question for long armers
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question for long armers
so..I have a 90 x 108" quilt on the frame now..I am doing ruler work on it, about 1/3 of the way done. I have been asked by a friend of 30+ years to make a quilt for his wife's casket..this is going to be a rush job..but I have a plan.
My question is..how hard is it to take a quilt off the frame then get it back on again without puckers/problems?? I need to do her quilt by late next week..but I have to remove the one on there first. I plan on doing a white wholecloth type..with a large cross, a bible verse, and a mix of white and gold thread.I'm not worried about doing her quilt in time..just getting the first one back on okay. I've never had to remove a quilt partway through before. Anyone ever done this??
My question is..how hard is it to take a quilt off the frame then get it back on again without puckers/problems?? I need to do her quilt by late next week..but I have to remove the one on there first. I plan on doing a white wholecloth type..with a large cross, a bible verse, and a mix of white and gold thread.I'm not worried about doing her quilt in time..just getting the first one back on okay. I've never had to remove a quilt partway through before. Anyone ever done this??
#4
If you have time, I would suggest stabilizing the current quilt before you take it off the frame. You can do that by quilting long stitches that can be easily removed later, or by SITD. Stabilizing it will make it a lot easier to re-load on the frame.
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I agree. It will be so much easier to re-load. I’ve only had to take a few off the LA mid-stream, but always stabilize the entire quilt (especially the sides, top and bottom edges) before removing it. I will usually stabilize with large basting stitches every 18-24” to prevent shifting when re-loading.
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Should not be a problem. As mentioned, you can either baste to stabilize before removing the sandwich from the frame or float the top when you reload it. Just make sure you keep smoothing everything as you reload.
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