Grace Z44 Troubleshooting!
06-15-2010, 03:13 PM
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HI all,
Anyone out there that can help me better understand the z44?
I know it's a no-baste system, but I'd always planned to use it in two ways - to hand quilt AND to keep everything aligned for basting.
Well, the first practice fabric i put on there to baste has buckles everywhere!
Anyone know the secret?
Anyone out there that can help me better understand the z44?
I know it's a no-baste system, but I'd always planned to use it in two ways - to hand quilt AND to keep everything aligned for basting.
Well, the first practice fabric i put on there to baste has buckles everywhere!
Anyone know the secret?
06-16-2010, 02:39 AM
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I was using the side clamps - just one on each side.
I'm on attempt #2 and am putting the safety pins perpendicular to the poles instead of parallel... I should know tonight if it worked!
I'm on attempt #2 and am putting the safety pins perpendicular to the poles instead of parallel... I should know tonight if it worked!
06-16-2010, 02:52 AM
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Sorry - I think that was a little confusing.
I bought the frame to do both hand quilting and to pin-baste quilts for machine quilting on my home machine.
I thought I'd do the first one as a machine-quilting to get the hang of the z44....
to see if I can get it to come out evenly and all that.
If i'd hand qulited the first time I put the fabric on there and pulled it off with as much buckling as I saw, I'd be in tears for sure!
I'll upload some photos this afternoon....
I bought the frame to do both hand quilting and to pin-baste quilts for machine quilting on my home machine.
I thought I'd do the first one as a machine-quilting to get the hang of the z44....
to see if I can get it to come out evenly and all that.
If i'd hand qulited the first time I put the fabric on there and pulled it off with as much buckling as I saw, I'd be in tears for sure!
I'll upload some photos this afternoon....
06-17-2010, 02:55 AM
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I'm pretty sure that I'm doing something wrong, but I can not figure it out.
I bought the Z44 in hopes to use it in two distinct ways: #1 to hand quilt on it as it was designed.
#2 to use it to baste a quilt on, take it off the frame, and machine-quilt it on my sewing machine.
I have tried the latter first with some trial fabric and after three attempts, still have the same problem.
The fabric I considered the back was fine without any bunching of fabric; it looked perfectly basted.
The top, however, looks like it was not stretched correctly and there are big lumps of loose top fabric.
While I was rolling the quilt on the Z44, there was no indication that this was a problem.
I have not used this to hand-quilt yet and I wonder if the bunching/loose fabric will happen when it's hand quilted?
Anyone know what I'm doing wrong?
I emailed a version of this message to Grace Frame this morning to see if they can help.
I bought the Z44 in hopes to use it in two distinct ways: #1 to hand quilt on it as it was designed.
#2 to use it to baste a quilt on, take it off the frame, and machine-quilt it on my sewing machine.
I have tried the latter first with some trial fabric and after three attempts, still have the same problem.
The fabric I considered the back was fine without any bunching of fabric; it looked perfectly basted.
The top, however, looks like it was not stretched correctly and there are big lumps of loose top fabric.
While I was rolling the quilt on the Z44, there was no indication that this was a problem.
I have not used this to hand-quilt yet and I wonder if the bunching/loose fabric will happen when it's hand quilted?
Anyone know what I'm doing wrong?
I emailed a version of this message to Grace Frame this morning to see if they can help.
07-31-2011, 07:32 PM
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Did you ever get your answer?
I have a Z44 too, and love it. I hand quilt on it daily, but have never seen those puckers & bunches before. I also have never pin basted a quilt on it.
I am curious as to the fix for your question.
Steve
I have a Z44 too, and love it. I hand quilt on it daily, but have never seen those puckers & bunches before. I also have never pin basted a quilt on it.
I am curious as to the fix for your question.
Steve
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