Originally Posted by glassnquilts
I have always been a hand quilter but not anymore. My husband gave me a Tin Lizzie 18 for Christmas. Boy was I surprised. We are both hoping I can get good at it and take in other people's quilts. We put it together and it is a beast. Can't wait to play with it today.
Did you get the Tin Lizzie Queen Quilter or the Tin Lizzie 18LS? I got a Tin Lizzie 18LS a few days before Christmas--but I had to buy my own Christmas present! I work full time so have hardly had time to "play" with it yet. I've only quilted about an hour so far on some practice material. I am almost done making a quick simple disappearing 9 patch quilt so I can "practice" quilting on a real quilt. I can't wait to get quilting on it! Right now I am testing a few different brands of threads to see what Tin Lizzie seems to like. The Dealer I bought it from says she only uses Signature brand of thread. I just read a thread on here about "Thread" choices for quilting and it seems that many people prefer King Tut. I have a sample spool of that, too, but haven't tried it yet. Good luck with your new Tin Lizzie. I feel like we have an instant bond since we both got them at the same time.