Embroidery Machines Lets Chat & Have Fun
01-12-2017, 02:55 AM
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i agree...but I also don't enjoy the re-hooping. I don't enjoy "quilting" anything large, in fact. Small embroidery designs are my preference. 
. Love my Janome 9900.
Sandy
Originally Posted by Sandygirl
I bought mine thinking that I would use it to quilt. Take a look at the Edge to Edge Quilting book by Amelie Scott. You have to buy the first one which is the instruction book with one CD of quilting designs. The next releases are the design CDs "only". You use larger hoops to quilt. She just released number 6.
Sandy[/QUOTE
]Me too. But I quickly learned it isn't very practical. It does a nice job. But the hooping up of a quilt sandwich is very hard. And then there's the issue of all the rehooping to do even a small quilt. It can take about 40 on up. Perhaps other machines are better equipped with hoops that work well with a thick quilt.
I have the Horizon MC 12000.
I hardly ever embroider. So the expense for the embroidery machine was wasted. An accurate piecing machine would've been better.
Sandy[/QUOTE
]Me too. But I quickly learned it isn't very practical. It does a nice job. But the hooping up of a quilt sandwich is very hard. And then there's the issue of all the rehooping to do even a small quilt. It can take about 40 on up. Perhaps other machines are better equipped with hoops that work well with a thick quilt.
I have the Horizon MC 12000.
I hardly ever embroider. So the expense for the embroidery machine was wasted. An accurate piecing machine would've been better.
. Love my Janome 9900. Sandy
01-12-2017, 01:54 PM
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Like it Great Work
01-14-2017, 09:11 AM
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My Civil war quilt
I'm currently embroidering each section of this quilt with my emb machine. It's allot of hooping and sometimes a struggle with hoop popping off due to so many seams in this quilt I finally get it to hold.
I'm not good at FM'ing and hate to pay for LA'ing I've been using my own emb machine more and more
With gorgeous results.
With practice you can get great results and you get good at resizing to fit each piece the more you use it.
My machine is a Husqvarna SE and I use my Quilting Hoop which is a 6x6.
Just in case you wonder...yes it's sandwich and I'm hooping the 3 layers...
I'm not good at FM'ing and hate to pay for LA'ing I've been using my own emb machine more and more
With gorgeous results.
With practice you can get great results and you get good at resizing to fit each piece the more you use it.
My machine is a Husqvarna SE and I use my Quilting Hoop which is a 6x6.
Just in case you wonder...yes it's sandwich and I'm hooping the 3 layers...
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01-14-2017, 10:03 AM
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Gorgeous work, hobbykat1955!
01-14-2017, 10:12 AM
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HobbyKat,
That is beautiful!
Kirsten
That is beautiful!
Kirsten
01-14-2017, 11:34 AM
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Great quilting as well as a great quilt!!!
01-15-2017, 04:27 AM
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Hobbycat....I learned a different method for hooping 3 layers..I only hoop the backing, then use spray glue to attach the the batting and top. Then I stick the 2 layers to the hooped backing.. Much easier to hoop. I pin the 3 layers together in a few spots around the perimeter, and use a basting stitch to secure everything. Does your machine have the basting stitch to stitch around the perimeter? If not, maybe pin it in a couple places where your needle won't hit the pins.
01-15-2017, 06:56 AM
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So far, I just use my embroidery machine for gifts - towels, cards, etc... But these messages have been inspiring. I'm going to make some microwave bowls (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZgv3vwvlsY) and I think I'll try the emb. machine to quilt them. And, after reading all these messages, it seems that 'hooping' is like 'seam ripping' - you just have to make your peace with it.
01-15-2017, 09:57 AM
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Originally Posted by LaurMac
So far, I just use my embroidery machine for gifts - towels, cards, etc... But these messages have been inspiring. I'm going to make some microwave bowls (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZgv3vwvlsY) and I think I'll try the emb. machine to quilt them. And, after reading all these messages, it seems that 'hooping' is like 'seam ripping' - you just have to make your peace with it.
Just make sure you use cotton thread. Using cotton thread in an embroidery machine can take some practice to get tensions right, and you'll have to clean out your bobbin area more often.
Cari
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