STEP 4:
REPLACING THE MIDDLE RAIL AND PINNING TOGETHER FABRIC
¾
Pin the quilt top and batting to the
¾
Now insert the Middle Rail back into
its place on the frame.
¾
Take the front edge of the top and
align it over the batting, along the straight
hem stitch of the backing.
Top Fabric
Batting
pins
backing along this straight hem stitch.
Method #2: Cloth Leaders
¾
This method is recommended when
quilting a pieced top, or when you are not
able
¾
m, you
will
simi
¾
oth leader with the following dimensions: Back rail leader 14”, Middle rail 10”,
Fron
¾
along one length of each lead
Bottom Fabric
to allow for extra fabric like you
would in Method #1..
You will follow the same general steps
as in the previous method, except instead
of using excess fabric to create a he
sew a hem in separate cloth leaders for
each rail using a good quality muslin or
lar fabric that has a good thread count,
but is not too thick so that it will slide
freely into the rail.
Make a cl
t rail 3”. The other dimension should equal the length of the quilt (see illustration below).
Sew
er, leaving the edges open on both ends.
cloth, and insert both of these into a rail,
leaving the stitched portion outside the
rail.
¾
Now pin your quilt layer along the
straight line.
Bottom Fabric
pins
¾
Mark a straight line about one inch in from the loose end of the leader.
¾
Insert the dowels into this leader
Placing the Top and Bottom Plates onto the Table
n
groove in the wheel will line up perfectly on the center mound of the track.
To confirm proper placement, look at the track eye-
should
leader clot
10 inch
eader cloth
3 inc
lead
th
14 inch
¾
d bottom tracks with the narrow end on the top track. The
¾
level and roll the plate back and forth. The plate
should sit perfectly level on the table.
Place the Bottom Plate onto the top a
glide smoothly along the track and
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l
h
er clo
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