Flynn Multi-Frame Quilting System

I love this product. I have been quilting for around 4 years now and hate that I always mess up the back of the quilt because pins do not give proper tension. I have always created folds on the backs of my quilts that look really unprofessional and do not want to use sprays or sticky batting. I have only a small, cheap machine but figured that I would give this frame a chance. I have completed my first quilt on it and it looks beautiful. I did a very simple design and look forward to doing more complicated ones in the future.When I first opened up my package and watched the video I really thought I would return it. It seems really complicated, bulky and it does require alot of adjusting and tacking. It really "feels" like a homemade engineering project and I thought that it would end up being pointless. I am really glad I gave it a chance. Because all the pieces are adjustable and "simple" it means that I can make a wide variety sizes and styles of quilts as well as getting replacement parts. It is time consuming but moving around the safety pins took just as long and was not effective. I have only 5" clearance from the needle to the back of my machine so I need to roll the quilt more than most people. I do not mind the time and effort considering how much time I put into piecing a quilt. I also love than when not in use it all comes apart and fits well in an upright box in the corner of my room. It takes up alot of room when together but stores in very little space.I think that if you are like me and looking for a working solution to tension problems when quilting & do not mind the time and effort it takes to do that than this frame is a wonderful purchase. If you are looking for something that just snaps together, looks like an industrial frame and requires little effort than you will be disappointed.

Pictures are from my second quilt. (First one was pretty bad but a lot of it was me getting used to my new sewing machine.) the more you do it the easier it gets. One thing that really helped me was setting a maximum speed on my machine so no matter how hard you stomped on the pedal it only goes about 2 stitches per second. The slower stitching gave me just enough time to figure out what I was going to do next. This frame is excellent, easy-ish to figure out. One thing I got hung up on was how many rollers to use. He goes into great detail about putting the batting on a separate spool. All I do is make the complete quilt sandwich, roll it up on a spool, keeping it tight. Attach end of quilt to other spool (on the fabric tether) and roll from there. I’m very happy with this. My quilts are done in days instead of months, and the machine quilting can be excellent.

I've been thinking about getting this Flynn Multi-Frame Quilting System for several years, ever since I saw it at a county fair, but for about the same amount of money at the time, I ended up getting a much larger Grace floor frame (NM EZ3) which worked great, but just took up so much room in my home. I made one quilt with it, then took it apart and put it in storage.Recently, I discovered that Amazon sells this Flynn Quilt System for less than at the Flynn website so I decided to order it. Huge mistake.The frame arrived not only VERY used with black marker writing on all the tubes, red end pieces, and white fabric, which was already attached to the yellow tubes, but ALL of the hardware was missing from the box.....yes, ALL hardware was missing....there were no bolts, no black end pieces to hold the tubing, no tension ribbons, and NO instructions.The box had so many labels on it, that it was obvious this box kept being sent out, returned, sent out, returned....From what I could tell, I was the fourth person to receive it, and yes, send it back.If I decide to buy this again, I'm getting directly from the Flynn Quilt website

I really liked this little piece of quilting equipment. Thought about it many months before purchasing. I did have to return it...not because of the quilter, but because my sewing machine did not have enough space to quilt in. I believe more than 8 inches (minimum suggested) is needed to make this quilter efficient. I would recommend this product to anyone wanting to do their own quilting. But first evaluate your sewing machine carefully.

There is no video disc comes with the package.

I am so pleased with Flynn's Multi Frame Quilting System. The video disk was useless, since I couldn't use it with mlil set-up, but knew there was one running on you-tube. I've just set it up and am in the middle of practicing. Lol, I'm not very good, but I know that based on the latest effort, I'l improve. I am going to become a stipple expert, then who knows? If you are learning to quilt and want to try your hand at FMQ this is a very economical way to go. The set-up is for a baby blanket, which is what I am working on....but will also accommodate larger if you purchase longer rods. TBD.Anyhow, wanted to leave my bit of happiness with this system, Especially since I was initially put off by quite a few negative-Nellies. I did practice on paper, first...my stipples that is! I definitely recommend the Flynn Multi-Frame Quilting System.

Bit off more than I could handle for my first quilt and without this system it would be sitting in a box marked in progress. I am 74 and have not made any quilts but my Grandaughter asked if I would make one to replace a blanket I made her 20 years ago. So I decided to make a queen quilt. Needed longer pipes and it was a challenge to handle but I was able to complete it and she loved it. Now I am working on a lap quilt. This system was fabulous and because of it I now have a new hobby to add to my sewing and cross stitch. I guess you can teach an old dog new tricks after all especially with the right equipment.