Using the Grace Cutie frame for a Queen Size Quilt
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- Опубліковано 26 сер 2024
- This is a Live video I recorded on Facebook while using the Grace Cutie Frame for quilting this queen size quilt.
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I show how I move the quilt vertically and then how i reposition it horizontally and I also ran out of bobbin thread, so do that as well.
I agree, it's so much easier shifting the quilt and moving the machine to do the quilting. I've had mine for about a month and love it. Thanks so much for the video!
It might feel like a lot of shifting and moving around a big quilt, but handling a quilt that size over the shoulder or the side, catching under the table etc... was just not working for me
I just found your video trying to find one showing how to shift the quilt. I've had my cutie for almost 3 weeks, but don't sew except on weekends when I am not taking care of my granddaughter. I like the different size clips you use. Thanks for sharing your process!
Glad it helped. I still use the same process and it gets faster with practice
I just got my cutie frame put together and i have four quilts to quilt. This was so helpful to see! Thank you.
I am glad this helped
I noticed that you’re rolling your quilt from the neck of your machine. Do you start with all of the quilt inside the neck of the machine? If not, how do you start your layout of your quilt?
I start from the center of the quilt with half the quilt rolled into the neck and attached to the frame. As I continue quilting, I roll out the quilt from the neck. That way even if it is a big quilt I can make a tight roll in the beginning and after that it just unrolls and gets smaller in the neck. After I am done with that half, I repeat by flipping the quilt. Hope that makes sense
I have not bought one yet so this is very helpful thank you
Glad it was helpful! If you do decide to purchase one, I would appreciate it used the link in my video description. I recently became an affiliate and do get a tiny percentage from sales.
Thank you for your video very helpful. How large is your throat on your machine. It appears pretty big. My new one is 13 in so wondering if the quilting space will be about the same. I guess after much practice moving it will get to be pretty quick.
The throat space on mine is 11.5”, so your 13” will be great
Charan, it helps me to use washy tape to mark my boundaries. And I base my quilts with a tagging gun. It doesn’t break my needles.❤
This particular quilt was basted with a micro tagging gun. The quilting went fine but I found it very hard to remove the tags later. Some got embedded in the quilt batting. Do you have a better way of removing them?
Now I have started thread basting and I do it in rows 6-7 inch apart which also help in aligning the quilt on the frame and get reference for boundaries. I use a chalk for boundaries occasionally too
@@CharanSachar I use to use large stitches to base quilts. But now I can make starch and iron my sandwich quilt together and it stays. My tag gun with 2” plastic strips works perfectly. I trim away on one end and easy pull out. I get mine from Amazon.
@@STITCHES300 I have a regular tag gun too which takes the 2” tags. I thought it might make bigger holes, but I will give it a try. Thanks.
I recently used Elmer’s glue for basting. The basting went quick and easy but at some places where I had a bigger blob of glue my thread would break.
I need to try a starch recipe. I have tried 505 in the past and don’t like breathing in the spray
@@CharanSachar, yes…where the glue is too thick you must add water to dilute it. I have used clear washable Elmer glue from Walmart here. But you must dilute it with something.❤
I wants to try a sample of starch mixture with glue.
Where did you get your clips (the blue ones).
I have a link of the clips I have used in the description
Thank you i am so glad i found this video very helpful
I am glad it helped. It gets easier and quicker with time. So taking it slow helps.. and then it just becomes muscle memory
Where did you get your extra clamps that you use to help hold the quilt sandwich on the top and bottom rails? I think they are white and pink.
Hi Jennifer, I just added links to the clamps I use in the description of the video. Are those the ones you are talking about?
Yes thank you!
Hello Charon, I am new to your channel. I too quilts on a cutie frame.❤. But will soon upgrade my quilting Machine to a Qnique 19 for more throat space.
I would love to upgrade to a Quique 19 but I don’t have the space for a permanent set up. When I am done quilting, my frame and my current Janome fit in the back of the closet. From what I hear the Quique is heavy and has encoders so it is not advisable to take it off and on the machine often.
@@CharanSachar, I will keep that in mind. I plans to use it on a convertible school bus into sewing studio. While traveling and selling my products.
@@STITCHES300 I like that plan. I always thought of having one of those shipping containers turned into a studio space in my backyard
what brand is your table?
I got this 48” from Amazon and it fits the Cutie frame exactly and also has height adjustment. If you wanted larger space you can go with the 55” table
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Also is that little square attachment on the handles a stitch regulator? Glad I found your video. Very helpful.
Not a stitch regular but just a speed regulator. So I can start and stop the machine from the square rather than reaching out to the machine. It has a dial on it for speed too. I set it to what I am comfortable for a pattern and then don’t mess with it
Thank you. Do you have a link to the clips with the bungy?
The clips and the bungee was purchased separately from harbor freight www.harborfreight.com/search?q=small%20bungee%20cords
www.harborfreight.com/multi-purpose-tarp-clips-4-piece-63067.html
I have seen similar sold on Amazon too
Thank you! Very helpful.
Glad that helped