I hate it! I hate it!!
05-30-2011, 08:09 AM
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Machine quilting anything over 24 " square, I hate it. My machine knows I hate it! My whole sewing room braces for it. I have eased the presser button, the tension, I'm just straight sewing, nothing fancy. Grrrrr!
Thank you, I feel better. I'll have a cup of coffee and a cookie, and go at it again.
Thank you, I feel better. I'll have a cup of coffee and a cookie, and go at it again.
05-30-2011, 08:18 AM
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Originally Posted by shamrock
Machine quilting anything over 24 " square, I hate it. My machine knows I hate it! My whole sewing room braces for it. I have eased the presser button, the tension, I'm just straight sewing, nothing fancy. Grrrrr!
Thank you, I feel better. I'll have a cup of coffee and a cookie, and go at it again.
Thank you, I feel better. I'll have a cup of coffee and a cookie, and go at it again.
A) Life is too short to wrestle a big quilt through the throat of a small machine, and more importantly
B) Hobbies are supposed to be enjoyable. If they aren't enjoyable, they can't be called hobbies, they are punishment. That means that
C). People who persist in doing something that is punishment are masochists.
D). I am not a masochist. I now enjoy piecing, and quilt by check.
And people who tell you to hang in there are sadists who enjoy the pain of others. My advice: Decide whether it's worth the aggravation, and if not, don't do it.
05-30-2011, 08:29 AM
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Originally Posted by gaigai
And people who tell you to hang in there are sadists who enjoy the pain of others. My advice: Decide whether it's worth the aggravation, and if not, don't do it.
I quilt the big traditional stuff by check or barter, and the small art pieces up to 36"x36" on my own. Everyone is much happier that way, and both my piecing and my quilting are better because of it. :D
05-30-2011, 09:31 AM
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I just discovered on this latest quilt that FMQ is easier than SITD. I hate having to sew straight. Freestyle free motion is liberating. I found I could FMQ a long time without getting tired, but SITD only a short time.
05-30-2011, 09:35 AM
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Thank you!, Thank You! for saying out loud what I have felt since I decided to invest in this hobby...... I just walk away from it for a few days then back at it again.... Not going to let it get me down. I will conquer it.
05-30-2011, 09:40 AM
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Originally Posted by gaigai
And people who tell you to hang in there are sadists who enjoy the pain of others.
My advice: Decide whether it's worth the aggravation, and if not, don't do it.
But I will say that when I first started it, I hated it too. It was sweaty, frustrating, cuss-provoking work.
If I had decided then that it wasn't worth the aggravation, I would have missed out on some of the most fun and some of the most rewarding results I've ever had from any hobby.
There are still some times that I hate it, hate it, hate it - but I would still rather do ten hours of difficult quilting than an hour of piecing. We all like different things. :)
05-30-2011, 09:43 AM
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Originally Posted by thepolyparrot
I would still rather do ten hours of difficult quilting than an hour of piecing. We all like different things. :)
And thank goodness for that!!!!
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