I serged the edges

  • then drew a line 1/2" from the lower edge of all leaders... to help guide me pinning.  I also marked
    the centre and every 10" on each side of the centre.  I can see at a glance if my backing and quilt
    top are aligned evenly.

  • I made 1" casings at the top of each leader. Thread the "fabri-fast" tubing through the casing. You
    can take the leaders and the quilt back or top to the table or floor - where ever you like to work -
    and pin them together.  Just take the pinned leaders back to the frame and press the leader with
    the fabri-fast tubing into the groove of the rail.  You will find this a lot easier than pinning everything
    on while standing at the frame.
There are many ways to load a quilt on a
frame.  This is just one of them.  You may
find it works for you... or you may prefer
another method.
How I load a quilt on my Grace Frame
with the Fabri-fast System
If you would like to save or print a PDF of this diagram, just click on this link.