Originally Posted by JanetM
Originally Posted by kbiederman
I went to my first longarm class at my LQS! It was a lot of fun, I am so excited to learn how to longarm. Anything beats trying to shove my poor quilt through the throat of my little Singer while being pin-pricked to death! I have learned that I have little-to-no fine motor skills. My second class is three hours, one-on-one with the teacher, then I will be able to go in and longarm my own quilts!! Now I am excited about the whole quilt, not just the piecing. Just had to share my excitement, have a great week everyone! ~Karen
Hi Karen,
I was just at my LQS and the owner was showing me her new longarm machine. She plans to offer classes to teach us how to use it. She will require that we buy the leaders for approx. $90. and the classes will cost approx. $110. After we do this, the machine will be available for rent for $15 hourly. Is this is line with the cost at your LQS?
How is it going for you. Easier or harder than you thought? I'm interested to hear about your experience. ;)
It was so much fun, but harder! Lol, I was shaky and uncoordinated, but I am sure it will get better over time. They are offering it in two classes, the first for 25$, and the second for 60$, and the kit (leaders, zippers) for 50$. Then you can rent it for 40$ for the first two hours and 9$ for every half hour after that. It sounds comparable, but I do wish it was less to rent :( I am so excited to learn it though, now I need to get working on my tops!