sewmagic

Hello,
I know there was a post about a company who can make your quilging machine larger, meaning longer so you have a bigger throat. I can't find the post or the name of the company anymore. Anyone have any idea who this company is and has the name of it??
Thanks

ManiacQuilter2

I don't understand why any quilter needs a wider throat. That can't be cheap. I quilted up to queen size quilts with my ancient Bernina 1530 and won many awards with my quilting. I still am piecing tops but that is only because of my disability. Good Luck. If you need any hints to how I quilted my quilts, just PM me.

Tartan

I saw the post about the stretch machines but they weren't cheap. Sorry. I can't remember the company.

Skratchie

I know that Bailey's uses Janomes and stretches them to be long arms, but I don't know that they will do it on a machine you have currently ...

auntpiggylpn

It was WOWquilts.com However, for some reason I think they are no longer in business. It could possibly be all the negative comments found on the Internet. I did find that they have/had a FB page but nothing has been posted on there for a coupe of years.

Dina

I remember reading about something like this. I sure don't remember where though...other than it probably was here, since I spend a great deal of time here.

Dina

kamaiarigby

If you Google. Stretching a domestic sewing machine. You might get some help, ,there was once a site that even showed you how to do it,but I am not sure if it is still there.You have to have a mechanical machine,

pocoellie

If you want a larger throat space, I would just get a Bailey, and save yourself the "trouble" and it will/would probably be cheaper AND you can get the sit down version or a frame.

Prism99

The WOWquilts people retired. People would send in their domestic machine to have it stretched (usually for frame use). Although many people were happy with the results, every once in awhile a machine that was stretched seemed to develop problems. And there was no guarantee as to the results.

My Voyager 17 midarm (on a frame) is a stretched industrial Singer. Hinterberg used to sell these, but they no longer make them. I'm very happy with mine, and you can find them used online.

In most cases, I think it's better to buy a machine made specifically for frame quilting rather than having a favorite machine "stretched".

sewmagic

Thank you for all the repies. I will check it all out.