Friday, January 3, 2014

Wholecloth Quilts on a Frame!

So, I mentioned my new "toy" in my last post ... a quilt frame to use with my regular sewing machine!
 
This week, I quilted TWO baby quilts in ONE day with this handy tool. That never happens!
 
Susana Neiger - Quilting on a quilt frame
 
Like I mentioned in that post, I love that this frame lets me free-motion-quilt almost like usual, while keeping everything super flat.
 
Susana Neiger - Free-Motion Quilting on a quilt frame
 
Very cool Christmas present my husband picked for me.
 
 
Susana Neiger using a Flynn Multi-Frame to quilt
 
Recently, I bought a few yards of really cute fabric prints, and I decided to experiment with some uncomplicated wholecloth quilts, as I keep learning how to use this handy new tool.
 
Susana Neiger -  FMQ on a Princess Quilt
 
This little pink Princess quilt is 36" x 41", and it's for sale on eBay for a little while.
 
People often ask if I sell finished quilts ... Lately, the answer is, "I would, if they were easier to finish." Maybe this quilt frame will help with that!

Susana Neiger - Princess Quilt backed in Pink
 
For now, my quilt frame is only set up to make baby-size quilts ... but the rods are interchangeable for longer ones, so I may look into that option soon.

Susana Neiger - Pink Princess Baby Quilt
 
And here's little quilt number two ...
 
Susana Neiger - using quilt frame with domestic sewing machine
 
By the way, the quilt frame is a Flynn Multi-Frame. We got it on eBay for under $120. The company's website is www.FlynnQuilt.com & has details, and a very cool video demonstration. (This blog post of mine is NOT a sponsored post; just an honest opinion about this quilt frame, from a happy quilter.)

Susana Neiger - Baby Quilt, Toy Story
 
This little quilt is 40" x 40", and it's also for sale on eBay this week.

Susana Neiger - Back of the Quilt - Tie-Dye print
 
As usual, I attached the bindings on the sewing machine, after quilting with my favorite free-motion meander. 

Susana Neiger - Finished Baby Quilt, Buzz, Woody, Jessie, Rex

 
 I'm pleased to have these finished, and I'm linking this post to this week's Finish It Up Friday at Crazy Mom Quilts.


3 comments:

  1. What a wonderful gift! And thank you so much for posting the information about the quilting frames. I had seen this on the HGTV show, Simply Quilts, a few years ago, but the DVD made it so much easier to understand. My quilting frames, for hand quilting, are very similar, three rollers, but they rest on wooden supports that sit on the floor. Three rollers makes the process of putting up a quilt so much easier and faster.

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  2. Looks like a great tool, and it sounds as if it has made quilting easier for you. It hanks for sharing, I will take a look.

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  3. I had a Flynn frame ten years ago, and could never get it to look right. Looks like this new version is so much better. I hope you have lots of fun with it.

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