Next up -

 

 

Is this one - 

 

 

It's already "stitched in the ditch" - 

And should be easy enough to quilt on my frame -

 

In "zones" - 

 

My frame is called a Q-Zone Hoop Frame - 

 

And is very similar to the white PVC pipe "hand quilting" frame - 

 

The back rail is NOT a roll-up type - 

 

The fabric is clamped on - 

 

And the bulk of the quilt is rolled up behind the rail - 

 

And held out of the way with a series of bungee cord clips -

 

 

"They" recommend that you quilt the left side of the first "zone" - 

Slide the quilt over and "re-hoop" it to quilt the next "zone" to the right -

Then "re-hoop" the next section down and repeat the process -

 

Leader cloths are used if the backing is "short" - 

 

And - since this is all I have extra on the top - 

 

By the time it's clamped on - 

 

I can't quilt that top row - 

 

I have the leader cloths that came with the frame - 

but I haven't opened the package - 

because I'll give them back when I upgrade the frame - 

 

So - instead -  I pinned a 1/4 yard strip of striped fabric to the top - 

Poor man's version of a leader cloth - LOL -

 

That was enough extra fabric to give me access to that top row - 

 

And I can reach to the middle of the 4th square down - 

 

So I can quilt the top three rows easily - 

 

And I can comfortably quilt 10 of the 16 squares across the width of the quilt - 

 

Because I can reach all the way to here - 

 

Before I run into the side rail - 

 

So - 

 

Now that I know what area I can quilt - 

 

Before I have to slide it over for the next "zone" - 

 

I have to decide how I want to quilt it - ;))

 

 

 

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew - 

Bound -

 

 

My daughter chose a NAVY floral for the binding - 

 

For my Red/White/Blue Panel - 

 

 

So I made the binding - 

 

And sewed it on - 

 

I also attached one of my satin labels - 

 

And now Echo has a new blanket for the car - 

 

She doesn't care that Grandma's stitches are wonky - 

 

She just wants something to sleep on - 

 

So she doesn't get her Mom's car dirty - LOL - 

 

 

I was looking through the stack "to be quilted" - 

 

And I have several that have been "stitched-in-the-ditch" - 

 

In preparation for Free-Motion quilting on my domestic machine - 

 

They are all good candidates for this frame - 

 

So I might play with this one next - 

 

It's 48" x 48" - 

 

I should be able to quilt just past the center BLACK Flying Geese unit - 

 

Before I have to re-hoop it to get to the other side - 

 

And don't worry about the lump in the top left corner - 

 

It's sitting on top of the leg of the frame - 

Now I need to decide what I want to quilt where - 

Something that won't show where I stop and start - 

And what color of thread I want to use - ;))

Talk to you later - gotta go - gotta sew -