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Dusie is the proud owner of her first machine quilting frame! Join her in her new adventure, and find out how got on with ordering, building and using it!

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Moira Rose	10/06/2008 15:45:00
1 forum posts	Has anyone used the above, I suffer from tendonitis in the shoulder using a 16" square hand held frame is not helping when I quilt full size quilts. If anyone owns one can they tell me if it is a worthwhile purchase. Thank you
Denise Hair	06/08/2008 23:57:00
5 forum posts	I'm waiting for a floor standing Q Snap frame to arrive from the USA. I got it off Ebay. Once it arrives I'll post a review here. Hopefully it'll work for me, as I really don't have the room for a wooden frame in my house. And I have a similar problem to you, but in my hands, so I cannot hand quilt large items without my hands going into spasms.
Marian T	14/11/2008 23:37:00
1017 forum posts 170 photos	Hi I know this is a late reply to your posting but I'm relatively new to this website. I bought a Q-Snap frame from Devon and it's fantastic as I have a back injury and cannot crawl around the floor anymore and I don't have the floor space to lay out large quilts either. I love my Q-snap frame as I can lay my backing in the centre and clamp this tight before laying on the batting and top. It's easy for me to line up the layers by basting the centre clamped area first then gradually rotate the quilt checking the underneath for pleats as I move it, I can then clamp it as I move it. I continue this way until the complete top is basted. It really is the only way I can layer the quilts now and as I sit in front of it - it's light enough to lift and rest on the arms of my comfie chair so I can reach further. Marian
Julie Bannon	08/05/2009 15:23:50
73 forum posts	i know this is late to the post but thought id add my bit for anyone else reading this. i got a gracehoop which is freestanding, square hoop. the stand was untreated wood and i got the hoop made of plastics.. i means i put the quilt in the hoop without distorting the bias. it rotates 360 degrees and tilts too and the stand adjusts to lots of heights and the foot will slip under a sofa ( as long as yur sofa doesnt touch the floor). the only annoying bit is cause of the square shape, when you turn the hoop to quilt another bit you can get the corner of the square poking your tummy. but you can tilt the work so you can see your underneath stuff but you can only tilt it so far - not umpsidedown.
Dusie	18/05/2009 13:12:49
471 forum posts 37 photos	Just looking at various things so that I might be able to quilt on the machine without losing the use of my hands for a few days. Any suggestions for frames please? I would love another room on the house and one that is freestanding, but not in this house unfortuantely. I am getting so behind on quilts - the tops are sitting there but need quilted! Do you use anything in particular, e.g. what about smaller q-snap frames? Normal quilting hoops - are they any use? Thanks, Susan.
Fiona	18/05/2009 21:43:18
1172 forum posts 98 photos	Dusie, have you not watched last week's quilt show? It was about John Flynn and his frame. It can be bought as a kit from the states for about $150 in postage but then you need to add your own rollers too. That said, it did look as if it may solve my problems too. I've been looking and the cheapest I could find was about £450 upwards in the UK! You can buy plans from someone in the states through ebay to build a wooden frame, think it was about $25. Let us know what you do, please!
Marian T	18/05/2009 21:53:12
1017 forum posts 170 photos	Hi I bought plans from eBay for a large quilt frame and gave then to a carpenter. He studied them for a while then told me that it was impossible to create a Queen Size frame from the plans as the wood would sag in the middle and the only alternative was metal poles. AsI have a back injury, I couldn't have lifted metal poles to set it up so I had to forget that idea. But I did buy an Q-Snap frame with an extension kit and it's great. It's light-weight, packs away in own storage boxes and can be extended for much larger quilts. I sandwich and baste quilts on it, and have hand-quilted on it too. And I bought it from Devon so postage was fair. Marian
Dusie	19/05/2009 13:09:02
471 forum posts 37 photos	Fiona - yes, that is why I was asking about it - looks good , but jsut wanted some thoughts. Thanks Marian - I thought i might show the John Flynn video to my dad and see if he can make me something - but not in wood - too heavy, definitely. Do you use the q-snap for machine quilting? Thanks, Susan.
Marian T	20/05/2009 10:03:56
1017 forum posts 170 photos	Hi Susan If I can find the plans I paid for you're welcome to them as I'll never use them. The Q-Snap is free standing so can be used for hand quilting but not for machine quilting as it is made of plastic tubes that insert into end sections, pretty much like a chunkier dolls house frame. Marian
Alison	21/05/2009 08:39:21
473 forum posts 75 photos	Susan, I have a pair of 'quilt so easy' hoops which I think are meant for free motion quilting. I never got on with them, but then I don't suffer from painful hands so I didn't have to keep trying. You are welcome to them if you want to give them a try. Alison. ps. if you're not sure what I'm talking about I'll post a picture.

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