[TheForge] now for something completely different

[Bob Ehrenberger]

Terry,

My wife and Mother both quilt.  They each have several frames, non of them 
have mechanical tightening.  Most role the quilt on side bars and then the 
bar is attached to the end bars either by dropping a hole in the bar over a 
pin or pulling it tight and securing it with "C" clamps.

Her baby quilt frame has a notch in the side bars and then a keeper that 
holds the quilt in place with spring tension. One of the side bars pivots so 
that once the quilt is secured you pull it down into place to tension the 
quilt.

They don't have to be complicated to work.  Hand quilting is a slow process 
and it takes days or weeks to quilt each section before it has to be 
advanced.  If you machine quilt you can probably do the whole thing in a day 
or two.

Robert Ehrenberger
Shelbyville, Mo.
eforge at centurytel.net

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To: "terry l. ridder" <terrylr at blauedonau.com>, Blacksmithing List
Subject: On Thu, Jan 2, 2014 at 7:45 AM, terry l. ridder 
<terrylr at blauedonau.com>wrote:

> hello;
>
> For several months I have been observing people who quilt spend in my
> opinion far too much money and time on something that should not be
> overly expensive nor complicated; a quilting frame.
>
> quilting frame is basically a laminating frame. there is a top, a
> middle and a bottom. normally, there are four rollers. the take-up
> roller, the top supply roller, the middle supply roller and the bottom
> supply roller. These layers are secured together with thread sewn with a
> long-arm sewing machine. the take-up roller is generally located to the
> right of the needle above the free-arm. originally, the quilting was
> perfomed by hand with needle and thread. somewhere along the line the
> meaning of simple and simplicity have been lost in building quilting
> frames.
>
> i have seen two models of quilting frames which have servo motors
> driving the rollers, acme screws driven by servo motors which drive the
> long arm sewing machine back and forth, fore and aft. all under the
> control of a computer running a CNC program.
>
> there are many intelligent people on theforge from many different
> careers and occupations. in the spirit of the Junk-Yard-Hammer, could we
> brainstorm to come up with a simple design for a quilting frame that is
> inexpensive to build, simple to operate and fullfills the original
> purpose of the quilting frame, sew three layers together.
>
> to start off my first thoughts were to use a gantry type frame. instead
> of rollers the layers are laid out flat and held in place either by
> metal clips or clips on bungee cords. the draw back is the long arm
> sewing machine.
>
> the cost of long arm sewing machines is another area that needs to be
> addressed at a different time.
>
> anyway, there it is. comments, flames, hints, suggestions, etc welcome.
>
> --
> terry l. ridder ><>
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