Ok, am I the only one? How many times I say "no"
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I am trying to do a very decent job at FM on three quilts I have ready! I want to become very very good! However, I am getting tired of people telling me " oh, you need to get a longarm"! Are they kidding I have only being doing this a couple years! No way am I ready for that, nor do I want to entertain that idea at this point anyway, which I state. Nor do I want to spend that kind of money. They don't get it! Oh you should take it to a longarm then, it is so difficult to quilt the big quilts they say. I point out one more time, it is not that I don't want to pay someone and that I am cheap, it is more I want to do it myself. Yes, it takes more time, but how else am I going to become good at this? GRrrrrr! Ok, I think I got that off my chest for now!
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Originally Posted by deedum
I am trying to do a very decent job at FM on three quilts I have ready! I want to become very very good! However, I am getting tired of people telling me " oh, you need to get a longarm"! Are they kidding I have only being doing this a couple years! No way am I ready for that, nor do I want to entertain that idea at this point anyway, which I state. Nor do I want to spend that kind of money. They don't get it! Oh you should take it to a longarm then, it is so difficult to quilt the big quilts they say. I point out one more time, it is not that I don't want to pay someone and that I am cheap, it is more I want to do it myself. Yes, it takes more time, but how else am I going to become good at this? GRrrrrr! Ok, I think I got that off my chest for now!
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I hear ya! I think people are trying to compliment you when they say "you need to get a longarm". They are probably thinking wow, she's this good on a domestic, I'd love to see what she could do on a long arm. If you are fine with the machine you are using, then "THAT IS THAT"! I agree, a longarm is an investment. Maybe you could say "sure, would you like to be my first investor? LOL Just keep doing what you do and have fun.
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I agree and I don't send mine out, either. I do rent time on a long arm at the LQS, but it's expensive. I can do a meander in a morning and bring it home to sew on the binding over the next few days. I understand that others do like an experienced long arm artist to do their quilts and that's fine, too.
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Thanks everyone! Good to have someone understand what I am saying! I kinda enjoy working with my old 15 and seeing what it can do, kinda the thrill of the chase!!! The challenge and it can be that. Someday I may graduate to something diffrent but for now I am enjoying the ride!
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