Originally Posted by CoyoteQuilts
Originally Posted by cdobbert40
Originally Posted by sewwhat85
so what size throat is the minimum that you would want to have
I am not sure on anything. I don't have any lqs or machine dealers of any kind where I live. I have not had a chance to play with anything in order to know what I would like or not like. Just research and reading what others have said. Anything is better than what I have.
The biggest thing to remember is how much area of the quilt are you going to be able to quilt when you get to the end of the quilt. If you only have a 9 inch throat space you will only have about 1 1/2 to 2 inches of quilt top you will be able to quilt when you get to the end. At the beginning you would have about 7 inches of space to quilt. Each time you roll the part of the 'sandwich' that is already quilted you loose a little bit more of the available area to quilt. I am attaching a picture of a quilt that I have almost finished to show you what I mean.
I see what you mean. I have a lot to think about over the next 5 hours. Thank you so much for all your help