Title: Q-Snap Floor Frame
Post by: bizkitea98 on April 25, 2008, 01:00:40 AM
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I´m planing on doing some hand-quilting on a larger quilt and I really dont like to use my hoop for those. I was looking in the internet and in Germany the prices for those nice wooden frames are insane. I would have to pay for a Grace Frame Z44 Pro Fabric Fast Quilting Frame over $1.200 - well I found the Q-Snap Floor Frame - does anyone of you ladies have experience with this frame - would it be a ok choice or a no better stay away from it???
Thanks for your help
Karin
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Title: Re: Q-Snap Floor Frame
Post by: Pawstoquilt on April 25, 2008, 02:02:25 AM
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Karin--I had one of those floor frames and it was great--loved it. But, due to a shoulder problem I had to quit using mine. Could not reach under the quilt any longer, so had to go back to my hoop. I think you will be happy
with it. They are light weight and you can easily move them to any area to work plus they have a nice large working area.
Betty
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Title: Re: Q-Snap Floor Frame
Post by: TxMaryQuilts on April 25, 2008, 05:03:06 AM
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I usually find that what you start out with, you get used to and are happy with it. If this is your first large frame, you won't have anything different to compare it to and you won't miss any features that others may offer.
My sister has small Qsnap for her cross stitch and she says it works just as good as her expensive wood one.
Do you do a lot of hand quilting? I haven't tried it yet.
Hope you get something that works. :smiley:
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Title: Re: Q-Snap Floor Frame
Post by: Merry Bee on April 25, 2008, 11:01:31 AM
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Karin, I have one and love it. You can tighten the fabric on it so easily, and, when you are finished with it, you can take it apart and store it easily. I didn't want a wooden frame that you cannot store easily. The Q frames might not be pretty as wood, but they are just as good.
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Title: Re: Q-Snap Floor Frame
Post by: bizkitea98 on April 28, 2008, 12:05:05 AM
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Thanks for the answers and your opinion. I guess I will get me the Q-snap one - I dont have any experience with the big frames and just dont wanna spent a 150 $ on it and its a totally no go and would be better to save the money for one of the wooden ones.
TxMaryQuilts - I did some hand-quilting on my halloween-tablerunner, on my tools-quilt and Davic quilt. I do machine-quilting but only straight seams, I have trouble with the free-motion-thingy - always looks like a pic that belongs for ECG.