JustSewSimple Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 I do not have zippers although perhaps I need them. I just finished a quilt that I did not enjoy doing. When I took it off the frame I noticed the bobbin tension was way off on my last bobbin (same thread top and bottom all the way through). Why does that have to happen???? Anyway, I couldn't put it back on the frame so I just took it to the domestic machine and restitched that section. Do you ever do this or am I all alone. I am sorta ashamed to tell it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chermitch4 Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 I doubt that you are alone!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kellysuequilter Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 Nope you are not alone! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yankiequilter Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 Not cheating. You set out to quilt the quilt, you used two different machines and you got the job done! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyLake Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 I've done it, Sylvia. No shame there! I also have put quilts back on by using these handy clips that Dave-Jane from the forum sell. I have 6 of them and you just clip the quilt back on. Usually it has been quilted/stabilized so well, that just clipping is good enough to do some extra quilting. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Linda S Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 Nope - I'm a zipper girl! And, I have a practice piece that stays on a set of zippers. It has a hole cut in it. If I have one spot in the quilt that needs fixing, I zip that on and just pin the offending spot over the hole. Then I can fix the spot without having to load the whole quilt again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cblevins Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 I use the same clips Joan has. Actually I use them a LOT. I clamp on a sample each time I put in a new bobbin just to do a quick check. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisquilter Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 Wow Linda, how smart you are! If I had zippered leaders, I would like to steal your idea!. I just pin the quilt back on and requilt. Joan or Cheri, tell more about the clips please. That sounds so much easier than re- pinning. I am a "big picture' personality trait and sometimes I leave spaces unquilted that I did not see until I had it off the frame. Reloading every time because I cannot quilt on my domestic machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Linda S Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 Get the zippers - they are worth their weight in gold. Did I ever tell you (I know I've told many) the zippers were the VERY FIRST THING I sewed on my longarm. I'm allergic to pins. They make my fingers bleed! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted December 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 Linda, perhaps you are a quilt guru of the highest form! I must study your method! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyLake Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 Here is the link to purchase the clips that I use. The owners are Dave-Jane on this forum. Link: http://countryquiltsncrafts.danemcoweb.com/shop/product/l-a-clips/ I do use zippers, but I also use the clips, because sometimes I find quilting that is needed after I remove the quilt from the zippers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Linda S Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 LOL Sylvia - I think it's just that I am the Queen of Lazy! I do the things I do to save myself steps and time. I never want to do more work than I need to! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 I learn something new everyday, thanks ladies. I think I can use my metal clips from way back when I used to sew on my DSM, if not, I have to order that gizmo. You are not alone Sylvia. I suspect lint and fuzz somewhere hiding in the bobbin case is causing that problem. I started using the compressor every bobbin change and spray WD40 the bobbin case and hook assembly. Corey Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o2b Quilting Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 I love the clips from Dave and Jane also. Just a reminder to new users...when clipping the quilt back on make sure you do not allow the quilt to drape down the back of the table!! I only had to make that mistake once. DUH!! You will get black marks on the quilt top when the wheels roll over the quilt:( I use the clips nearly every day to put a "practice" piece of fabric and batting on to check tension when changing thread types etc. I save all those long narrow pieces of extra batting if they are around 14" wide or more and are long enough to reach from rail to rail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 Hey that isn't cheating that is being smart. You got it done right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 You are one smart "cookie" not a cheater. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cblevins Posted December 20, 2011 Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 I have the zippers but haven't used them since we got the "leader grips". Those have been the BEST things we have bought. Chris, the clips I use come from Dave and Jane's also. I use them all the time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seakitten Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 I HAVE done that, but found it even easier to just drape the quilt over the frame, hold it in place with a few pins & stitch the bad spot. Zippers are great, but I usually don't notice this kind of mistake until I've already taken the zippers off. Barb Mayfield showed me a really great trick -- she takes a cardboard tube (like the tube inside a roll of batting), cuts it into shorter pieces, then cuts the pieces open, so they will slip over the bar. Then she uses that to secure the quilt for quick repairs. You could also use PVC pipe I think. Of course you would have to have the right kind of saw to cut them, which I don't think I do. Barb if you're listening maybe you could post a photo? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachside Quilter Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 Sylvia, a girl's gotta do what a girl's gotta do! Whatever works, and use whatever tools are at hand!:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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