Step 1- Quilt Backing To Backing Rail; Step 2- Quilt Top To Quilt Top Rail - Bernina Quilting Frame Assembly Instruction Manual

Installing fabric layers onto rails
STEP 1: Quilt Backing to 2nd Rail
Step 1-1: To begin, determine which will be the front and
back edges of your quilt backing (make sure the backing
is not wider than your quilting frame).
Note: If your backing is made up of more than one piece
of fabric, cut your selvedges off and flatten them out to
allow the backing the proper give it needs.
Step 1-2: Line up the center of your fabric layer with the
center of the cloth leader on the 2nd rail. Pin the back
edge of your backing to the leader cloth. This is to be
done with the finished side of the fabric facing down.
Note: Do not stretch or pull the fabric during this process,
let it lay as naturally as possible.
Step 1-3: Roll your leader and backing onto the 2nd rail
completely. Watch to make sure the fabric stays lined
up. Smooth out any wrinkles as you roll by brushing the
fabric from the center out. However, be very careful not to
stretch or pull the fabric excessively.
Note: It is important that you roll the rail the proper
direction so the fabric rolls over and onto the 2nd rail (Fig.
FI-5).
STEP 2: Quilt Top to 3rd Rail
Step 2-1: Determine which will be the front and back edges of
your quilt.
Step 2-2: Line up the center of your fabric layer with the
center of the cloth leader on the 3rd Rail. Pin the back edge
of your top to the leader cloth. This is to be done with the
finished side of the fabric facing up.
Step 2-3: Do not stretch or pull the fabric during this process.
Let it lay as naturally as possible.
Step 2-4: Roll your leader and top onto the 3rd rail completely.
Again, be sure the fabrics stay lined up. Smooth out any
wrinkles as you roll by brushing the fabric from the center out,
being very careful not to stretch or pull the fabric excessively.
NOTE! It is important that you roll the rail the proper direction
so the fabric rolls onto the 3rd rail the right way (when fabric
rolls off the rail toward the take-up rail, it should roll under and
off the rail. See Fig. FI-5).
take up
leader
backing
2nd rail
top fabric
3rd rail
Fig. FI-5
backing
2nd rail
3rd rail
Fig. FI-6
2nd rail
3rd rail
Fig. FI-7
1st rail
batting
4th rail
1st rail
4th rail
1st rail
batting
4th rail
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