Ladyjanedoe

I've done a large king before---and that was before I got a 6600 with a bit wider throat. One thing I noticed about doing it yourself is that you have to allow for it to take a while. But the work is worth it because you can honestly say it was made 100% by you.

GailG

I bought the ladies' gardening gloves (the ones with the dots) and they work well. Cheaper too.

Grace Giaimo

I have done king sized quilts on my 25 year old, but much loved Pfaff machine. I never roll my quilts, it's easier to move the quilt if it's scrunched up. After doing my 1st king sized with card tables to the left and in front of my small table upon which the machine stood, I now do have a table that my machine sits into. It made it a lot easier. I also use gloves and spray a silicone on a cloth and rub it on the machine near he throat plate.

k9dancer

I can do a king on a regular domestic home sewing machine. The trick is to use thin batting like Warm & Natural and work from the center out to the lower right quarter.

kheliwud

I FMQ all my quilts, even king-size. Make sure you have support for the weight of your quilt, I have an extra card table behind my machine and my ironing board beside me. I also NEVER roll my quilts, I just lump them.

carrot

I just did a king on my sewing machine. I removed the batting from the outer thirds and just quilted the middle third first. then I added the batting back on and did the outer thirds and the borders. Did not fight with it at all.

janquilts'ncrochets

I have quilted a queen size on my New Home (20 Years old) with a 7' harp. Have done in the ditch, meandering, and free-hand designs. Lots of practice on small pieces first tho.

Walter'sMom

I just finished a queen sized quilt on my Bernina - I used very thin/soft batting - dream lite. Also did a lot of pinning - wasn't too hard, except for the 1 inch crosshatch I did on the border using masking tape, by the end of that my arms and shoulders were pretty sore - but since that was the end, I persevered. Love that I did it.

Essiescott

I have done twin, double, queen, and king sized on my home machine. Even quilted a king sized quilt on my Featherweight. I have the choice of either making a quilt or getting one quilted. Can not afford to send them out to get quilted. That is about 2 to 3 months of fabric allowance. So I just do what I can myself. I have even attempted on a treadle. There are some that do wonderful work on home machines.

Sibyl

CarrieC

I have a Bernina 440QE and the largest one've I've done was a 110x120 quilt (the one my cat is laying on in my avatar pic). I did it in the ditch and it was horrific to do. My arms HURT!

It is the reason I went out and bought a quilt frame.

Now I have to save up for a long arm!!!