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Posted by Kate XXXXXX on September 18, 2009, 6:44 am
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> Thanks for your input. In the end the item (on ebay) wasn't cheap and
> I didn't even bother to bid. It finally went for £350 which seems to
> me a silly price. I think the new one isn't much more. never mind,
> there will be another one one day, if I ever decide to take the
> plunge.
The one I liked the look of was a perspex table-top frame. Can't
remember where I saw it or what it was called... It probably wasn't big
enough for king sized quilts, but I don't remember that it was madly
expensive, either. Might be worth looking into, if we can hunt one down.
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> Until then, I shall stick with HQ, which I love, and MQ with my
> machine as it is. Practice is worth a thousand gismos... I never
> thought I would ever say that!
You Bernina should cope fine. Just remember to do small areas at a
time! And sometimes a frame can help, thoigh I usually just grab and
steer! Not that I'm so much of an expert... Too long since I quilted
anything!
I must complete that custion cover you started me on!
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Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
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Posted by Sartorresartus on September 18, 2009, 7:36 am
I think you mean this one:
http://www.quiltersreview.com/article.asp?article=3D/review/product/020311_=
a.asp
I've looked at it, and think it's lovely. One day, perhaps.
But I've often wondered about the low-tech option of the Flynn
quilting frame. makes all kinds of sense, and wouldn't need the
storage.
Nel
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> Sartorresartus wrote:
> > Thanks for your input. =A0In the end the item (on ebay) wasn't cheap an=
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> > I didn't even bother to bid. =A0It finally went for =A3350 which seems =
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> > me a silly price. =A0I think the new one isn't much more. =A0never mind=
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> > there will be another one one day, if I ever decide to take the
> > plunge.
> The one I liked the look of was a perspex table-top frame. =A0Can't
> remember where I saw it or what it was called... =A0It probably wasn't bi=
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> enough for king sized quilts, but I don't remember that it was madly
> expensive, either. =A0Might be worth looking into, if we can hunt one dow=
n.
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> > Until then, I shall stick with HQ, which I love, and MQ with my
> > machine as it is. =A0Practice is worth a thousand gismos... I never
> > thought I would ever say that!
> You Bernina should cope fine. =A0Just remember to do small areas at a
> time! =A0And sometimes a frame can help, thoigh I usually just grab and
> steer! =A0Not that I'm so much of an expert... =A0Too long since I quilte=
d
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> anything!
> I must complete that custion cover you started me on!
> --
> Kate =A0XXXXXX =A0R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
> Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttonshttp://www.kate=
dicey.co.uk
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> Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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Posted by Kate XXXXXX on September 18, 2009, 7:55 am
Sartorresartus wrote:
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> I think you mean this one:
> http://www.quiltersreview.com/article.asp?article=/review/product/020311_a.asp
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> I've looked at it, and think it's lovely. One day, perhaps.
Hm... That might be it, though the one I remember was clear perspex,
which was one reason I liked it! See-through quilt frame! ;) Whatever
you decide, let me know if you want an old front-loading Bernina to
mount in the frame, and I'll bring you one. Got a 707 and an 807 with
missing extension table going spare.
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> But I've often wondered about the low-tech option of the Flynn
> quilting frame. makes all kinds of sense, and wouldn't need the
> storage.
Yes, but it needs a lot more space to use, as you move the frame rather
than the machine...
So many things to think about!
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Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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Posted by Julia in MN on September 18, 2009, 12:34 pm
If you use a Flynn frame, you need a long table -- twice as long as the
frame, because your machine is stationary and you move the frame. That
gets unmanageable with a large quilt because you need a large frame. The
disadvantage to any of the frames that use a standard machine is that
you still don't have any more room under the arm -- in fact you have a
bit less because you not only have the quilt, but you also have the frame.
With a frame, can you start in the center and work to one side, then
re-mount on the frame to do the other half? If you have to start on one
side and work to the other, you will end up with the entire quilt under
the arm of your machine at one end or the other. That could be a lot of
bulk.
Julia in MN
Sartorresartus wrote:
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> I think you mean this one:
> http://www.quiltersreview.com/article.asp?article=/review/product/020311_a.asp
>
> I've looked at it, and think it's lovely. One day, perhaps.
>
> But I've often wondered about the low-tech option of the Flynn
> quilting frame. makes all kinds of sense, and wouldn't need the
> storage.
>
> Nel
>
> wrote:
>> Sartorresartus wrote:
>>> Thanks for your input. In the end the item (on ebay) wasn't cheap and
>>> I didn't even bother to bid. It finally went for £350 which seems to
>>> me a silly price. I think the new one isn't much more. never mind,
>>> there will be another one one day, if I ever decide to take the
>>> plunge.
>> The one I liked the look of was a perspex table-top frame. Can't
>> remember where I saw it or what it was called... It probably wasn't big
>> enough for king sized quilts, but I don't remember that it was madly
>> expensive, either. Might be worth looking into, if we can hunt one down.
>>> Until then, I shall stick with HQ, which I love, and MQ with my
>>> machine as it is. Practice is worth a thousand gismos... I never
>>> thought I would ever say that!
>> You Bernina should cope fine. Just remember to do small areas at a
>> time! And sometimes a frame can help, thoigh I usually just grab and
>> steer! Not that I'm so much of an expert... Too long since I quilted
>> anything!
>> I must complete that custion cover you started me on!
>> --
>> Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
>> Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate
Buttonshttp://www.katedicey.co.uk
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>> Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
>
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> I didn't even bother to bid. It finally went for £350 which seems to
> me a silly price. I think the new one isn't much more. never mind,
> there will be another one one day, if I ever decide to take the
> plunge.