Pieces2

No, I have no desire to own a longarm. Too expensive, no place to put it.
I would rather choose fabric, piece a quilt, then pass my quilt on to a LAQ.
I make 4-5 quilts a year, usualy crib/lap quilts, it is much cheaper to send them out.

glorcour

My room is about this size and I put in an Avante with a 10 foot table on casters. The flexibility with the casters allows repositioning easily and I have no problem moving around or sitting at the sewing machine along the long wall. The room is pretty full but the doors keep it hidden away. No one goes there but me anyway.

LindaM

I have a Pfaff GrandQuilter 18.8, which I understand is the same workings as the Tin Lizzie 18 and Vilking 18.8. On an Inspira frame. Still working on my own quilts - have done only one quilt for another quilter, a very good friend - she ended up not liking the top she finished and knew I was looking for some 'practice' quilting - she didn't care how the quilting turned out. This quilt is now a joint donation as a raffle quilt for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation - one of our co-workers has a toddler with Type-1 diabetes and she does a lot of work locally to help bring the families together and to raise funds for research.

I hope that one day I'll get enough practice to offer custom quilting - just not enough hours in the day!

mdmavis

Hi Quilters,
I have the Gammill Statler Premier.

suziehammond

Got one of the very first HQ16's and have always loved it plus their fantastic support. Since retired to SA 3 yrs ago I have Skyped them several times even tho my machine is about 10 years old. They always are helpful! And the machine has needed nothing and sews wonderfully. I do my own and charity quilts plus I let new 'quilt infectees' use it. I don't want to quilt for others but will happily let others use it with a little tutorial and they buy the thread. It is like an old Singer, unkillable and the software is pretty basic. Practice on those give away pieces and go forth and enjoy.

barbrose

I have Avante 18 by HQ love it.

roadrunr

I don't have room for a long arm, but the HQ sweet 16 does long good and doesn't take up too much room, maybe one day.

psthreads

I have a new Ansley 26DSL. I am just learning to use it.

dd55

i have a husqvarver viking 18x8 on imperial frame with quiltsewclever.

olebat

An HQ Avante 18 lives at my house. It provides great storage space. About once a quarter I clean it off, quilt a pile of tops, then go back to piecing for another few months while the frame returns to a storage shelf mode.