willbegfrofabric Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 I would like to order my Millie, but I am in a quandry over the 12 vs. 14 feet issue. I have room for both but I think a 12 foot frame would be easier to work around. I have a 120 inch quilt ready to go. It hangs neary to the floor on a kingsize bed. 120 inches is 10 feet, surely a 12 frame would hande it with ease. Why would I need to quilt anything bigger than a king? Is there anyone out there that is just so greatful to have a 14 foot frame that has saved them in some way? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ffq-lar Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 Hi Fabric Beggar!!!! Go to the Gone Quilting-Chat About Anything header. Scroll down to a post by hollyc that's titled "new milli owner" for several answers to this exact question. I have a 12' table and have not come across anything I couldn't handle. Saying that, I am sure I will be contacted tomorrow by someone needing a California King quilted!! That's how it goes, yes? Good luck with your new addition and welcome to a great place for encouragement, laughter, sharing, and--oh, yes--information! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willbegfrofabric Posted October 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 Thanks Linda, Thanks for the response,I did as instructed, I read everything on the post. Not having a machine I guess I just don't understand why a kingsize quilt wouldn't work on a 12 foot table. The dealer that I talked to thought 14 feet was overkill. Hmmmm... Huge investment I would like to get it right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dtreusch Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 I've done quilts up to 124 inches on my 12 foot table. It took up all the space, but I got it done. Debbi Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CucumberQuilting Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 120" X 125" was the biggest quilt I was able to do. Really, one more inch and I would have had to send it to the quilter in town with a bigger table. I had to quilt it in the direction with the longest side pinned to the rollers because of the pattern she chose. Just did one that measured 110" X 129" [WHAT are people thinking anyway! ] ...and good thing I could load it short (ha) sides to the rollers. 129" plus needing the backing larger than that would have been too much. It was a bear to handle all the way down the quilt as it was. Thank goodness the season of large quilts has passed. I seem to have all wallhangings and baby quilts for the rest of the year. ~~ Eva H. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 In the 10 years that I have been quilting I have maxed out my 12 foot frame twice....they were quilts, but spreads in nature, floor over bed to floor for a king size bed. The first one was done with a edge to edge rustic rose pattern....I was able to get the design on the spread because the design didn't need to go totally edge to edge, I had to leave I think about 5 or 6 inches on each edge, and the customer was going to roll the hem like you see on a comfortor instead of putting on binding. The over one was one of the hand embroidery square kits and then she put a HUGE HUGE 28 or bigger outside border. This one I had trouble with...she wanted a scallop design in the huge outside border and she wanted it to be a medium meander....not hard to do except that when I would get to the bottom part of the scallop on the sides I would run out of room...my machine was bumping up against the sides and not able to get the last 6 inches of the border. Normally you would flip a quilt to do the sides of this nature, but SHE also had a huge pillow tuck at the top of the spread and there wasn't any way I could flip the quilt without folding the botton up almost 1/2 way to get some room and then reverse it to get the rest done. That was enough reason that if I EVER GET ANOTHER MACHINE it will have a 14 foot frame even if I NEVER EVER have to use it. :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catsigler Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 One more reason to have the 14' vs. the 12': Extra room at the end to test stitching and tension on a scrap when you have a big one loaded. I have a 12' and no room for a 14' without knocking down a wall, but if I had the room I'd have gotten the big one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tsurich Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 First question, will a 14 foot fit in your space? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramona-quilter Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 It can be confusing. Standard king (aka Eastern King) bed is 76 x 80 Cal King (aka Western king) bed is 72 x 84) Then you have to figure how you will roll it (rollers on top & bottom or sides of quilt) Then you have to figure the drop. Is it just going to cover the top or hang over 6 -8 inches. Some of the beds come with those oversize (extra-thick or pillowtop) mattresses which can effect the drop. My first two longarms were 14 footers. Now I have a 12 ft table. I have a king on my 12 ft machine now. It is loaded with the sides on the rollers. It is 112" long and fits, no problem. Unfortunately the client gave me a pieced back that is 110 x 134. I don't like to cut client quilts so I just neatly folded back the extra on the ends of the rollers without coming too close to the part that will actually be quilted. I pinned it on the leader right along with the rest of the backing. There is only-just about a machine-width on each end to "park". Changing bobbins and blowing out fluff takes some manuevering. I never had that problem on a 14 ft. I have to admit that I love being able to fit my 12 ft table lengthwise in my studio. My old 14 ft table had to sit diagonally in the room. I was the only LAer with a 14 ft table. But it never really brought me any additional work having a big one. That is one of the reasons that I downsized. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willbegfrofabric Posted October 11, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 Thank you, Thank you, all of you, for your help. Yes I have room for a 14 foot, but I wanted something not quite so imposing I suppose. I am grateful that all of you are so willing to help. Ya just gotta love this place! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarieBrewer Posted October 11, 2007 Report Share Posted October 11, 2007 I have a 14ft. table and I'm glad I have it. I've never maxed it out and don't want to. At times, I think it would be nice to do a little less walking around the table (12) but heh, think of it as exercise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeri Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 The quilt that will max a 14 foot table is one for a king sized bed that goes to the floor. I've done several that were 135 inches or over, maybe 2 per year. jeri Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iquiltit Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 I prefer a 14 foot table. I have had other quilters in my area send the huge quilts to me. Here in WV must be a thing about huge quilts. LOL I would rather have it and not use it as to need it and not have it LOL Carol:P:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrna Ficken Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 I like my 14' table but don't want that much of a quilt to do that I need it Myrna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beverly Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 I'm with you Myrna. Have the 14' table and love it, but do not want to do many king sized quilts. Maybe none. Same price, so if you have the room why not? Like Marie B. says, good exercise. Beverly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
schnoo Posted October 12, 2007 Report Share Posted October 12, 2007 Call me a "size queen" but I love my 14 foot table. Someone who lives in this house pulls covers so I always make a king size quilt for the queen size bed that someone sleeps on!! Plus I always tell new potential customers I have the big table and am able to quilt a king! Size matters ladies!!:P;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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