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    Old 07-05-2010, 10:12 AM
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    Aren't you the handy one?! This is a great idea and very nicely executed. I'd like to see the finished quilt too. Please share.
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    Old 07-05-2010, 10:33 AM
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    Great job-you are really handy---
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    Old 07-05-2010, 02:41 PM
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    Ingenious...gonna show this to DH...maybe...just maybe!
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    Old 07-05-2010, 02:43 PM
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    pictures pictures - we love pictures!!!
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    Old 07-05-2010, 06:01 PM
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    Originally Posted by AnnaK
    Aren't you the handy one?! This is a great idea and very nicely executed. I'd like to see the finished quilt too. Please share.
    Thanks! Pictures of the quilt are on page 2 along with pictures of the bottom of the quilting table. The quilt top was purchased on ebay so that I could practice my FMQ. It was the first quilt I did with the table and was much easier and faster to quilt.
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    clever girl!
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    Old 07-06-2010, 01:06 AM
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    Great job, and good thinking. God bless. Penny
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    Old 07-06-2010, 05:01 PM
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    Great Idea !! And great job!!! I have 1 question though - why did you pad it with the quilt batting? Wouldn't it work better if it was a firm surface for you to be moving it around during the quilting process?
    I do like the idea of the clear vinyl as the top layer though.
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    Originally Posted by Martina
    WOW...this is such a great idea! I will have to show this to my DH, maybe I can motivate him....I could argue that this would be much cheaper than a long-arm and would work great...lol...he may just goes for it :lol: ......Thank you for sharing!!! What a neat idea!! :thumbup:
    Perfect, unless you really want a long arm, then he can say "now you don't need one, look what I made you and it works just fine."

    Don't shoot yourself in the foot. I'd like one temporarily until my long arm arrives, lol. Like that's gonna happen any time soon.
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    Originally Posted by Texas Yankee
    Great Idea !! And great job!!! I have 1 question though - why did you pad it with the quilt batting? Wouldn't it work better if it was a firm surface for you to be moving it around during the quilting process?
    I do like the idea of the clear vinyl as the top layer though.
    The wood I used was unfinished and, even though I used the palm sander on the edges and corners, I was concerned that the wood would snag or poke through my fabric. The vinyl would have protected my quilt from snags, but I just preferred the padded look. The batting was 80/20 which didn't add much loft and since I put the fabric and vinyl on tight, it isn't overly padded. To sum it up, it was mostly for asthetics.

    If you use a smoother wood or took the time to sand well, you could leave the batting out. However, if you do, you will want to measure really carefully or round your edges really well next to the machine to prevent having a lip that might make it harder to move the quilt around.
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