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#14
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Alaska
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I'm too cheap (poor!) to pay someone to quilt for me - I do all my quilts on a Brother innovis 1200. The more I quilt, the easier it gets. Practice makes perfect (perfect enough for me that is!) You just have to do it enough that it feels 'comfortable'. Find a design that you can deal with (meandering, waves, whatever) & practice practice practice. It doesn't have to be perfect; small mistakes get lost & are not noticeable. And fabric choice (like for your backing) is something to think about too - a busy fabric will hide a lot...invisible thread helps too.
#16
I quilt most of mine on my Janome, but just do straight lines or stitch in the ditch. It is just a regular type machine. I have sent a couple special quilts to a longarmer. I have a Singer 301A that I am going to try to do FMQ now that I am no longer rushing to get gifts done. Santa gave me a darning foot and 1/4 in foot for it.
#17
I quilt them myself on my Janome 6500. I have done a Kingsize on it , but prefer to stay with a bit smaller ones. I had sent out one of my quilts to a LA'er ; but was so dissappointed in it being stiff as a board ; that I won't trust anyone else with them again.
#19
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Posts: 1,029
I FMQ with my domestic machine. I hope in the next few years to upgrade my machine to get a larger area in the throat...but for now, what I have works because I have gotten used to using it.
With FMQ, it just takes practice....practice...and more practice.
With FMQ, it just takes practice....practice...and more practice.
#20
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Southern Louisiana
Posts: 9,829
Originally Posted by kateyb
I free motion quilt with my regular machine. I have even done a king size quilt this way.
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