Advise/Opinions on Long Arming
08-06-2011, 04:29 AM
#21
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Location: toronto
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I recently bought an Avante and we are fast becoming friends. I have completed nine quilts on it and my skills are becoming better - even did a quilt for a friend. It is a big expenditure to begin with, you need lots of space and good thread is costly. BUT the satisfaction from completing the whole thing - PRICELESS
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08-06-2011, 04:44 AM
#22
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Northern Indiana
Posts: 2,680
Started machine quilting on my Pfaff Grand Quilter, bought a Hinterburg frame, used the two of them together for about a year, then purchased a Voyager 17 to use. Took a while to get use to it, but am very happy with it. I quilt just for me and don't plan on trying to make any money using it.
08-06-2011, 05:24 AM
#24
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Location: Colorado
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Originally Posted by Ghetohound
Hi All...Im hoping for a little advise.
Im very curious about long-arm quilting. I know the long-arms are truly expensive and a purchase like that is not to be taken lightly.
I would like anyone who has purchased and used a long arm to give me a little background on their level of expertise when they decided to take the jump and try it.
The reason im asking is that I am truly hooked on quilting! Yes I know I have only done two quilts, but I know myself well enough to know when I love something and this, is one of a very short list.
With that being said,
Did it take you long to learn it and what level of a quilter would you have considered yourself when you decided to buy it?
Im very curious about long-arm quilting. I know the long-arms are truly expensive and a purchase like that is not to be taken lightly.
I would like anyone who has purchased and used a long arm to give me a little background on their level of expertise when they decided to take the jump and try it.
The reason im asking is that I am truly hooked on quilting! Yes I know I have only done two quilts, but I know myself well enough to know when I love something and this, is one of a very short list.
With that being said,
Did it take you long to learn it and what level of a quilter would you have considered yourself when you decided to buy it?
08-06-2011, 06:05 AM
#25
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Location: Southern California
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Originally Posted by Jennifer22206
I've been quilting since I was 16, and I'm now 28. I love quilting, and began to seriously look into getting a long arm for about 3 years. I have tried all types of machines, and multiple times each. Every time I went to a quilt show, I'd try all the machines, and write down pros/cons of each. Then I'd go home and research more. I've joined quite a few yahoo groups, and talked to tons of people.
So, after 3 years of serious thought, and MULTIPLE try outs of the machines, I've decided on the Nolting for me. So I'll be saving up for one, and in 2 years for my 30th birthday (or earlier) DH and I will be buying one.
I have also used one of my friends Noltings to quilt two charity quilts, so although I don't own one right now, I do know how they handle, and can say that I have quilted on one.
You need to find the one that's right for you. The one that I want, may or may not be the one for you!
So, after 3 years of serious thought, and MULTIPLE try outs of the machines, I've decided on the Nolting for me. So I'll be saving up for one, and in 2 years for my 30th birthday (or earlier) DH and I will be buying one.
I have also used one of my friends Noltings to quilt two charity quilts, so although I don't own one right now, I do know how they handle, and can say that I have quilted on one.
You need to find the one that's right for you. The one that I want, may or may not be the one for you!
08-06-2011, 07:13 AM
#27
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Location: Overland Park, KS
Posts: 54
All these replies telling you to do the research are exactly right. I joined several yahoo groups for machines I thought were the best for me. One had post after post with problems that were ongoing and very little manufacturer support. I marked that one off first. I was still a novice quilter and had never used a longarm other than trying them out at shows. I checked them out at quilt shops and shows. I researched for 1 1/2 years, 7 months ago I purchased an 18" Innova on a 12 ' frame. A wonderful machine and the frame is the best I have ever seen. I haven't taken lessons which I am sure is a better way. I am learning from a few good dvd's I purchased, great youtube videos and info I learn on this board. I have done probably 10 quilts now, have much to learn but lots of improvement as I go. I have several health hurdles, quilting is my therapy that actually works! Good luck.
08-06-2011, 07:57 AM
#29
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Location: Lake Elsinore, CA
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I started quilting in 2006 and bought my longarm (26" Innova on 12' frame) at the end of 2009. Before that I quilted in sections, and that worked well on most quilts. I had no experience on the longarm when I bought it, and I really have not practiced as much as I should have since then. I do not quilt professionally - just my own quilts and some charity quilts for the guilds.
08-06-2011, 08:04 AM
#30
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Originally Posted by harley
Just buy the good thread/ no cheep stuff the long arm will not like it.thread is 16.00--to 28.00 round about.batting isn't cheep neither it goes up all the time. :|
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