Machine Quilting frames Archives

Finding the Right Table

June 13, 2019

The Machine Quilter frame is designed to clamp to a table, so finding the right table is really important Table top frames are easy to set up and take down. This makes them portable. The Machine Quilter frame can easily fit in your car and go to your friend's house, a workshop, a charity ...

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Festival of Quilts 2018, Machine Quilting frames

How to set up a Machine Quilter Frame

August 1, 2018

Like a Long Arm We're going to show you just how easy it is to set up a Machine Quilter frame. A Machine Quilter frame is like a little long arm, just easier to set up and take down. A Machine Quilter frame gives you the same freedom of movement as a long arm for a fraction of the cost. They ...

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Machine Quilting frames, raw edge applique

Red Berry Raw Edge Applique

July 3, 2018

I've been loving Raw Edge Applique for the past few years. I enjoy how fast and easy it is to make a pop of colour! Usually, raw edge applique is done sitting down at the sewing machine. But this tutorial is different. We'll show how to raw edge applique using a free motion quilting technique ...

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Machine Quilting frames

Quilting frame update makes it easy to switch frame size

June 22, 2018

Rosie takes us through our new quilting frame updates. We LOVE our frame (just in case you didn't realise) - it's the easiest of its kind to assemble and disassemble, it's got a beautiful look and feel thanks to the crafted wood design, and it allows for such smooth free-motion movement that ...

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education, Machine Quilting frames, Tips & Tricks, Tools of the Trade

Loading Your Quilt

May 18, 2018

Here’s a short video clip showing how to load the layers of your quilt onto our Machine Quilter frames. Some things are just better with moving directions. We hope this helps you to get off to a good start.

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Little Box of Sunshine, Machine Quilting frames, sewing machines, Threads

Tricks & Treats in our Pumpkin Patch Sunshine Box

October 29, 2017

Our Pumpkin Patch Sunshine Boxes and Moonshine Bags have gone out this month. It was exciting for us to come full circle and complete one year of Sunshine Box tutorials! We were able to send out this wonderful fabric from Windham Fabrics by Dinara Mirtalipova called Mischief Night. We used the ...

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Long Arm Quilting, Machine Quilting frames, sewing machines, Tools of the Trade

The Work Horse

October 12, 2017

This post continues our series on what to look for in a sewing machine that you want to put on a quilting frame. In the first post we considered space. Today we’ll be looking at strength and speed. Professional long arm quilting machines come in two parts. There is a very powerful ...

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Our oh-so-clever larger poles and tracks!

October 4, 2017

Our Machine Quilter frames come in 6, 8 and 10 foot sizes. While the 6 foot frame comes ready to use, the 8 and 10 foot fabric poles and tracks require some minor putting together. In order to fit in your car, and/or the couriers van, we needed to design the larger poles and tracks so ...

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