摘要 |
A quilting table ( 20 ) includes a frame ( 22 ) having box channel rails ( 50, 52 ), a first carriage ( 212 ), moveable relative to a longitudinal dimension ( 30 ) of the frame ( 22 ), having wheels ( 224 ) engaged with the box channel rails ( 50, 52 ), and a second carriage ( 214 ), moveable relative to a transverse dimension ( 32 ) of the frame ( 22 ), supporting a sewing machine ( 34 ). A fabric support system ( 24 ) includes three fabric payout bars ( 128, 130, 132 ) and a take-up bar ( 134 ). Compressive force is utilized between the bars ( 128, 130, 132, 134 ) and their supports ( 120, 122 ) for fabric tensioning. The bars have a rectangular cross-sectional shape and indicia ( 190 ) for facilitating fabric placement. An overhead shelf ( 28 ) extends across dimension ( 30 ) of the frame ( 22 ) so that an operator on a needle side ( 51 ) of the quilting table ( 20 ) can currently view a quilting guide ( 268 ) and the fabric ( 206 ).
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