HOW TO MAKE TIED COMFORTERS AND QUILTS
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The fabric for the quilt is fastened to the frame with
thumbtacks.
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II. QUILTING FRAME WITH FREE-STANDING LEGS
If you do a lot of quilting, you'll want a sturdier frame
that's easier to use. I've found the following design most
satisfactory for both stitching and tying.
You will need:
[1] Two boards (1" X 4", preferably hardwood) 8'
long.
[2] Two boards (1" X 4", preferably hardwood) 10'
long.
[3] Four C-clamps.
[4] One 4' X 8' sheet of 3/4" plywood.
[5] Four strips of cloth (an old sheet works fine) 5" wide,
two pieces 8' long and two pieces 10' in length.
[6] Some short flathead nails.
STEP 1: MAKE THE LEGS OF THE FRAME: Cut
the plywood according to the pattern shown to give you four
each of the two types of leg sections. You can see the two
basic units—plus a frame board and a C-clamp—in
the accompanying photo.
Each leg is formed by fitting the taller plywood piece at
right angles down over the shorter. A frame board will then
rest in the "U" at the top of the upright.
STEP 2: ATTACH CLOTH STRIPS TO THE FRAMING
BOARDS: Cut an old sheet into strips as directed in [5]
above, and fold the raw cloth in 1/2" on each lengthwise
edge. Then fold each strip in half and machine stitch the
turned-under edges together. Finally—using short,
flathead nails-attach one strip of the doubled fabric to
each of the framing boards. Position the cloth so that its
single-fold edge is even with an edge of the board and
fasten it down by nailing through the stitched edge (which
will be near the center of the board as shown in the
photo).
STEP 3: MAKE A MARK in permanent ink at
the center of each of the frame's boards (to be used later
as a guide for the attachment of the quilting material).
STEP 4: ASSEMBLE THE FRAME: Fit the leg
pieces together and place the supports at the corners of a
rectangle measuring about 7' X 9'. Rest the two 10' boards
on the legs so the sides are parallel. Then lay the two
shorter pieces across the longer ones to form right angles
and fasten the rectangle together at the corners with
C-clamps.
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