Originally Posted by
SusieQOH
I send anything larger than a twin size to a longarmer. My skills just aren't that good for anything too large. I get frustrated. I have improved though- I started quilting for 10 minutes a day and it really has helped. My longarmer is very good and her prices are great.
I've never had an interest in owning a longarm. I'd much rather send them out.
I agree with SusieQOH. I want to complete the quilts myself from start to finish...but when I have tried on my machine, I get frustrated with anything larger than a wall hanging. I've tried using the larger decorative stitches (I call them winding road stitches) for machine quilting and still get frustrated. It's just not worth my frustration.
Though I must admit to having a stash of finished quilt tops that I haven't sent to the longarm quilter because the pricing around here is a bit much in my opinion.
If I win the lottery, my first purchase would be a house with a big enough room to then buy a long arm machine! LOL