How long does it take to quilt a queen size quilt on a rented LA machine approximately?
#23
I do it for my friend, (its her business) to help her out when I am not working at a day job. I would guess at least 4/5 hours, stopping time to load bobbins and rolling. It probably only takes 20-30- minutes per row to do the actual sewing part depending on how tight you have the meandor set up. She also has a statler computerized machine.
#24
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: League City, Texas
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I have a long arm and personally I think 4 hours of training isn't long enough. Unless you are going to do it a lot I wouldn't invest the money it will take in supplies. In my opinion the owner should furnish the zipper etc. at a small charge.
#25
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Join Date: Jan 2011
Location: North of San Antonio in Spring Branch
Posts: 308
I just did my first quilt on a rented LA, and it was almost queen size. It took my 4 hours and looked terrible. My advise is to start on a small quilt so that you don't feel overwhelmed, and can practice. Our shop has charity quilts that you can practice on. I wish I had done that first. In fact it's my plan to do that at least a couple of times before I do another one for me. They are smaller than lap size, and all I would have to pay for is the rental and thread. Well worth it for that learning curve.
#29
Originally Posted by candi
Originally Posted by gaevren
Can you guys explain what the deal is with the zippers? I'm a newb- why would you need a zipper on a quilt?
Hope this makes sense.
#30
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Missouri
Posts: 155
What are Red Snappers? I do Long Arm and have an HQ-16. Sometimes I pin if it is a small quilt and if it is a larger one I use a basting stitch and sew the backing and top on to the leaders.
The snappers may be something I may have to look in to.
Thanks
OzarksGma
The snappers may be something I may have to look in to.
Thanks
OzarksGma
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