Domestic machine on quilt frame?

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08-21-2017, 08:01 AM

#21

QuiltyReese

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Join Date: May 2012

Posts: 43

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Originally Posted by Ariannaquilts

Kitsie, what you are referring to is the Bailey machine it's just a stretched DSM however you still don't have the height once you roll the quilt. I belong to the online group and was so glad to hear all the problems that a lot of them had so I didn't go that route. Make an informed decision before you invest your money.

I have a 17" Bailey and I don't have an issue with throat space. I just quilted a 96" long quilt and still had plenty of space in the throat. I had about 12" of quilting space around my needle. True the throat space is a bit smaller than true long arms but if you don't use super thick batting I think you are ok. I am about to start a king size quilt so I will let you know how that goes but I don't anticipate a problem. I love my machine and it works great for me. I haven't had any issues with it since I got it and figured out its tension and what thread works best. But you have those problems with any machine until you get to know it.

08-22-2017, 07:08 PM

#22

oreo1912

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Join Date: Jul 2013

Posts: 156

I have a brother 1600p which has a 9" throat mounted on a Grace SR2 frame. Frame is limited to 88" wide frame but I find it works very well. Very few tension problems. Now with a 9" frame you have to do a lot of rolling but if you plan things out it works nicely. If you do a long quilt you will be limited to about a 4" border since that is all the throat space you have left. But twin size, lap and baby quilts work well. Sure I'd love to have a 18" throat but can't afford or justify the cost.