It's always nice to have options -
I have three quilts on the chair -
Ready to be quilted -
#1 - Bee Happy -
It's a 36" x 44" panel - and has been thread-basted -
I intended to do some Free-Motion quilting on my domestic machine -
Before I got my new machine and frame -
It would need to be re-hooped multiple times on this frame -
And would probably be a better candidate for my new frame -
So I think I'll "un-baste' it - and put it back in the "panel" drawer -
To be quilted some other day when I get better at swirls and squiggly lines -
#2 - Antique Squirrel -
Roughly 72" x 90" - stitched-in-the-ditch - around each 6" block -
Also intended for Free-Motion quilting on my domestic machine -
Before I got my new machine and frame -
It's really too big to push through the throat of my little machne -
And it would need to be re-hooped multiple times on this frame -
I think it would probably be a better candidate for my new frame -
So I'll save this one to quilt after I'm more familiar with "loading" a quilt - This will be a "variation" since the layers are stitched together in spots -
And it might work nicely with the front rail "clamp" system - we'll see -
#3 - I Used To Be Placemats -
About 42" x 44"- stitched-in-the-ditch -
In most (but not all) of the seam lines -
I made eight placemats - but only one actually became one -
The other seven are in this quilt because I REALLY like the fabric combinations -
That's why I call it I Used To Be Placemats - LOL -
Anyway -
I think this is the best one to quilt on my existing frame -
Until I get the new one -
It will need to be re-hooped multiple times -
But the stitch-in-the-ditch lines have stabilized it -
And whatever I don't get quilted by then -
Can always be finished on my domestic machine -
Also -
I want/need to get a quilt top ready to "load" on my new frame -
And thought Simply Woven would be a good choice -
It's about 60" x 60" -
I need to make a backing - and some binding -
And then decide what color of thread I want to use -
And how I want to quilt it -
And there are LOTS of options - ;))
Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -