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01-09-2012, 10:24 AM

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onaemtnest

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Originally Posted by Pieces2

I send my quilts out to a longarm quilter. I have no desire to own a longarm machine. I can send a lot of quilts out to be quilted for the cost of the machine, I have no desire to learn how and no room to put a large machine.
I quilt my charity quilts on my Bernina using a walking foot, these are usually crib/lap size which are easy enough to do.

I spend a lot of time and money on my quilts and don't mind having them professionally quilted.
They are beautiful when I pick them up. I send 3-4 quilts a year. Still cheaper than buying a longarm machine.

Just as you say above I send my quilts out to LA quilters. I cannot fathom wrangling a quilt through my domestic machine, I'm far to particular and would be heartbroken to mess up a quilt with my inexperience. I don't think I make enough quilts to justify the cost of a LA machine.

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