Farmland Quilter Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 Had a quilt shop call and ask if I could quilt a 136" x 136" quilt. I have a Millenium with 14' frame. I am an IQ computerized quilter. Any thoughts or comments on how this might be accomplished using IQ? Or if its even possible to get that much between take up bar and leveler bar. I would not consider using anything but QD Select loft batting. Thanks for any replies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zora Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 I wouldn't think you'd have a problem with the quilt fitting on the take-up bar. I have quilted many quilts over 120 inches, and it isn;t even close to running out of room with QD select. Somebody else will have to address the IQ question, though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 I'd be concerned about the width of the stitching field as well. If you have 140" of leader, the only thing you need to be concerned about is if you actually have 140" of quilting field with your IQ. Does it limit your width of stitching? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Busy Quilting Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 I have put 22 feet of quilt on the take up bar when doing The World's Biggest Hexagon Quilt. Your leaders should be about 150" ona 14ft table, so there shouldn't be too much of a problem unless the backing is a lot wider. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 My leaders are 144" so as long as the backer isn't wider than that I'd say it could fit but not sure how much additional space your IQ needs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 Cheryl, My millenium sits on 14 feet table. When IQ was added, I believed we lost a few inches capability. It's a bit tight, contact Angela, she might be able to give you a definite answer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 Yikes, that's one big quilt! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sue E. Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 Remember that as you roll the quilt after finishing a quilted area, the depth will shorten as the finished quilt takes ups more and more space. If you are using a large pattern - say 17 inch panto, by the time you get 3/4 of the way through the quilt you might not have enough space to quilt the entire pattern. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeke Posted December 13, 2012 Report Share Posted December 13, 2012 I remember way back when when I did a quilt that measured 127 x 136. And I thought that was big. I had no problem at all. And then again, it was done on an old gammill PDQ. Zeke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
epprog Posted December 15, 2012 Report Share Posted December 15, 2012 I have an IQ and I have quilted 142" wide. You have to move that stop that you get with IQ over on your table. You do loose a few inches with IQ motors. The biggest problem is that you are just a bit past the canvases so you have to figure out what to attach to. I pinned on some fabric onto the canvases at the beginning and then as I got a bit rolled up I just used my side clamps. Have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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