Vintage Machine on a Quilting Frame (301 photos)
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I had a friend who only used this frame a few times and sold it to me. I know it's not something that I will want forever as it's very limiting in size (0nly 6 ft.). So, I can only do smaller quilts on it. I got it set up today and thought I'd try my 301 on it. It did a very nice job. I will have to double the cord length on it if I plan to keep it on the frame as it's too short. It was mainly a trial and error day and it's just a simple, circular meander so I could get my feet wet. I've never worked on a frame like this before. I plan on a longarm some day, but with two kids in college this will have to satisfy me for a while. I chose the 301 because it's lighter than the 15 and it has a smidge longer throat space than the 15. So, for anyone who's thinking about a vintage machine and frame quilting, it can be done as long as you can work around the throat space limitations, weight of the machine and no needle up/down. I have a Pfaff 362 that has an even larger throat, that I'm going to experiment with.
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Looks like a good setup. Is the 301 a long bed, short bed, or does it even still have a flip-up bed on it? And would it make any difference one way or the other as far as meandering?
CD in Oklahoma |
This is great information! I've always wanted to try my hand at long-arm quilting as well but do not have the resources for the $$s they command. What type of quilt frame is this and of course, would you consider doing a tutorial, I'm sure there are other folks who could benefit from your experimentation. Great job!
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I love the experiment and have looked at a frame like this but my Elna has such a short bed I haven't tried it. I should know that it's always worth trying something before deciding. I'm surprised the frame took the weight and still moved smoothly. Thanks for posting. (I thought you were posting 3 hundred & one pics;),I'm not awake yet!)
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Awesome, your quilting looks beautiful!!!
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Originally Posted by ThayerRags
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Looks like a good setup. Is the 301 a long bed, short bed, or does it even still have a flip-up bed on it? And would it make any difference one way or the other as far as meandering?
CD in Oklahoma |
Originally Posted by Jassinc6
(Post 6445183)
This is great information! I've always wanted to try my hand at long-arm quilting as well but do not have the resources for the $$s they command. What type of quilt frame is this and of course, would you consider doing a tutorial, I'm sure there are other folks who could benefit from your experimentation. Great job!
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Originally Posted by GreyQ
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I love the experiment and have looked at a frame like this but my Elna has such a short bed I haven't tried it. I should know that it's always worth trying something before deciding. I'm surprised the frame took the weight and still moved smoothly. Thanks for posting. (I thought you were posting 3 hundred & one pics;),I'm not awake yet!)
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Originally Posted by mighty
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Awesome, your quilting looks beautiful!!!
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Here's a link to their site. http://www.bradleyquiltco.com/Bradle...o/Welcome.html
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