How to Put a Quilt on a Frame and Quilt with a Home Sewing Machine

https://leahday.com/pages/janome-1600... Learn how to put a quilt on a frame and begin frame quilting using your home sewing machine.

This quilting tutorial features a Q-Zone Hoop Frame with a Janome 1600 home sewing machine. Yep, you can quilt on a frame with a home machine! I share a lot of tips for getting your rails to the right height at the beginning of this video so jump to time: 14:10 if you want to get straight to quilting.

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I'm no longer a Janome dealer, but have provided links to this sewing machine and compatible presser feet for quilting. Note - Affiliate links are posted here to support my channel at no additional cost to you.

Janome 1600 Sewing Machine - https://amzn.to/3MmxnLq

Additional 1600 Bobbins - https://amzn.to/3FHWJjc

Janome 1600 1/4-inch Patchwork Piecing Foot - https://amzn.to/3u5MEK8

Janome 1600 Walking Foot - https://amzn.to/3EHObIq

Janome 1600 Darning Foot - BEST DARNING FOOT EVER - https://amzn.to/3FGHc37

Janome 1600 Frame and Ruler Foot Base to fit Darning Foot linked above - https://amzn.to/47iLslf

More YouTube Quilting Videos on the Janome 1600 Sewing Machine:

Unboxing Janome 1600 Sewing Machine -    • Janome 1600P Sewing Machine - Unboxin...  
Free Motion Quilting on the Janome 1600 -    • Free Motion Quilting for Beginners - ...  
Ruler Quilting on the Janome 1600 -    • Beginner Ruler Quilting on a Home Sew...  
Walking Foot Quilting on the Janome 1600 -    • Begin Walking Foot Quilting on the Ja...  
Quilt Block Piecing -    • Quilt Block Piecing and Sewing on the...  
Where and How to Oil the Janome 1600 -    • Janome 1600: Where and How to Oil a S...  
How to use the Needle Threader -    • How To Use A Needle Threader On The J...  
Quilting with the Janome 1600 on a Frame -    • How to Put a Quilt on a Frame and Qui...  

Other sewing tools and materials in this video are available on my website:

My favorite scissors - https://leahday.com/scissors

Isacord Thread for quilting - https://leahday.com/isacord

Aurifil Thread for piecing - https://leahday.com/aurifil

Q-Zone Hoop Frame - https://leahday.com/products/grace-q-...

Speed Controller - https://leahday.com/products/grace-sp...

Sunshine Quilt in the Background - https://leahday.com/products/machine-...

Jump ahead to the part of this quilting tutorial you most want to see:
00:00 We're quilting on a frame with a home machine!
01:59 How to put a sewing machine on the Q-Zone Hoop Frame
05:06 Make sure to lower your rails to the right height!
07:41 How to put your quilt on a Q-Zone Hoop Frame
10:49 How tight should a quilt feel on a quilting frame?
13:20 How to adjust your handlebars
14:07 To begin quilting - Bring up your bobbin thread
15:22 Common beginner mistakes - that can cause needle breaks!
16:40 Quilting on a frame is FAST!
18:24 How to break thread and secure your thread tails
20:06 Janome Convertible Darning Foot with Frame Foot Set
22:40 How to check your tension when quilting on a frame
24:54 Do we check bobbin tension? No
25:29 Many advantages to using the Janome 1600 on your quilting frame