Frame

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Permalink Reply by Odessaquilter on August 27, 2009 at 3:18pm

Learn to quilt without a frame it is the least expensive and fastest and easiest on your hands.

Permalink Reply by Aida Castro-Jacques on August 27, 2009 at 8:50pm

For my first quilt I used a large embroidery hoop, small enough to put on my lap, big enough to frame a 10-inch to 14-inch block, it worked out nicely.

Permalink Reply by Char on August 28, 2009 at 6:52am

Here's a tutorial, maybe it will help! http://www.ehow.com/how_4842623_antique-style-quilting-frame.html

Permalink Reply by Running with Scissors on August 30, 2009 at 4:19pm

My favorite thing in the whole world (ok....as far as quilt frames go) is my Q snap quilt frame. It's light, easy to put together and take apart, holds tight and with no screws or pins or tacks. I use it constantly and every time a new friend sees it, they go nuts over it. I think I bought it online at JoAnn's with one of their 40% off coupons so with shipping it cost me less than 50$.

Before that, for my hand quilting I got 4 pieces of 1x1 wood we had leftover in the garage and nailed them together into a rectangle-think picture frame. It was about 18 inches long and 12 inches wide. Then I would drape my "quilt" over it, tack it down on one side with large tacks, then pull it tight across the frame to the opposite side and tack it down...then the sides. It worked just like a tiny version of a real quilt frame and it was portable so I used it in bed, on the sofa etc. Just be sure to start quilting IN THE MIDDLE of your quilt and work outward from there.