Loading Fleece On The Frame

fleece loaded on the NEQ2 quilting frame




 When I role fleece instead of backing together with wadding I exclusively require to charge 2 layers on the frame. 

 This tutorial shows how to charge a quilting frame alongside but 2 layers; the quilt transcend together with the fleece backing that too serves equally the wadding or batting. 

 Because fleece acts equally wadding AND backing, it's a existent money-saver!

New English linguistic communication Quilter ratchets
 Look at the ratchet ends of the NEQ textile poles.
They're labelled 1, 2 together with 3.


Here they are inwards the frame; 
number 1 is closest to you lot equally you lot stand upward yesteryear the sewing machine
 number 2 is inwards the middle together with publish three is farthest away.

notice the ratchets are on the correct mitt side of the textile poles
 You are going to laid out alongside textile pole publish 3, the pole farthest away from you.

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Take the 3rd textile pole out of the cease pieces together with select it to the front end of the frame. This is to become far easier on your back, together with therefore you lot are non bending over the frame to exercise the pinning. Be certain to snuff it along the ratchet cease on your correct mitt side. On this 3rd textile pole notice that the leader textile is coming over the transcend of the pole.


Fold your fleece inwards one-half to uncovering the centre together with tally the centre of the fleece to the centre trouble marked on your leader fabric.


Butt the 2 ends together, alongside the correct side (good side) of the fleece facing down, 

keep the proficient side of the fleece facing down
pivot from the centre outwards, 



Notice that you lot are pinning to the dorsum side of the leader fabric. This volition snuff it along you lot from stitching the fleece to the leader textile yesteryear error afterward on when you lot are quilting.


Carry on pinning all the means to each cease of the leader fabric. 



When you lot larn to the cease role 2 pins or a saftey pin.


 Most of the tension volition autumn on this in conclusion pin. Doubling upward or using a security pivot volition snuff it along the concluding pivot from bending nether the pressure.


Now scroll your fleece onto the textile pole smoothing it out equally you lot go,


together with driblet it dorsum into set on the frame. That's the 3rd textile pole all loaded.


It should hold back similar this. Good. Now on to the 2nd textile pole.


You are going to process the 2nd textile pole 
just the same means equally you lot did the third:
  • take the 2nd textile pole off the frame 
  • and select it to the front end of the table so you lot don't receive got to lean 
  • Fold your transcend to uncovering the centre. 
  • Pin the centre of the transcend to the centre of the leader, 
  • butting the 2 ends together so the dorsum of the quilt transcend is smack against the dorsum of the leader.  


Pin all the means from the centre to both ends. Finish alongside 2 pins or a security pin. Roll the textile onto the poll, smoothing out equally you lot become along together with driblet the publish 2 textile pole dorsum inwards the middle slots on the frame.


Now you lot are going to become dorsum to the fleece on the 3rd textile pole. 
Disengage the ratchet together with therefore you lot tin terminate trace the fleece forward, 
Fold the fleece inwards one-half to uncovering the centre 
together with pivot the centre of the fleece
to the centre trouble on the leader textile on the starting fourth dimension textile pole.


This fourth dimension you lot are pinning to the TOP of the leader. Use the trouble of stitching sewn on the leader textile to aid you lot align your fleece overnice together with straight. Take attention non to stretch the fleece. Pin from the centre outwards to each cease together with complete alongside 2 pins or a security pin.


Now re-engage the ratchet tension together with tighten the fleece betwixt the 1st together with 3rd textile pole. This makes a form of table. Finally you lot volition trace the quilt transcend textile from the 2nd textile pole frontward together with pivot it nigh a centimetre higher than the trouble of pinning on the fleece. Smooth it out equally you lot go.


If you lot similar you lot tin terminate skid an IKEA ironing board on the tabular array nether the loaded quilt sandwich together with laissez passer it ane in conclusion iron. Now you're all loaded together with create to start your quilting!


Follow this link for directions on loading three layers; of top, wadding together with backing fabric. If you lot receive got whatever questions this before postal service may help.

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