Hi. I know that I posted a couple of months ago about this...but I wasn't READY to purchase at that time (no $$), but now I'll be ready to purchase within the next week or 2...so I figured I'd ask.
I'm going to sound really stupid with this question probably.... but here we go. I have been piecing together quilts with my Brother machine (small sewing machine), and then I have been quilting by hand. Since I have some extra money coming, I'd like to get a machine that I can use for quilting sometimes. I have looked on the internet and have seen machines that call themselves "quilting machines," but I can't figure out how I would do anything but piecing the tops on them...because how would I get the material tight/taut in order to do the quilting without a frame of some kind??
So, I'm confused. I know I sound silly...but I've just never done anything on the machine except the piecing. So, is there a machine that I can get to do the actual quilting? Or do I need to get a mid or long arm with a frame?
Please explain! Thanks!
Cyndi