Quilt on frame...

#1 Put backing & top on bars.  Connect backing to leader.

#2 Place batting between the two while the top is still rolled up.

#3 Put top in place making a sandwich and pin.

 

#4 Quilt all 3 layers together.  The quilted part is rolled up to the right.

Quilt on frame.  It took me 1.5 hours to set it all up.  I have been quilting on it another 2 hours and still have at least an hour left to go in quilting.  I rarely enjoy this step.  It is an area that causes stress on me.  My needles break, my thread breaks, stitches get skipped, ect.  I want so much for my quilting to look good and that is hard to do if my machine is giving me problems.  Today was no exception.  I am sure if I understood tension, differences in needles and threads more than I do, things would go better.  I also threw in more complications by using nylon thread over the cotton I always use.  It just looked like cool thread.  Hopefully my issues will not be too noticeable to many and the recipient will be pleased.  Once this is complete, I get to make the binding, machine sew it on and then hand stitch it.  That is my favorite part.

Thanks to my husband for watching the kids all day while I did last minute shopping for this and then worked on the quilting.  Impossible to do while watching a 1 yr. old.