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Old 03-29-2009, 06:12 PM
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omak
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The price is a good deal.
I guess if I were being brutally honest ... I would rather sit down with my corner table and table top machine over the frame ...
If I were where you are, I would save my money for a mid arm quilting machine and frame. I spent almost four thousand dollars on my set up; I settled ... and, had I just waited for a few more weeks, for two thousand dollars more, I could have had the midarm, and a terrific frame ... frames usually end up being just about fifteen hundred dollars of the package price ...
Right now, having to set up the backing, the batting, the top, getting all the pins in and out, working on the machine to prepare it for the next quilt job ... for all that time and energy, I could have the quilt ready and be sitting down and quilting at my table with a bit less hassle.
The problem with the frame you are considering, and the one I purchased is: From the beginning of the quilt, you may have eight inches of surface to quilt on ... the longer the quilt, the less area you can cover with your machine ... for stippling, even it is restrictive ... I could do more with the mid arm ...
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