This Keeps Getting Bigger and Bigger

Published: Wed, 09/11/19

Hi ,

Yep, the second step of my longarm quilting room remodel is complete! I've just expanded my Continuum frame from 8 feet to 10 feet. Watch this video to see how this expansion worked and my handy helper finally caught on tape!

How to Expand a Grace Company Continuum Longarm Frame

Click Here to check out the 2 Foot Extension I added to my Continuum Frame.

This is the main reason I love the Continuum Frame - it grows with you! The rails expand to the front to accommodate a bigger longarm and the frame itself can be expanded too.

My next plan for remodeling my frame is to hook it up to a motor so it will drive itself.

I know that sounds like a joke, but I'm actually serious. The Quilter's Creative Touch automation box is sitting on my coffee table right now!

This upgrade transforms your longarm into a computer driven machine. Using the Quilter's Creative Touch Beginnings software, I can select designs, position them over the quilt and hit "start" and step back to watch the machine stitch on its own.

This is a whole new quilting adventure and I can't wait to dig in and learn how it works!

Price Increases Coming Soon

Unfortunately I have a bit of bad news too. Due to many factors, Grace Company needs to raise prices on October 1st.

I believe Grace frames and Qnique longarms are some of the best priced in the industry and offer terrific value for money. I have loved both my 15 inch and 21 inch longarms and both my frames and quilted far more soft, cuddly bed quilts than I could have ever finished on my home machine in the same amount of time.

I just wanted to give you a heads up about this price increase so it doesn't come as a surprise. If you've been thinking about getting a longarm, this would be the best time, especially for our largest Qnique 21, which will increase in price by $1600 on October 1st.

If you have questions about this price increase or about longarm quilting in general, please contact us for more help.

Free Motion Quilting Tips and Tricks

I shared a home machine quilting video on Monday with lots of tips and tricks for free motion quilting! Watch this video to learn more about quilting spirals, the danger of not dropping your darning foot, and how to quilt wiggly flame shapes too!

Free Motion Quilting Tips and Tricks on a Friendship Sampler Block

Click Here to find the pattern for the Square in a Square Surprise quilt block. Yep, you still have time to join in the fun of the Friendship Sampler Quilt Along. The block tutorials will remain online indefinitely so can work at your own pace and make any sized sampler quilt you like.

Make sure to check next week's newsletter to see how I quilted this block a second time on my longarm. It's so much fun to play with different styles of quilting to see what works best.

Let's go quilt,

Leah Day