Finish a king quilt?
#11
Have you done the border all the way around, and do you have a good amount of extra fabric in your backing on all four edges? If so, a LAer might take it on. I have a LA, and seems like it would work. But you do need enough backing on at least two opposite sides for the quilt to be attached to the leaders on the LA. (And, even if you don't have enough, you can always add a length of other fabric to the backing to extend it.)
#12
I've bookmarked this to hopefully help me when I come to quilting my next quilt. About halfway down the page, she shows how she divides the quilt into quadrants and quilts each section before doing the next.
https://stitchfancy.wordpress.com/20...ewing-machine/
https://stitchfancy.wordpress.com/20...ewing-machine/
#14
Oh thanks for the link!!! I'll seperate the 4 sections and then quilt in straight lines. Last time I did stippling I don't think I had my tension right Cuz a few years later the quilting is coming out
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I don't know how to help you with your present problem, but I'm working on a King sized quilt right now & I've broken the pattern into thirds. That makes it easier to quilt, & when done I'll put it together like a quilt as you go. This won't help you this time, but perhaps it will help you for future quilts. Best of luck with your present situation.
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Perhaps you can find someone who has a sit-down machine such as a Sweet 16 or Tiara. We don't "load" the quilt so we could work on the inside even though the borders are done. I would do quilting that is not continuous so if the back shifts a little, it will be less of a problem. Hope this makes sense.
#17
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If I'd spent 3 years on that quilt, I'd take out the border quilting and take it to a long armer.
If I understand how they do it, you need to take it to them in pieces (top, backing and batting separate). They load the backing on the frame first and then someway add the batting and top.
I'm taking a class this spring, so I'll know more later.
bkay
If I understand how they do it, you need to take it to them in pieces (top, backing and batting separate). They load the backing on the frame first and then someway add the batting and top.
I'm taking a class this spring, so I'll know more later.
bkay
#19
I would leave them in until you discuss it with whoever you find to quilt it. The LAer may want to take them out him/her-self, as it gets loaded. If you find someone with a sit-down, they would still need the quilt to be basted.
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