Opinions on Grace Frams
#2
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: England Alton Towers
Posts: 6,673
You need to sure you have room for the machine as well as space to walk all round. I forgot the later and had to place it in a different location than I wanted. I have mine set up with a juki machine and the combination works well for me. I have in time purchased the red snappers which makes loading so much quicker.
i sometimes fell the set up is flimsy but no problems really. I really enjoy the frame. When I did my first quilt I got carried away and did 2-3 hours none stop. For the next two days I could hardly move my arms so be careful.
It is the cheap version of a long arm set up. If I could have afforded the big set up I would have purchased it as the size of the throat in a domestic machine which goes on the frame limits its use to a few inches on each run.
i sometimes fell the set up is flimsy but no problems really. I really enjoy the frame. When I did my first quilt I got carried away and did 2-3 hours none stop. For the next two days I could hardly move my arms so be careful.
It is the cheap version of a long arm set up. If I could have afforded the big set up I would have purchased it as the size of the throat in a domestic machine which goes on the frame limits its use to a few inches on each run.
#5
Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2010
Location: Northern, Utah
Posts: 973
I have a frame with a jukie machine. It works well for me if I just meander. The throat space is limited, so I haven't been able to do much with FMQ. It does work if I'm in a hurry to get something out.
#6
Super Member
Join Date: Sep 2011
Location: Carroll, Iowa
Posts: 3,487
My 1st frame was a Grace Pro and I loved it. Used 2 different machines on it during my time with it. Didn't care for the poles as they would bow so slipped a conduit pole over them to beef them up. Changed out the plastic piece the wheels roll over to a metal "T" strip too. Only problem was I couldn't seem to sell it so gave it away. A couple from another state came and got it so they must have thought it worth the trouble and distance. It was well made and easy to take apart to move to another location.
#7
Senior Member
Join Date: Jan 2015
Location: Southwest
Posts: 738
I started quilting using the original Grace frame. I also purchased the "pattern perfect" boards with it and loved it. I would still be using that set-up, but my husband purchased an Innova for me several years ago. I still have the frame and the "pattern perfect" boards if anyone is interested in purchasing them. If not, I will keep them. I quilted many, many quilts with that set-up and loved it. There is a yahoo group out there for grace frames.....you might want to check that out and see their comments, etc. Good luck with whatever you decide.
#8
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Join Date: Oct 2013
Location: Northwest suburb of Chicago
Posts: 64
My 1st frame was a Grace Pro and I loved it. Used 2 different machines on it during my time with it. Didn't care for the poles as they would bow so slipped a conduit pole over them to beef them up. Changed out the plastic piece the wheels roll over to a metal "T" strip too. Only problem was I couldn't seem to sell it so gave it away. A couple from another state came and got it so they must have thought it worth the trouble and distance. It was well made and easy to take apart to move to another location.
#10
I love my Grace Queen frame which l keep at our home in Fla. I use it with my 15" Bailey home quilter. I love the canted rails ...the back wheels of the carriage are double, one one either side of he rails. Plastic coating on these metal rails keep it quiet and smooth as glass.The height is comfortable. I got it used, and the previous owner added a center leg for support. At home in Canada, l use a half size Inspira frame, and find it's not nearly as solid.Also the lnspira is meant to use the pantograph shelf...so when not doing a panto, it's hard to see below the shelf, and the machine is pretty low causing me to stoop.
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