Tracy G Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Took the plunge after weeks of ppping and loaded a proper quilt top. Spent nearly an hour slowly guiding the stylus to the end of the 1st row of boards. Oh no, disaster struck I had run out of board but still had 6 inches of quilt left. Every way I looked at it there was going to be some serious frogging to do as the only option was to cut one of the RnS boards up to fit the space left on the table. Now I wish I had done the dummy run so that I could have spent 4 hours quilting instead of frogging. You live and learn. Tracy G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 I think I live and learn something every day. If there is messing up to be done, surely I will be doing it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Originally posted by quiltmonkey I think I live and learn something every day. If there is messing up to be done, surely I will be doing it!! My dad would tell us kids as we were growing up that if we learned ONE new thing each day that we hadn't wasted our day..... Have to admit though I have wasted a few and had a few DUH moments in my life as well, and these RNS boards did throw me for a loop when I first got them, but I did learn pretty fast so I didn't have to frog. Tracy...how many boards did you get....if you have more than one.... for example three...place the first one in the center of your quilt and one on each side of that. NOW if that doesn't reach across your quilt....take the one from your left side of center and put it in front of the first board. Quilt until you have passed that board, and then replace it once again on the left side of center...and if you still need more to that side, take the one that is right side of center and leapfrog it to the left side and then back to where it was when finished. THE only board that stays in the same place each time is the center one...and I usually tape that one down so it can't move and I always have a stational starting point. This same thing can be done with only two boards, but I start the first one at the edge and then place the second one...leapfroging them over each other....you can get a bit wonky if your not careful as you have lost your stational piece. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheri Butler Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Tracy, you just move the boards along with you!!!! Pick up the first board, and plop it at the end of the row. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 I see... you don't have space left on the table to fit the next board along? Maybe this is where castors would come in handy or you could cut a bit off the quilt - just kidding!! I feel your frustration:( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Frogging at this point is the only option that I see too. I always do a dry run with the boards before stitching the first row. Just shift the boards and do a test run...you should be fine. Sorry to hear about this mishap! I think we have all been there before though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy G Posted December 14, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Shifted the boards. Got that one under my belt. Started quilting but top thread (Superior rainbow) kept breaking. It must have snapped at least 6 times on the 1st run. Re threaded every time from scratch. 2nd row got half way down when thread broke then it decided to wrap itself around the flywheel. Tonight I learnt how to take off the side cover and remove the thread from the fly wheel. I am hoping tomorrow will be a better quilting experience! Once this quilt is finished I promise to post a picture Thanks for all your advice Tracy G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathG Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Hi Tracy Sorry to hear you have had to do some frogging. I hate frogging, always seems to take forever. When I have used Rainbow, When I get to the three hole guide I only put the thread through the first and last hole missing the middle hole. Also try putting a piece of wadding in the guide above where the thread cone sits and put some sewers aid on the wadding. Hope tomorrow is a better day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janette Posted December 14, 2009 Report Share Posted December 14, 2009 Hi Tracey Sorry to hear of your problems with the RNS boards. Hope all is well now ! KathG Hope you got my direct email the other week OK. Janette Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Tracy I just hate days like that! Tomorrow is sure to be better! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy G Posted December 15, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Originally posted by KathG When I have used Rainbow, When I get to the three hole guide I only put the thread through the first and last hole missing the middle hole (quote) Thanks Kath, I will try this when I get home tonight. I changed thread colour after frogging as my thread order arrived. The original spool seemed to be okay. If it still keeps breaking I might be in for some serious frogging and change the thread colour. I'd already removed two rows of cross hatching that I had done by hand so I could put this on my machine. This must be the most frogged quilt in the universe. Janette, It wasn't a problem with the boards. It was operator error!!! Tracy G Can't even work the computer today. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewlinzi Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 Oh dear - it's because Christmas is coming - the Gremlins get about... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LinneaMarie Posted December 15, 2009 Report Share Posted December 15, 2009 :P:P Linzi! I think you are right about those gremlins! They are in my studio for su:Pre! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skimmer Posted December 17, 2009 Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 Which board is it? I was thinking maybe you could possibly "start" in the middle of a board, matching up the pattern. I hope this makes sense. Kim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tracy G Posted December 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2009 Originally posted by skimmer Which board is it? I was thinking maybe you could possibly "start" in the middle of a board, matching up the pattern. I hope this makes sense. Kim Kim, I'd forgotten to offset the board to take into account that the stylus sits slightly left of the center of the machine. Going to spend the best part of the weekend Frogging, as I so not happy with all the thread breaks I have been having. Tomorrow better be a better quilting day!!!!!!!! even though I will be frogging:D:D:D I know it's my 1st quilt on Betty but I want to at least be half decent. Tracy G Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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