Grace Company Mini Quilter Assembly And Use Instructions

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ASSEMBLY AND USE INSTRUCTIONS
Included Parts & Tools
Top Plate
QTT-09-17757
Front Rail
MQF-09-18728
Front/Side Clamp (x4)
(Shipped on Rails)
MQF-05-18671
Hardware Box
Placement Template
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MQF-08-18772
© Grace Company 2024
Bottom Carriage
MQF-09-18720
Frame Track (x2)
MQF-09-18675
Take-Up Clamp (x2)
(Shipped on Rail)
MQF-05-18670
Sewing Machine
Clamps (x4)
ACC-01-10324
V1.4
Side Wall (Left)
MQF-09-18719
Take-Up Rail
MQF-09-18672
Elastic Clip (x2)
(Shipped on Rail)
MQF-09-18724
Elastic Clip
(Removable)
MQF-09-18851
Side Wall (Right)
MQF-09-18726
Mini-Quilter
Handle (x2)
MQF-09-18850
Practice Grid
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MQF-08-18773
SBHCS
M6 x 45 mm (x4)
HDW-03-10739
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Summary of Contents for Grace Company Mini Quilter

  • Page 1: Included Parts & Tools

    (Shipped on Rails) (Shipped on Rail) (Shipped on Rail) 1É 1É 2É MQF-05-18671 MQF-05-18670 MQF-09-18724 MQF-08-18773 Hardware Box Sewing Machine Elastic Clip SBHCS Placement Template Clamps (x4) (Removable) M6 x 45 mm (x4) MQF-08-18772 ACC-01-10324 MQF-09-18851 HDW-03-10739 © Grace Company 2024 V1.4...
  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Letter-Paper Sized Practice Grid ....28 Placement Template .......... 28 Task 9 - Managing the Foot Pedal Cable ....13 Route Cable from Back ........13 Route Cable from Front ........14 Task 10 - Preparing Your Sewing Machine for © Grace Company 2024...
  • Page 3: Task 1 - Removing The Fabric Clamps

    Task 1 - Removing the Fabric Clamps Parts & Tools Needed: Side Wall (Left & Right); Front Rail; Take-Up Rail To remove the fabric clamps from the rails: Locate both side walls, the front rail, and the take-up rail. Side Wall (Right) Take-Up Rail Side Wall...
  • Page 4: Task 3 - Attaching The Side Walls To The Tracks

    Parts & Tools Needed: Side Wall (Left & Right); Plastic Track (x2); SBHCS M6 x 45 mm (x4); Washer M6, Narrow (x4); 4 mm Allen Wrench To attach the side walls to the plastic tracks: Set the tracks parallel to each other. Tracks (x2) © Grace Company 2024...
  • Page 5 Put each side wall on the matching side of the tracks, and align the holes in the tracks with the holes in the side walls. Note: The right side wall has two little mounts on it for use with the bungee clamp accessory.
  • Page 6: Task 4 - Aligning The Tracks Using The Bottom Carriage

    Move the carriage as far to the left as possible, then as far to the right as possible. Do this motion a few times, until you’re confident the carriage moves smoothly and evenly on the tracks. © Grace Company 2024...
  • Page 7: Task 5 - Attaching The Handles To The Top Plate

    Make sure the carriage is all the way to the Move the carriage all the way to the left. right. Use the 4 mm Allen wrench to tighten Tighten the screw on the left side wall. the screw on the right side wall. Screw Screw Task 5 - Attaching the Handles to the Top Plate...
  • Page 8: Task 6 - Installing The Machine On The Top Plate

    Place your machine on the top plate, outer edge of the top plate. centered between the machine clamps. Note: If you can’t set Machine your machine on the top plate with all four clamps in place, use fewer clamps. © Grace Company 2024...
  • Page 9: Task 7 - Attaching The Front Rail

    Move the sewing machine clamps close to Close the clamps. They now press up the machine, leaving a small gap between against the machine. Note: If the clamps the clamps and the machine. don’t press up against the machine, open them back up, move them slightly closer to the machine, and close the clamps again.
  • Page 10: Task 8 - Installing The Take-Up Rail & Adjusting Its Location

    Twist the four knobs on the side rail towers to allow the upper half to move freely. Also, twist the two knobs on the take-up rail holders to make sure the take-up rail can easily slide in. Holder (x2) Tower (x4) Knob (x6) © Grace Company 2024...
  • Page 11 From the right side of the frame, slide the take-up rail into the throat of the machine. Make sure the hooks on the elastic clips are on the back side of the rail. Throat Take-Up Rail Hook (x2) Insert the end of the take-up rail into the hole in the left take-up rail holder, and then insert the other end into the hole in the right take-up rail holder.
  • Page 12 If this happens, adjust the take-up rail to be slightly farther away from the bed of the machine. Rail Holder Tower (x3) © Grace Company 2024...
  • Page 13: Task 9 - Managing The Foot Pedal Cable

    Task 9 - Managing the Foot Pedal Cable Parts & Tools Needed: Zip Tie (x2); Zip Tie Mount; Measuring Tape or Ruler (not included) To provide your machine with the full range of motion on the frame without the foot pedal moving out of your reach, you need to place your frame on a work surface that is 23–26 inches deep.
  • Page 14: Route Cable From Front

    Reclamp the machine in its new position. Unclamp the machine and line up the front of the machine with the front of the top plate. See the note on page 13 for clarifications. © Grace Company 2024...
  • Page 15: Quilting

    Route the foot pedal cable off the front of If you are dedicating this machine to quilting your machine and to the floor. (not moving it off the frame regularly), then attach the zip tie mount to the top plate, and then zip tie the cable to the mount.
  • Page 16 Note: The right side (Right is the side you want Backing (wrong side facing up) Side to be visible at the Out) end of your project. © Grace Company 2024...
  • Page 17: Task 12 - Attaching Your Quilt

    Lay the batting and quilt top over the Roll the quilt up from the bottom edge so backing and pin the layers together. you can easily carry it to your frame. Tip: Roll the batting and quilt top layer up, place it on the top of the quilt backing, and then unroll Bottom Edge...
  • Page 18 (one at a time). Adjust your quilt touching the left side rail and the long sandwich to make sure the quilt top is side is touching the take-up rail. straight and square all the way across and down the frame. 203.15 mm © Grace Company 2024...
  • Page 19 Once the quilt top is in the correct place, On the left side of the front rail, place a use the front/side and take-up clamps to front/side clamp so that the edge of the hold the fabric. Make sure to use the correct clamp is against the corner of the rail.
  • Page 20: Task 13 - Testing Your Fabric Tension

    While you’re learning the quiltable area, use tape Quiltable Area to visualize it. After you’re comfortable with the Tape space, you can use the lines on the clamps as the Quilt Top only indicators. © Grace Company 2024...
  • Page 21 To mark your quiltable area: Look at the fabric clamps. They have symbols on them to indicate the edges of your quiltable area. The diamond lines indicate the horizontal edge near the take-up rail, while the G-logo lines indicate the vertical edges. The dotted lines are for you to use if the offset of your needle is such that the G-logo line doesn’t work for your machine.
  • Page 22: Task 15 - Using The Elastic Clips

    Undo the Removable velcro, wrap it around the Elastic Clip middle of the front rail, and then use it like the others. © Grace Company 2024...
  • Page 23: Task 16 - Starting & Ending Your Stitching

    Task 16 - Starting & Ending Your Stitching Parts & Tools Needed: Scissors (not included) If the bobbin thread is under your quilt sandwich as you stitch (whether as you tack down your edges or as you stitch your designs), it can get tangled or sewn into the quilt. To prevent this, start and end your stitching by making sure the bobbin tail is on top of the quilt sandwich.
  • Page 24 Note: The process of pulling up the bobbin revealed edges. thread at the end of stitching is slightly different from the process at the start of stitching. Take the following steps to pull up your bobbin thread at the end of stitching: © Grace Company 2024...
  • Page 25 Move the machine a few inches away Continue to hold the loop and move the from the last stitch. machine away from the last stitch again. Last Stitch Hold the top thread to make a loop, and As you move away from the last stitch, a then return the needle to the last stitch.
  • Page 26: Task 17 - Moving Your Quilt To A Different Zone

    (For example, if you’re moving the quilt to the left, keep the clamp on the right on the front rail.) © Grace Company 2024...
  • Page 27 Slide your quilt so that the next zone of unstitched space is in the quiltable area. To make sure your stitch lines are smooth and to avoid gaps in your designs, create about 2 inches of overlap between your zones, so that when you move to a different zone, 2 inches of the stitched area from the previous zone are in the quiltable area of the next zone.
  • Page 28: Task 18 - Using Additional Resources

    Normal paper works just fine for placing the quilt top. Also, you can access printable copies of these resources as well as more digital resources for your Mini-Quilter frame by scanning the QR code with your phone’s camera or by visiting https:// digitalcontent.graceframe.com/course/582/784. © Grace Company 2024...
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