I am testing out a gently-used second-hand Sweet 16 tomorrow. It has the extra leaves to make it a 5 ft work space. It has under 25,000 stitches. I have done FMQ on my domestic and am looking forward to the extra space. I have tried a regular long-arm and I don’t think I have the space to set that up at home. Any thoughts, ideas and stories will be appreciated. Even if you have another sit-down long-arm, your experiences in using it and size of quilt you have quilted will be helpful. It will not be computerized and I don’t think I will go there. I know my quilting won’t compare with a computer guided one but I am okay with that knowledge.
Do you own a Sweet 16? If so, do you have the newer one (after 2014) if not have you added the tension set kit? The one I am looking at was bought in 2012.
Do you have a sit-down long-arm? Do you use it a lot? What do you like about it?
Do you find it easier to quilt custom designs on a sit-down long arm and change threads as needed?
Anyway, I would love to hear your thoughts.
