my goodness! You have given me an idea for the T shirt quilt I'm doing for my daughter!..I'm writing notes on it in my special book. Thank you Leah! I've been following you for years (your son was a baby I think!). then I had to stop sewing for nearly a year (car accident, mum passed away and Long COVID). I just started sewing last week- SO glad you are still here..Love you heaps! Marietta Brisbane Australia
I don't have a Cutie (started on the hoop frame) but watched it as in our group someone often asks about loading Cutie. So I can refer them to this tutorial. As always your demonstrations are so well done. One thing you do in the hoop frame demo that I found useful is when advancing to keep the last clamp on and slide the quilt down. It has helped me keep my quilt straight by doing that. Maybe the Cutie clamps don't slide as well. Thanks for this demo. I am sure Cutie frame users will appreciate it.
Thank you Susan! Yes, I haven't found the clamps to slide as well as with the Q-Zone frame. It may be that mine are still new and tight and that will become faster with time.
I would have loved to see the frame in use without any upgrades - just a home machine, no speed regulator, top handles, etc then show what each upgrade adds to the experience. I dont have oodles of money so would need to see which items would be best for my budget.
Thank you! No, you don't need a special type of machine, but the bigger the better. The size of your harp space - distance between the needle and the motor of the machine - will determine the amount of space you have for quilting.
hello! quick question - on your handles.. you have a white box thingy.. with knobs... what is this? Does this box control stop start of machine? (like a foot pedal?)
Hi, very helpful video! Just wondering if it's possible to do straight line quilting and/or grid the entire length and width of a quilt that's larger than the cutie frame? Thanks again for a great video.
Yes, you can do that style of quilting, but that wouldn’t be very easy to do. A lot of precise alignment and getting and keeping the lines straight will be easier on a rolling rail frame like the Evolution Elite.
Hi Leah - thank for making the tutorial. It really is helping me acclimate to using my Cutie. Could you provide some more information on the magnets that you use and if you sell them or what size and how many you applied to your wall. Thank you for your help.
This is just something I've seen on the Cutie Quilter's Facebook Group. Again, I like using the clamps, but many quilters use different magnets from Harbor Freight. But a few have gotten hurt from using them too, so do be careful!
Yes, that machine should work fine. The challenge will be controlling the speed / running the machine on the frame. I don’t think we have a speed controller or stitch regulator compatible with that sewing machine unfortunately. Another thing to consider is you won’t be able to use this machine for embroidery. It looks like that’s what it’s designed for specifically…
Thank you for your quick reply. This particular machine is for either sewing or embroidery. The embroidery arm is a unit that can be removed and the machine becomes a high-end sewing machine. Can you point me to more information “speed controllers” and “stitch regulators?” Thanks!!
This is pretty important and I’m sorry I missed explaining that clearly here. You’re aiming for “bouncy tight” which means tight enough to not get pleats on the back, but not cranked down so much you create distortion -so a bit bouncy! LOL
Yes, the needle was down in the quilt. I find it easier to advance side to side with the needle in the down position. This stops the whole quilt from sliding off the frame and helps me know where to align the quilt with the back rail once I've slid it to one side.
You don't need to baste in the traditional sense of lots of pins and tension. You do need to get the 3 layers of your quilt sandwich layered and smoothed out so they can be loaded on the frame. Does that make sense?
Hello Leah. I have a cutie frame but don't like the original bottom handles on the carriage . I saw there is some upgrade G- carriage available, but it does not list Cutie as match. Can you tell what carriage you are using? Thank you.
Just getting a top carriage for this frame will not work because the Cutie base carriage will crash against the corners of the top carriage. Here is the upgrade kit I’ve put together for the Cutie frame with everything you need and the correct channel locks included too: leahday.com/products/cutie-handle-upgrade
@@LeahDay Thank you Leah. I tried this link before but unfortunately that page gives message that it does not exist. Buying a whole new carriage would be too expensive for me. Have to find a different solution.
We're going to have the same handles-above carriage from the Cutie Breeze available for the original Cutie Frame soon. Unfortunately it's still a few months out and won't be launched until May / June. Just hold tight - it is coming!
The original Cutie frame is discontinued and sold out. No, it didn’t come with a table. We now have the Cutie Breeze Frame which is a great improvement, also with no table. If you want a frame with a solid back table for pantographs, I recommend the Evolution Hoop Frame LeahDay.com/evolve
This is free hand free motion quilting. Pantograph quilting is definitely something you can do, but I'd need to move my frame to be able to quilt from the back for a pantograph
Yes! You can add the Sure Stitch Elite - leahday.com/products/grace-sure-stitch-regulator You can also add Quilt Motion - QCT - This is Grace Company's system for computerized quilting - leahday.com/products/quilters-creative-touch
