Tools of the Trade Archives

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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Project, Threads, Tools of the Trade

Trick or Treat Bag

October 21, 2017

Whip together this glow-the-dark spider web bag just in time for Halloween. The trick is to find just the right fabric waiting in your stash. The treat is to have just the right tools to turn your ideas into reality in a couple of hours. The project started as a way to show off the TL 2200 QVP ...

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Studio Stories, Tips & Tricks, Tools of the Trade

IKEA Hack Curtains

October 16, 2017

We’re a bookish family. When we moved house, we struggled to find the right place to set up our bookshelves. Consequently, most of our books have been stuck in boxes. We decided to get a custom shelf built to go around the sliding doors that lead to the conservatory. Something a bit like ...

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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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education, Machine Quilting frames, Tools of the Trade

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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education, sewing machines, Tools of the Trade

The little machine that behaves like a long arm

October 2, 2017

All sewing machines are not created equal. Most machines are better at some things then they are at others. Some machines are designed for general sewing, they do a little bit of everything. Some sewing machines are lovely and light weight; they’re ideal for taking to classes. Some rather ...

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Awards, Events, Festival of Quilts 2017, Threads, Tools of the Trade

Highlights from the Festival

August 16, 2017

The Festival was great! We enjoyed meeting so many quilters. It’s always a joy to match people up to the right tools. Juki was delighted to be a sponsor this year for the Pictorial Quilts category. We were also glad to introduce our new Juki Club. It was fun to engage with social media ...

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Events, Little Box of Sunshine, Threads, Tools of the Trade

Getting Ready for the Festival of Quilts 2017

August 2, 2017

We’re busy getting ready for the Festival of Quilts. We love the show! The fun of preparations, planning projects, ordering threads, designing handouts and editing film reels. We look forward to the buzz when we get there on the Wednesday and greet the familiar faces of the other stall ...

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Events, Project, Threads, Tools of the Trade

Christmas in July: a Juki Club LIVE Event

July 14, 2017

During our Christmas in July event last weekend we celebrated summer and got ready for Christmas at the same time! The venue was the Franklins sewing shop in Colchester. Besides a massive selection of Juki sewing machines, Franklins have everything for the quilter and stitcher; a superb ...

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Events, Tools of the Trade

Alice in Wonderland Tea Party

April 27, 2017

We’ve started a Juki Club here in the UK for people passionate about quilting. We created the Juki Club website to give online inspiration and support. We also wanted to have special Juki Club events so that we could meet up in person. For our very first Juki Club event, we hosted an ...

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