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Hand Quilter question
Hi All,
I was wondering if any of you hand quilters have quilted a large quilt without a frame. I do quite a few of my small quilts (wall and lap size) without a frame - just in my lap. I am considering doing a twin size quilt this way. My frame has a queen size on it and I don't know when I'll get around to finishing that quilt. In the mean time I have two twin tops awaiting quilting and thought I might attempt doing them without a frame. Any thoughts? -- Bonnie NJ |
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Bonnie,
I have used what is called a Q Snap, (I think that's what it is called.) You can get them in several sizes. I have just the small one but have done sections of a queen size quilt with it. Have no room for a large quilt frame and also don't do all that much hand quilting. Hope that helps. Marlys in Indiana "Bonnie NJ" wrote in message ink.net... Hi All, I was wondering if any of you hand quilters have quilted a large quilt without a frame. I do quite a few of my small quilts (wall and lap size) without a frame - just in my lap. I am considering doing a twin size quilt this way. My frame has a queen size on it and I don't know when I'll get around to finishing that quilt. In the mean time I have two twin tops awaiting quilting and thought I might attempt doing them without a frame. Any thoughts? -- Bonnie NJ |
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In article . net,
"Bonnie NJ" wrote: Hi All, I was wondering if any of you hand quilters have quilted a large quilt without a frame. I do quite a few of my small quilts (wall and lap size) without a frame - just in my lap. I am considering doing a twin size quilt this way. My frame has a queen size on it and I don't know when I'll get around to finishing that quilt. In the mean time I have two twin tops awaiting quilting and thought I might attempt doing them without a frame. Any thoughts? When I first began quilting, I did it without any hoop/frame, but I didn't get as good results on the back as I do now. I still don't have a frame, but I do use a hoop -- could you get/borrow a hoop to use with those smaller quilts? -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas my ISP is earthlink.net -- put sfoster1(at) in front http://home.earthlink.net/~sfoster1 AKA Dame Sandy, Minister of Education |
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I am handquilting a queen size quilt....for about 10 years now!!! I started
out with the Q-Snap frame, went to a large hoop on a stand, and now I'm using just a hoop. There's 10 years of learning how to HQ on that quilt! Personally, I prefer the hoop or hoop on a stand to using a frame. That way you don't have to quilt in 4 directions. Betty in WI "Bonnie NJ" wrote in message ink.net... Hi All, I was wondering if any of you hand quilters have quilted a large quilt without a frame. I do quite a few of my small quilts (wall and lap size) without a frame - just in my lap. I am considering doing a twin size quilt this way. My frame has a queen size on it and I don't know when I'll get around to finishing that quilt. In the mean time I have two twin tops awaiting quilting and thought I might attempt doing them without a frame. Any thoughts? -- Bonnie NJ |
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In article . net,
"Bonnie NJ" wrote: Hi All, I was wondering if any of you hand quilters have quilted a large quilt without a frame. I do quite a few of my small quilts (wall and lap size) without a frame - just in my lap. I am considering doing a twin size quilt this way. My frame has a queen size on it and I don't know when I'll get around to finishing that quilt. In the mean time I have two twin tops awaiting quilting and thought I might attempt doing them without a frame. Any thoughts? Every year our guild makes a raffle quilt. They are usually larger than twin up to queen size. We have it basted at a local machine quilters and then it's passed around to be hand quilted. Most ladies use a hoop to quilt. A few quilt without a hoop. One lady who does the most beautiful hand quilting lays the quilt on her dining room table and sits in a chair and quilts that way. She says it keeps the weight off her and she can quilt more easily that way. I am sure you can do it. You just need to find the method that works best for you. marcella |
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Hi Bonnie,
I've just completed hand quilting a large, 85" x 100" quilt that had been started by my great aunt. I only used a lap hoop. Now that that project is finally completed, I've pulled out the 84" x 84" Hawaiian quilt that I had started previous to the other project. I'm only using my lap hoop for it. I find it easier on my back than using my large, floor stand hoop which rotates 360=BA. After years of quilting, I've finally learned that you use what you are most comfortable with.=20 LizA. Kent, WA |
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Tried a big frame once and hated it. Now all hand quilting goes in a hoop so
I can recline on the sofa, tuck the rest of the quilt over my legs, and quilt what's in the circle. Roberta in D "Bonnie NJ" schrieb im Newsbeitrag ink.net... Hi All, I was wondering if any of you hand quilters have quilted a large quilt without a frame. I do quite a few of my small quilts (wall and lap size) without a frame - just in my lap. I am considering doing a twin size quilt this way. My frame has a queen size on it and I don't know when I'll get around to finishing that quilt. In the mean time I have two twin tops awaiting quilting and thought I might attempt doing them without a frame. Any thoughts? -- Bonnie NJ |
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I would like to try a frame one day but meanwhile I have given up on a
hoop -- too much shifting. I quilted my block swap quilt http://community.webshots.com/photo/...84273902EvlTln (68" x 84") without hoop or frame, just fluffed it up on my lap in a recliner chair and quilted away. Anne in CA annerudolph AT comcast DOT net "It's not having what you want; it's wanting what you've got." -- Sheryl Crow http://community.webshots.com/user/annerudolph3 Bonnie NJ wrote: Hi All, I was wondering if any of you hand quilters have quilted a large quilt without a frame. I do quite a few of my small quilts (wall and lap size) without a frame - just in my lap. I am considering doing a twin size quilt this way. My frame has a queen size on it and I don't know when I'll get around to finishing that quilt. In the mean time I have two twin tops awaiting quilting and thought I might attempt doing them without a frame. Any thoughts? |
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Howdy!
Frame? Don't use a big frame if I can avoid it. I always use a hoop, tho'. Cheers! Ragmop/Sandy --w/ several hoops for several quilts ;-) "Bonnie NJ" wrote in message ink.net... Hi All, I was wondering if any of you hand quilters have quilted a large quilt without a frame. I do quite a few of my small quilts (wall and lap size) without a frame - just in my lap. I am considering doing a twin size quilt this way. My frame has a queen size on it and I don't know when I'll get around to finishing that quilt. In the mean time I have two twin tops awaiting quilting and thought I might attempt doing them without a frame. Any thoughts? -- Bonnie NJ |
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Pssssst.....over here......under the virtual quilt frame.....behind Jeanne
and the M&Ms......(gosh awful French accent) Lissen very carefully...I shall say ziss...only once....I don't use a hoop or a frame. I find them too awkward. I'm currently hand quilting a queen bed quilt while sitting in a recliner in front of the TV. Now where were the brownies???? -- Sharon from Melbourne Australia (Queen of Down Under) http://www.geocities.com/shazrules/craft.html (takes a while to load) http://pg.photos.yahoo.com/ph/shazrules/my_photos (same as website but quicker) "Bonnie NJ" wrote in message ink.net... Hi All, I was wondering if any of you hand quilters have quilted a large quilt without a frame. I do quite a few of my small quilts (wall and lap size) without a frame - just in my lap. I am considering doing a twin size quilt this way. My frame has a queen size on it and I don't know when I'll get around to finishing that quilt. In the mean time I have two twin tops awaiting quilting and thought I might attempt doing them without a frame. Any thoughts? -- Bonnie NJ |
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