Originally Posted by
Watson
I had no idea you could do a quilt so quickly on a long arm. Is this based on an overall design? What if you are doing an original design or rulers? Is it still that much faster than a DSM?
It makes me slightly green when I think of the MANY hours I've spent FMQ-ing a queen size on my DSM and I'm not nearly done. I've been working on it off and on for over a year.
It makes me want one more than ever.
Watson
Watson, the OP was asking about a simple panto on a queen, and yes, the time would probably average about 6 hrs. Using custom work, hand guided, with rulers or stencils or other marking, would depend on the degree on intensity of the quilting. I did a 96" sq., ALL rulers, LOTS of thread changes & starts/stops for a customer and it took 33.5 hrs--that was the Jaybird Gravity quilt shown in the KC Regional Quilt Fest guild display--but in my experience that is extreme. Most custom quilts would not take that long or have near that many thread changes as customers would not want to pay the $$ for it!