"Happy Scrappy Houses" By Bonnie Hunter Swap -- Signs Close September 13th
09-07-2023, 10:09 AM
#12
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Join Date: Jul 2013
Location: Georgia
Posts: 8,154
Congrats on the long arm!
I think this would be real fun swap, but I'm another that is not in a good situation to participate in a swap. Currently have the house far sale so don't want any commitments.
With your long arm, one thing to consider is floating the top instead of rolling it on the front. Once I started floating my tops, the whole process got way simpler. I have a cord with sliding clips I use to keep the top square as I advance the quilt.
I think this would be real fun swap, but I'm another that is not in a good situation to participate in a swap. Currently have the house far sale so don't want any commitments.
With your long arm, one thing to consider is floating the top instead of rolling it on the front. Once I started floating my tops, the whole process got way simpler. I have a cord with sliding clips I use to keep the top square as I advance the quilt.
09-08-2023, 09:37 AM
#18
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Join Date: Aug 2016
Location: Kansas
Posts: 4,493
Congrats on the long arm!
I think this would be real fun swap, but I'm another that is not in a good situation to participate in a swap. Currently have the house far sale so don't want any commitments.
With your long arm, one thing to consider is floating the top instead of rolling it on the front. Once I started floating my tops, the whole process got way simpler. I have a cord with sliding clips I use to keep the top square as I advance the quilt.
I think this would be real fun swap, but I'm another that is not in a good situation to participate in a swap. Currently have the house far sale so don't want any commitments.
With your long arm, one thing to consider is floating the top instead of rolling it on the front. Once I started floating my tops, the whole process got way simpler. I have a cord with sliding clips I use to keep the top square as I advance the quilt.
I've thought about floating the quilt top, but my kiddos (ALL of them!) think that seeing a quilt draped over anything is an invitation to hug it and play peek-a-boo with! I have ordered Red Snappers to hopefully help with the loading process. I know one thing for sure, I don't like pinning it!
09-09-2023, 12:16 PM
#19
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: SoCal
Posts: 12,032
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I've thought about floating the quilt top, but my kiddos (ALL of them!) think that seeing a quilt draped over anything is an invitation to hug it and play peek-a-boo with! I have ordered Red Snappers to hopefully help with the loading process. I know one thing for sure, I don't like pinning it!
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lovely to have littles around. I miss it after raising 14 children, all my grandchildren live far away too. You will like the red snappers. I do and was trained on pins.
I've thought about floating the quilt top, but my kiddos (ALL of them!) think that seeing a quilt draped over anything is an invitation to hug it and play peek-a-boo with! I have ordered Red Snappers to hopefully help with the loading process. I know one thing for sure, I don't like pinning it!
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lovely to have littles around. I miss it after raising 14 children, all my grandchildren live far away too. You will like the red snappers. I do and was trained on pins.
