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Congratulations! You have completed the assembly of your Quilting Frame.
All that remains is to install your fabric and begin quilting! (You will notice you still have Bungee
Clamps to install. These will be assembled in conjunction with the fabric installation).
With the Grace - specially designed Fabri-Fast rails, installing you fabric is easier on the Grace
Quilting Frames than on any other frame. Each rail has a Fabri-Fast slot and accompanying tubing.
These components work together to make your fabric installation much easier and faster than using
tape, tracks or Velcro®.
Before you begin, please locate the plastic Fabri-Fast tool included in your shipment.
We recommend you begin with practice material allowing you to experiment with machine settings
and stroke techniques.
NOTE:
As you cut your fabric layers, we recommend making the quilt backing about 12” longer and
2-4” wider than your top. This will allow for a little give in the backing, especially if using thicker
batting.
Installing Fabric Layers onto the Rails (Preview):
Center your cloth lengthwise along the rail.
Using Grace’s Fabri-Fast TM System, take a piece of plastic tubing (you should cut the tubing to 56
inches if you have set your frame up in the crib size), and holding your fabric over the slot (lining up
the edge), press the tubing over the fabric and into the slot. Use the Fabri-Fast tool to press the rest
of the tubing and fabric in quickly and easily.
Methods of Installation:
1: The recommended method for installing fabric onto the rails is to apply
your fabric layers directly to the rails. 2: You may also make and use
Cloth Leaders (instructions
on Pg. 16)
OVERVIEW:
This is an outline to show which fabric layer goes onto each rail, and the direction that
each rail should rotate.
Step 1: Install Quilt Top to the Quilt Top Rail and roll up.
Step 2: Install Backing to Backing Rail and roll up.
Step 3: Attach Quilt Layers to Take-Up Rail.
Fabric Installation
Step 1: Quilt Top to Quilt Top Rail
1-1: Determine which end of your quilt will be the front.
1-2: Place the quilt top onto the table surface with its finished
side facing up. Line up the center of your fabric layer with the
center of the Quilt Top Rail. Attach the back edge of your quilt
top to the Quilt Top Rail. This is to be done with the finished
side of the fabric facing up. Do not stretch or pull the fabric
during this process.
1-3: Make sure that the Quilt Top Rail’s Ratchet Lever is in the
Center Ratcheting Position and ratchets as it rolls. This will
ensure you roll the fabric in the correct direction. Roll your quilt
Take-Up Rail
Backing
Rail
Quilt Top
Rail
Fig. FI 1-1
top onto the Quilt Top Rail completely. Again, be sure the fabric stays lined up. Smooth out any
wrinkles as you roll by brushing the fabric from the center out, being very careful not to stretch or
pull the fabric excessively.
