theflyingneedle Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 Hello Everyone, Anyone out there having problems with quilts that allways sag on one side? All the quilts I load end up with more ease on the left side of the table. Since it happens to them all, I doubt it is a problem with the quilts. Is there a simple way to see if the canvas leaders are square with the table or if somehow the rollers are not parallel? Any help getting to the source of the problem would be greatly appreciated. Cheers, Christine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoryJM Posted July 13, 2009 Report Share Posted July 13, 2009 Christine, send me your e-mail and I'll forward you a post about squaring your leaders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theflyingneedle Posted July 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 Dory, Thank you for your help. I squared the leaders and the next quilt I loaded seemed to lay nice and flat. I knew there had to be a simple solution. Thank you for saving me lots of head scratching time. Cheers, Christine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoryJM Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 Certainly... (Your bill is in the mail:D) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bekah Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 Dory you are soooo funny Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kusmaulk Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 Dory, could you send me that email also? I have the exact same problem. all my backs are saggy on the left. kusmaul@embarqmail.com thanks! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmcclannan Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 Maybe we all need those directions! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 I sure could use them, mine want to sag on the left side also. Please???? thanks, RitaR Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Judi Posted July 14, 2009 Report Share Posted July 14, 2009 hmm..... are we all right-handed and a little heavy "in the hand" while we are loading the quilt??? I would like to take a look at these directions also. Could you post a link please?? Thanks in advance! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoryJM Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 See new post called "Squaring Leaders"...that should make it easy to find for searching purposes later... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobbi Posted July 15, 2009 Report Share Posted July 15, 2009 Here's what I've learned... I've also had the problem of "saggy" on one side of the quilt... Sometimes it doesn't matter if your leader is straight or not... This is my story and I'm stickin' to it: When I load a quilt, I do it Dawn's way... (from the APQS maintenance video) I'm also very picky about how a quilt is loaded... I load the backing (outside out) making sure that as I load and PIN, yes girls, I'm a PINNER... that there is a "trough" (did I spell that correctly?) This "trough hangs almost to the floor. If it is a little off, it won't hang properly. I first pin the backing roller and then the "take up" roller... As I start to roll up the backing roller, I make sure that it's smooth, and each end matches as it is rolled... this can take several steps back and forth at the front of the machine. When it's almost rolled up, I check to make sure there are no sags. If there are any sags I re pin the "take up" roller even if the end of the backing comes out a bit longer... I re pin until there is no slack when the quilt back is loaded and fully wound. When I'm done with that part, I release the backing back down a bit to a small "trough". Then I pin my top to the "top roller" (if I'm not floating) and do the same thing with rolling it up... there should not be any slack in the top, each side should match and then you roll it up to where you can again tighten the backing and add the batting. Then I pin the bat and the top at the same time, baste and get quilting... I've never had any puckers at all with this method. My theory is that a properly loaded quilt will not create any problems for you. I don't currently have any pics as I have a quilt on right now. But when I do, I will take some pics to show ya! I sure hope this is clear a mud! Or rather sparkling water! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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