Quilting Frames?
Courtney Brennan
frame. Any suggestions on where and what kind I can get to help hand quilt
easier?
Thanks an advance,
Courtney Brennan
Plainsboro, NJ
Martha
present I ever got (1997) was my Hinterburg (sp?) frames. They are not
cheap (I think we spent around $600), but they are INCREDIBLE! I have them
in my sunroom/playroom. My children can play while I quilt and everyone is
happy.
They are like another piece of furniture - obviously they stay out all the
time as they are very large..... actually they are adjustable - from about 6
feet long to big enough to fit a king size quilt. I always make sure I have
another quilt pieced and ready to go in before I finish the one that is
about to be taken out so that they are never "empty." You wouldn't believe
what a great conversation piece they are whenever people come over -
especially first time visitors.
I absolutely LOVE THEM!!! And no, I don't work for that company : )
Martha
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John and Louise Nieland
hold in your lap (makes your quilting project portable)? I use an oval
hoop -- it's like an over-sized embroidery hoop -- that I've had for about
15 years, and I find it works great for me because I do my best quilting
when I'm quilting toward myself (something you can't always do on a
full-size frame). You can just turn the hoop any direction you want so
you're most comfortable quilting. I got mine at a quilt shop, but I think
some of the fabric shops carry them as well. Good luck!
Louise (in sunny Iowa where today the correct answer to "Is this heaven?" is
a resounding "YES"!)
Niasha
Shirley & Gene
If you don't mind a home made version then:
1. Go to the hardware store and buy 4 3" C clamps.
2. Go to the lumber department and buy 3 8 foot 2x2's and ask them to cut
one exactly in half.
3. Go to your unsuitable for quilting stash and pull out 2 yards of sturdy
fabric, ( cotton duck, denim, etc. ) and cut it exactly into 4 pieces and
lay two of them width-wise along the length of a 2x2 and center them. If
your fabric is 45 inches it should not be too long.
4.Remove the fabric from the 2x2 and sew together, right side to right to
make one large piece.
5. Hem the fabric resulting larger fabric piece across the width . If the
two widths of fabric are too long for the 2x2's , then adjust the length
first , before hemming. (they will not be if your fabric is 45" wide)
6. Staple the fabrics raw edge to the 2x2 and wrap it around until there is
approximately a 6 " extension left .
7.Repeat steps 4 through 6 for last two fabric pieces and the other 2x2.
You have now completed your homemade quilting frame !
to use : pin , baste , or tack your quilt sandwich to the frame
extensions .and roll it tightly and evenly to the middle. ( this is a big
job, try to enlist 3 friends if possible. If not 2, can do it )then unroll
slowly to width you can manage to reach. ( narrow if working alone in tight
quarters, wider if working from both sides is desired, or group effort.)
Place on the short 2x2's and clamp with C-clamps at corners (be sure you put
the long 2x2's on the top of the short ones so you can adjust the quilt as
needed ) !
Place assembled frame on chairs, sawhorses or TV trays to support while
working at frame.
QUILT
PS: there are many refinements you can make,but this is the basic frame
set-up. Perhaps you can get DH to make a stand for the frame, or you can
hang it from the ceiling as I did with hooks and chains.
You can paint or stain the frame before you install the fabric extension, or
use different lengths for different sizes .
My biggest problem is keeping DH from borrowing the C-Clamps !
Yours for better quilting,
Shirley in Idaho
Ellison
I enjoy using a 14" wooden hoop, rather heavy-duty,
that I've had for several years. These are available at
most quilt shops (not the discount fabric stores, which
carry light-weight, cheaper hoops), and many on-line
quilt supply stores. Here are a few places to look
for various frames made for quilting:
http://www.clotilde.com/
http://www.flynnquilt.com/
http://ttsw.com/Tools/HoopsAndFrames.html
http://www.piecesofthepast.com/products.html
A frame is usually a larger item, often standing on
the floor. A hoop is a tool to hold in your hands
and/or lap, and gives great flexibility to quilt and
turn and quilt and turn....
Good luck.
Ragmop
Courtney Brennan wrote in message ...
Virginia Hughes
a generic name for a Q-snap? I used one of those, the floor size, for
several quilts until I bought a stand-mounted 24'' hoop, brand name
forgotten but it starts with H and is always advertised in the
magazines. (Heritage? Homestead?) It is WONDERFUL. You can adjust for
height from the floor, and it tilts to any angle, and rotates clear
around so you can quilt towards yourself, or from right to left or left
to right on the design. It cost about $135 at my LQS. A fellow group
member thought she would get a better deal by waiting to buy the same
thing at a show, and ended up paying about $8 more.
I can't imagine how any other device could be more convenient or
comfortable. It's the best investment I ever made.
Virginia in Paradise
S. Bass
Courtney Brennan wrote in message ...
>I can't seem to find a quilting frame besides an oversized cross switch
>frame. Any suggestions on where and what kind I can get to help hand quilt
>easier?
>
It took me a few minutes to figgure you were talking about a hoop. <G>
I purchased a used Pleasant Mountain 3-rail frame several years ago. It is
wonderful. Has drafting lamps on both ends, rail lengths for craft and
queen size with extenders to go to King size (like I'm ever going to hand
quilt a King!). If you can't find them on the 'net, let me know and I'll
dig up their number. I found all frame (Grace, Hinterberg, Jasmine,
Pleasant Mountain) companies willing to send sales brochures and price
lists. All I had to do was call.
It is wonderful to not have to baste. It is a little tricky since you can't
rotate your work for optimum stitch direction, but there are ways to get
around that.
I do like the look of the new Grace hoop - the square rascal with the light.
Except the light is on the right side - only good if you're a southpaw. Not
sure if that issue is resolvable, but if I didn't already have my frame, I
might be looking hard at the Grace square hoop.
Karlee
Karlee
Virginia Hughes wrote:
I don't know what a cross switch frame is, over-sized or not. Is that
a generic name for a Q-snap?
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Janice
don't know about the quality. My q-snap is 17" square, and is just like
miniature PCV pipe. There are 1/2 pipes that fit over the frame to hold
your quilt in place. This size is great if space is limited. Q-snap also
has a floor frame that lets you quilt approx. six square feet at a time.
You should be able to see one of these at LQS. Janice
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Virginia Hughes
clamp the quilt to the pipes, which are set in a rectangle by
right-angled sockets. When set up, the frame is about a yard long and a
yard off the floor, and about 24 inches wide. They also make small
embroidery-size frames which can be used to quilt small wall-hanging
sized projects. It is easy to take apart and assemble, but it isn't
perfect for reaching across the quilt to work on areas in the center.
For those you have to be able to move the frame around on the floor at
angles to your chair/body. Mine cost about $70.
The maker's address is Lamb Art Press, Rte1, Box156A, Parsons, TN
38363. Or at least that's the address on the box of mine, which is
about 10 years old. They are still sold in catalogs, but I can't recall
which ones. Keepsake?
Shirley & Gene
Shirley in Idaho
Pat Winters
at sale price. It is real handy on borders. See Janice's post for
details on style.
I've known people to make their own larger ones with garden irrigation
pipes & fittings. Pat in VA