better for me than simply stuffing the quilt under the arm. Rolling was the worst for me -- made for a very dense, stiff, hard-to-move-around bundle. Large accordion pleating keeps the quilt loose and pliable for adjustments in the area of the needle.