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Halfway finished with the worst quilt I've ever done.

I bought a Grace hand-quilting frame. Like this one.

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I did two baby quilts on it. They turned out great. Next I put the extensions on and did a fullsized quilt.

Things started out great. I was meticulous about loading the quilt, because I figured the extra time would pay off in the long run. It took me half a day to put it on the frame.

Midway through the quilt, I noticed there was more "puffy" on the left side than the right. It got worse the further I went. Something stretched, because it couldn't have shifted, I had it basted and pinned too well. It was fine on the half where the gear- things are. Or else there was just more tension on that end than the other, and it got worse the further I went.

Aggg! I think I'll throw the whole thing out in the yard. And put the Grace frame away and use it just for small quilts.

Do any of you have one of these things?

Sherry

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Sherry
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Mine is more like the Z44 only an older model. DH bought it for me the Christmas before we got married. Back when I had a quilting life! We moved in together a couple of months after Christmas and knowing the move was coming, I never took the frame out of the box. After the move DH was anxious to see this "thing" he'd bought, so even tho we had no space for it I unpacked it. After sanding, staining, and assembling I loaded a baby quilt. This was about the same time my cat had kittens and my 10 month old granddaughter came to live with us! I managed a small amount of stitching on it but didn't often have time to just sit and since it had to be folded down and stuck behind the couch between sessions it was not convenient. Then I discovered that the growing kittens had discovered it made a great climbing/scratching apparatus! The batting was in shreds! At that point I took the whole frame apart and it is carefully wrapped in blankets under the bed in the spare room. That was about 5 1/2 years ago now. We are still in the same small house. It won't be assembled again until I have space to use it! That quilt is still a UFO. I have no hints on how to use it other than keep kittens away! Marilyn in cold, snowy Alberta, Canada

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marigold

Oh, that's too bad. I hope you can salvage some of it.

Sorry, I d> I bought a Grace hand-quilting frame. Like this one.

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Ginger in CA

I had an "aha" moment at the point I decided the quilt was getting worse by the stitch. I finished stitching at about 12" intervals, then took the whole thing off and am finishing it by hand, with no frame. The "aha" moment was, I think I *can* do a pretty fair job quilting in my lap with no frame at all, if the quilt is basted good enough.

Sherry

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Sherry

Sherry, I'm betting you 'can' finish up just fine with no hoop at all. Last year, I guess it was, there was a QOV here that had something stretch and I had to 'calmly' quilt it just a little, little area at the time. I'm thinking that when I made that sandwich that the backing or batting was pulled just a little too tight which made the top do a sort of poof as I was quilting. Maybe. It is slow going but you can do it. Yesss. Polly

"Sherry" I had an "aha" moment at the point I decided the quilt was getting worse by the stitch. I finished stitching at about 12" intervals, then took the whole thing off and am finishing it by hand, with no frame. The "aha" moment was, I think I *can* do a pretty fair job quilting in my lap with no frame at all, if the quilt is basted good enough.

Sherry

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Polly Esther

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