Quilting table and method of using same
OwnerTeresa Houckinventor
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Abstract
A quilting table includes a rotatable and height adjustable tabletop supported by an elongate leg assembly mounted on a base section. A plurality of clamping members can be releasably attached to the tabletop. The quilting table can be used in a method of making a quilt, in which multiple layers of material are positioned on the tabletop, the user sews the layers of material in a substantially straight line, rotates the tabletop to alter the position of the layers of material, and resumes sewing in a substantially straight line.
Claims20
A quilting kit comprising:
- (a) a table comprising a rotatable tabletop supported by an elongate leg assembly mounted on a base section;
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- (b) a plurality of clamping members adapted for releasable attachment on the tabletop.
The quilting kit according to claim 2, wherein the plurality of clamping members comprises first and second spring-biased hand clamps.
A table apparatus comprising:
- (a) a base section;
- (b) a leg assembly having an upper end and a lower end opposite the upper end, the lower end of the leg assembly mounted on the base section, the leg assembly extending upwardly from the base section and defining a vertical axis;
- (c) a tabletop attached to a rotating mechanism mounted on the upper end of the leg assembly, the rotating mechanism adapted for rotation about the vertical axis of the leg assembly whereby the tabletop is rotatable about the vertical axis of the leg assembly;
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- (d) wherein the leg assembly defines a leg assembly length and the tabletop has a height that is at least partially defined by the leg assembly length, and further wherein the leg assembly length is adjustable whereby increasing the leg assembly length elevates the height of the tabletop and decreasing the leg assembly length lowers the height of the tabletop.
A method of making a quilt comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a table apparatus comprising a tabletop mounted on a leg assembly mounted on a base section, wherein the tabletop is rotatable about a vertical axis defined by the leg assembly;
- (b) providing a plurality of layers of material;
- (c) positioning the plurality of layers of material on the tabletop;
- (d) releasably attaching the plurality of layers of material to the tabletop;
- (e) providing a sewing needle and thread attached to the sewing needle;
- (f) sewing the plurality of layers of material together in a substantially straight line to form a first line of stitches extending in a first direction;
- (g) rotating the tabletop;
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- (h) sewing the plurality of layers of material together in a substantially straight line to form a second line of stiches extending in a second direction that is different from the first direction.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.