Would you Rent a Machine for a Free-Motion Quilting Class?
#42
Originally Posted by ghquilter53
My husband is looking for a 105 to 107 elliptical canopy. He turned 60 this year and is going down to a smaller canopy.
#43
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Join Date: May 2010
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Originally Posted by JENNR8R
Originally Posted by sammygirlqt
I FM on my treadle!
I remember riding back and forth on a treadle when I was little. :-D
Sharon W.
#45
Originally Posted by ube quilting
You really should be able to find a lQS that gives lessons on this unless you live in the middle of nowhere.
I'm assuming IQS means a local shop. I'm really lost when people use initials for things.
#48
Originally Posted by Iamquilter
No way, like hand quilting way to much to do FMQ. Can't even draw a stick person much less FMQ.
You know I'll probably really suck at it, but it will be a fun trip.
:-D
#49
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Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: montana
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Originally Posted by JENNR8R
Originally Posted by CoyoteQuilts
Sad you can't take yours. Part of the 'learning' is finding out what problems you will have with the machine you will be using. You can learn FMQ on another machine for the speed of hand and machine and if others have problems you will learn how to trouble shoot.
Good luck on your new adventure.
Good luck on your new adventure.
especially helpful because you can leave the needle down, shift your knee to raise the foot, swivel if you need to.
I have a 1090, about 15 yrs old & it is great.
#50
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Join Date: Feb 2011
Location: Richmond, Va
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Originally Posted by JENNR8R
I'm thinking about taking a four-day free-motion quilting class that would require an airplane to get to. I have zero experience in free-motion quilting. I don't think I want to ship my Bernina 1630 to the class for fear of something happening to it. It's too heavy to take on the airplane.
The class offers rental of Berninas that are not the same model as mine... specifically models 1230, 1130 and 1090.
Do you think that learning free-motion quilting on one of these machines would be worthwhile to me? I don't know if learning free-motion quilting has more to do with learning the muscle memory required to do it or learning how to use my specific machine to do it.
Which one of the rental machine models would you ask for?
The class offers rental of Berninas that are not the same model as mine... specifically models 1230, 1130 and 1090.
Do you think that learning free-motion quilting on one of these machines would be worthwhile to me? I don't know if learning free-motion quilting has more to do with learning the muscle memory required to do it or learning how to use my specific machine to do it.
Which one of the rental machine models would you ask for?
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