Here's my new toy: the Flynn Multi-Frame Quilting System. It's a lightweight three rail frame to hold quilt layers taut while free
motion stitching on a regular sewing machine. It is easy to set up
once you watch the demonstration video. It's portable and stores in the original box. The Amazon price of $136 is very reasonable compared to other home machine frames costing $1,100 and up. Those are really big too, and I don't have enough space for that.
I
made a test quilt first, which I've cut into sleeping mats for Callie
cat. She won't care that my stitching is cattywampus. There will
be a learning curve: most skills improve with practice. Yesterday I
quilted my first quilt on it, and while there are a few mistakes, I
chalk them up to experience. I won't use the frame for every quilt. Larger ones won't fit unless I get longer rails, and some designs
need more precise stitching with a walking foot.
Follow up: If you read last week's blog, you know this purchase created the opportunity to make more space around my machine by rearranging my furniture. I did order two new under table cabinets to hold thread, accessories, and tools. They arrived on Friday, and we put them together right away. Don't they look so much nicer than the plastic containers?
I
cleaned out my tall white cabinets, arranging supplies closer to where
they are needed and moving seldom used ones to high closet shelves.
Efficiency rules! I even tossed some things into my donation box.
The room is not minimalist by any means, but I am hoping to keep my
space neater and organized. Callie supervised the action, and I
think she approves.
Last week was busy, now on to practice on a few UFO's that I never got around to quilting. And as always, I need to use up some fabric from
my stash so I can buy more.
