Kassaundra

Has anyone made their own quilting frame for use with your home machine?

If so, how does it work? Do you like it? Did you follow a specific plan? Do you have a link?

kindleaddict63

I haven't made my own frames, however after a google search I found this....not sure if it is what your looking for ? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FEHUiVevEsc

Follow up with how to attach - a series of 3 youtubes by same poster

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EFiwdcUvt8s

kindleaddict63

Once you have made the boards you may prefer this method to baste a quilt?http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PcF0_hqbOrk

Prism99

How big is your home machine? As soon as you use a frame with a domestic sewing machine, you have the issue of the take-up roller occupying some of the space under the arm of the machine.

Also, are you talking about moving the machine on a frame? Or on moving the frame?

Here is a link to a video about Ken Lund's quilting frame kits, which are designed to sit on a table while you move the machine:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F24UUQdBW5I
He has lots of videos on Youtube showing various aspects of his frames. Also, if you do a search on the QB for Ken Lund, you will find several threads about these frames and modifications users have made to them.

For the type of frame in which you move the frame, I think the Flynn frame is the most well-known. Many people have difficulty learning how to use it, though.

Edit: I just checked out the links posted by kindleaddict above, and I believe they are for hand quilting.

Kassaundra

I don't know exactly what I'm looking for either. A recent thread got me to wondering how much long arm machines cost, while I was looking at those I came across these DIY frames they say can be used w/ a home machine. The price difference was so great I was wondering "what the catch" is or if it really works at all.

Kassaundra

@prism99 that is what I was thinking too, by the time you got the rod wrapped w/ the quilt you wouldn't have any room under the machine to move at all.

kindleaddict63

oh!!! you are looking for a way to use your domestic sewing machine as a long arm function?

Kassaundra

I was wondering if it was possible w/ decent results

jitkaau

I cut up one of those anti - slip mats and wrapped the strip around a hand embroidery hoop which I put on top of the quilt to move it around. It works the best for me. The gloves and finger things fall off and the machine was too heavy to drag around on the quilting bed. I can't afford a long arm so tried this one out and it works for me.

patinpoconos

Use John Flynn's as an example.......or buy his. Not that expensive