mesquiltco Posted December 6, 2013 Report Share Posted December 6, 2013 I have a Lucey on a 10' table and was given a 118" square quilt top which is too wide for my leaders. Does anyone know a way to make this work?? I thought about trying to fold edges and then reloading but not sure is that's possible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenscratch Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 I had to do one once that was too wide for my 12 foot tables. I did just like you thought to do. I folded in part of it and quilted it, then repinned the whole thing and quilted the rest. Not sure if that's the proper way to do it, but it worked for me. Of course I had very thin batting. Not sure how it would work with thicker batting, it might roll up really wonky. Mine wasn't too bad. RobinK 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 That size backer maxes out my leaders on my 12' frame, so you have my sympathy. My thought is give it a try as you have described. You may need to quilt in "quadrants" with a re-load for each corner. As Teresa says, the double batting/top off to the side will soon distort the quilting field as it adds bulk and presses down on the backer. I've done this once and will never do it again--just my experience. But I bet we'll be in the same club when you finish it!. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisata. Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 I have just had the same problem and with the extend of more fabric and batting on one side I could not get the quilt backing straight already in the first row, so I phoned the client and told her I could not do her quilt, in the end with took the other border off and it just worked ! the quilt is now 6" smaller... Lisa Spencerg 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewingpup Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 On my little 10 foot frame....if I ran out of leader.....but still would have room so I could access the machine for bobbin changes etc....I would off center everything...even made an "Offcenter Center" mark in red pigma pen so I knew where it was on all three leaders....I can't remember how many inches over it was.....then I would pin everything on....but where the backing did not extend far enough...I would take some blue painters tape and just tape the backing to the roller...I suppose you could also tape a "mini" leader to one end and pin the backing to that....just so you have enough room to park your machine on one side of the frame. I usually semi float my tops......so that top has not been an issue....at the other end, I just pinned the bottom edge of top and taped the backing again to the roller when it got that far....Lin Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CindyT Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 There's enough quilters in this area with bigger tables than mine that I just won't take on a quilt any larger than my frame can handle. I'm not willing to take on that headache. I applaud those of you brave enough to tackle this challenge. LisaC and lisata. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 It wouldn't be worth the worry and stress for me. I'd just say "no" and be done. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LisaC Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 Reputations are at stake with any quilt and I, too, would not take on a quilt too big for my frame because of the risk and stress involved. Good news travels fast, but bad news travels even faster. lisata. and delld 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merryjo2003 Posted December 7, 2013 Report Share Posted December 7, 2013 It's not worth the headache! I have a 12 ft. frame and in 9 years of quilting for others, I've only had to refer one person to someone with a 14 ft. frame. I figured my hourly rate would go down so much with all the turning and re-pinning it wouldn't be worth it. Just my opinion. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mesquiltco Posted December 8, 2013 Author Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 Thanks everyone for your help. We negotiated reducing the outer border to a size that I can comfortably handle. Oma 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RitaR Posted December 8, 2013 Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 Great solution.. Rita Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted December 8, 2013 Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 Yay! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chickenscratch Posted December 8, 2013 Report Share Posted December 8, 2013 nice solution. Everybody should be happy. Good job. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaSteller Posted December 9, 2013 Report Share Posted December 9, 2013 That's a good solution. You might find out who in your area has a bigger table for this situation in the future. I have the only 14' frame locally and I get a lot of huge quilts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyG_Quilts Posted December 10, 2013 Report Share Posted December 10, 2013 I have done a large king size quilt on my ten foot table. I started pinning on one side, went as far as I could, folded the fabric over, quilted the "good" side, then re-pinned moving it all over so I could get the "folded" side. It was a hassle, but I will likely do it again. Of course it was not for a customer, it was a gift I was making for a friend of the family. It did not show that I had kind of fudged things and the receivers were delighted with the result. I used a flat cotton batting. If I were to do so for a customer I would want them to understand the risks and maybe even sign a waiver first. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
margecam52 Posted August 8, 2014 Report Share Posted August 8, 2014 I have two quilts for a very good customer. I have a 10 ft frame...the quilts are 115" wide & with the backing being 125" wide...I was going to try the folding under, but the batting would be an issue, as mentioned. I want to thank everyone here who posted... I think I'll do what I first planned...remove one side of the blocks (24" blocks) down...and quilt in two sections.. will have a seam in the backing...but it's there, I just have to remove it...quilt both sections, and rejoin. I'll do blind seam down the back, like a Quilt as you go. Extra work, but should work just fine. If it were anyone else, these two tops would not get done. This is one of my best customers, keeps me in quilts, pays and tips nicely! Sometimes my 30 years in Customer Service gets me doing stuff I usually wouldn't do. I know this lady will appreciate the extra it's taking. We have discussed this for a good hour...thinking outside the box...and this is what we came up with. Marge Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Susan Steen Posted August 13, 2019 Report Share Posted August 13, 2019 How do you load the backing? I float the top & batting so that isnt a ptoblem. I have been working for 4 hours now and cannot get the backing on straight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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