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    Old 03-11-2010, 04:16 PM
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    Can someone post instructions for making zippered leaders for a quilt frame? I saw this somewhere and can't find it again. Also, where do you find the zippers and what kind do you recommend? Thanks, Joyce in Georgia
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    Old 03-11-2010, 05:24 PM
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    Wow. This sounds interesting. I've never seen those.
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    Old 03-11-2010, 05:28 PM
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    I would think you could look for sleeping bag zippers maybe?
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    Old 03-11-2010, 05:29 PM
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    found some
    http://www.seattlefabrics.com/zippers.html#sleeping bag zipper
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    Old 03-11-2010, 06:23 PM
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    There's probably a tutorial about this on the homequiltingsystems list at http://groups.yahoo.com . Might be worth joining to look.
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    Old 03-11-2010, 07:25 PM
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    Here's a tutorial: http://sunrisequiltstudio.blogspot.c...al-part-1.html

    I decided to use velcro instead of zippers and so far I'm happy with it, but I've only done one quilt since I made the velcro leaders.
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    Old 03-11-2010, 08:06 PM
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    Thanks so much for the link to the yahoo group. I was already a member and am printing out the instructions as we speak. Joyce in Georgia
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    Old 03-12-2010, 04:12 AM
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    Great post! and great tutorial.
    I need to make leaders for my hand-quilting Grace z4...
    Any ideas on if this would work for non-longarms?
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    Old 03-12-2010, 07:37 AM
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    On my handquilting grace frames, I have a leader that I just put straight pins or safety pins in. It works great, but I bet velcro would work just as well.
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