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Quilter in MN
How many of you have finished your quilts using an embroidery machine instead of FMQ? I currently have a Janome 6600 but still struggle with FMQ..........not enough practice I guess!! I have been looking at a long arm but space is definately an issue at the moment. I have a spare desk that would hold an embroidery machine next to my 6600 but am wondering how the embroidery machines would work on quilt sandwiches. If anyone has samples, I would love to see them.
The embroidery machine works great for quilting small quilts, table runners, placemats, etc. I haven't tried it on a large quilt because it would be difficult to get to the middle of the quilt and you have to hold the quilt up to keep the weight from pulling the quilt out of the embroidery hoop. It can be done, but I don't want to have to hold a large quilt up for that long. LAQers are still your best friend for large quilts. The king size quilt that I am working on is definitely going to the LAQer.