jelemm Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 Well I just pulled a real good one. Have about 12 inches left to quilt and am advancing the quilt with happy thoughts of almost being done when..... I see the canvas!!! My backing is sort big time. I am guessing my best bet is to take it off add backing then reload.. So my question is , is there any tips on reloading? Or another way to do it. I think it is best if I walk away from the machine now. Thanks jane Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 This happened to me once. I didn't unload the whole quilt. I just unpinned the back, unrolled the top a bit, very carefully pinned the extra piece in place. Then, using magnets to secure the unpinned edge, i then used Lola (my longarm) to sew it together. Then I pressed the seam and pinned the new end to the leader. Clear as mud? I had to use a towel stuffed under the back on one side to avoid a wrinkle, but I got it done. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirleyl Posted December 14, 2013 Report Share Posted December 14, 2013 I just did the same thing and I cut the backing duh! Anyway I unhooked the bottom of the backing, unrolled it enough to sew a piece onto it using my dsm, then rehooked the bottom and rolled it back up and finished quilting. Shirley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelemm Posted December 15, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 Thank you so much for the wonderful help. Though it sounds daunting it sure sounds better than trying to reload the entire quilt. Off to try. Thanks agin Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaSteller Posted December 15, 2013 Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 Don't unpin, and you won't have to reload. If you have more of the backing, or whatever you plan to use, simply line it up under the backing, as close as you can to the leader, right sides together. Make sure you pin the excess out of the way. Run a line of stitching across, using your channel locks, if you have them. Then unpin everything and you have extra backing. Voilá! You can now pin the new end to the leader. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirleyl Posted December 15, 2013 Report Share Posted December 15, 2013 Gee Linda now that you explain it I feel stupid. I just couldn't picture how to do it on the Longarm. Goes to show you can teach an old dog new tricks. Thanks I was definitely doing it the hard way. Shirley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 This unloading and reloading process, adding more backing or something else.. is one of the biggest reasons why I went back to zippers. With extra zippers, I can merely unzip, add or do the job I need to do, and zip back on. I machine baste the backing to the leaders on my dsm, and find it quite easy to load and remove, reload, etc.. as much as I need to. I have a little quilt that is on it's 3rd stay on the frame. It will be finished before it comes off this time. Oh, to save money and frustrations, I have the take up roller zipper with the pull tab end on the machine leader.. and the bottom of the back roller zipper has the male end.. the little solid straight piece. That way when I baste a quilt onto the leaders, I'm using the whole zipper, not one part for the machine, and having to buy extras to have zips on more than one quilt at a time. I have the 10' table, use 96" of it, and have 4 leader widths.. one 106, one set about 80, one at 60 and one at 48. Everything seems to fit one or the other. I can quilt up to 106". It just doesn't give me enough room to change bobbin, clean area out, etc. Rita Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisquilter Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 Don't unpin, and you won't have to reload. If you have more of the backing, or whatever you plan to use, simply line it up under the backing, as close as you can to the leader, right sides together. Make sure you pin the excess out of the way. Run a line of stitching across, using your channel locks, if you have them. Then unpin everything and you have extra backing. Voilá! You can now pin the new end to the leader. Sorry, I am a very visual person, and this is what I am seeing. You are under the quilt trying to pin the extra piece upside down while sitting on the floor? LOL Please tell me no! I have always unpinned the whole dang thing and would love to understand how this works. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busy Quilting Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 Chris you do it from the top, use your side clamps to hold the extra piece of backing fabric underneath the back (right sides together), pin the edge of the extra back close to your leaders enough to hold it in place. Also put a few pins in the extra length through the quilt top to hold it out of the way. Since you are near the front you can reach under to make sure everything is fairly flat and straight etc Then put on you horizontal locks and run a line of stitching across the width of the top. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaSteller Posted December 16, 2013 Report Share Posted December 16, 2013 Yep - Lyn is right. No reason to get down on all fours and crawl. Make it as easy as you can, but you might want to bend down and peek and make sure you don't have any ripples before you sew! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunningThreads Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 It took me a couple of minutes to figure out what Linda was saying but I've got it now. Thanks for the tip, so far it is one mistake I haven't made. Nigel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisquilter Posted December 17, 2013 Report Share Posted December 17, 2013 Oh!! Light bulb time! The mention of the side clamps helped a lot. I will try this when and if I come up short again. Lets hope this is not in my near future. Thanks every one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jelemm Posted December 18, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 18, 2013 Thank You Thank You!!! I am binding the quilt now. It is for my son and his wife first Christmas. It went very well, just hope I don't have that problem again. lol Merry Christmas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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