Hats off to those who quilt Without a Longarm
#51
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Join Date: May 2013
Location: Madison, Mississippi
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nvb50, that is what I am going to be studying next is how to QAYG on my DM, wish me luck as I am praying for guidance as well as the patience and know how to do this so I can FMQ on my old DMS
#53
Here in the UK we do not have many LA quilters and definitely do not own them as they are far too large for our type of homes so I bought a lovely Elna 7200 about 8 years ago, recently upgraded to the new 730 and I do all my own FMQ and have made quilts up to King size, after making many smaller quilts and now have no problems. Leah Day is my hero as she does ALL her wonderful FMQ on DMs so go on ladies save mega bucks and do your own, you get a lot more satisfaction in doing all of your quilt yourself. With apologies to those ladies who make a small living from finishing quilts for you talented ladies
#54
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Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Napoleon, Oh
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Amen. They have my respect and admiration. I only tried to finish a quilt on my domestic one time to decide that there had to be a better way. I started with a mid arm, and recently upgraded to a long arm. This is heaven!!!
#55
I would love to own a long arm. Or even a sit down model with the 16" throat. But for now all I have is my DSM Bernina and I finish all my own quilts on it. Around here it costs from $200 - $300 to send out a queen size quilt to someone with a long arm. I don't have that kind of money for the amount of quilts I make. I would rather buy fabric (and pay the mortgage and buy groceries and not have to go back to work)
Last week I finished FMQ on a 100 x 111 quilt for my daughter. I think I did a pretty good job. It took 11 bobbins and 3 days but I did it without killing myself
Last week I finished FMQ on a 100 x 111 quilt for my daughter. I think I did a pretty good job. It took 11 bobbins and 3 days but I did it without killing myself
#56
Very funny comments on quilting on DSMs! I had to laugh. I also have to quilt on a DSM and have done several queen size quilts. It isn't easy wrestling that much fabric through a 6-7" throat but it can be done. Lots of pushing and pulling, stopping to rearrange and go again, and sadly, ripping out bobbles. But I don't have room for a longarm even if I could afford one and don't want the expense of sending it out to LAer. So after doing a large quilt, I do a few smaller projects like table and bed runners. I do think some of the beautiful works of art some very talented people do should be done by a LA but my quilts aren't that skilled.
#58
I have the space, I have the money, but I do not have the 'brain' for a long arm. One of the lasting effects of my traumatic brain injury is I have trouble remembering how to work new things. It seems to me there is an awful lot of new things that have to be learned, and trouble that can be caused by not remembering things, so I have decided my quilting will be done on my DSM.
My dear husband has made a WONDERFUL large table for my machine, along with a WONDERFUL sewing room to enjoy my hobby. Both of these things make it possible
Hey, I just feel extremely blessed to have retained my sewing knowledge. I probably will never employ a long arm quilter because I would not feel like I made the quilt. (this is just my personal opinion, for ME only)
When my daughter was 3 there was a 6 mo period that we were not allowed to say the word 'help.' Her comment was always "Monca do it self!" with a scream. (that's how she said her name, Monica) I guess it was an inherited trait.
Something I learned a few years ago was cutting the batting in a quilt to make it more manageable - this really helps
My dear husband has made a WONDERFUL large table for my machine, along with a WONDERFUL sewing room to enjoy my hobby. Both of these things make it possible
Hey, I just feel extremely blessed to have retained my sewing knowledge. I probably will never employ a long arm quilter because I would not feel like I made the quilt. (this is just my personal opinion, for ME only)
When my daughter was 3 there was a 6 mo period that we were not allowed to say the word 'help.' Her comment was always "Monca do it self!" with a scream. (that's how she said her name, Monica) I guess it was an inherited trait.
Something I learned a few years ago was cutting the batting in a quilt to make it more manageable - this really helps
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