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Old 12-27-2010, 05:56 AM
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I started out hand quilting but it took me a solid year to hand quilt a queen sized quilt! That was when I lived in Maine and done in-between piling wood for the winter, planting the garden, canning the veggies, baling hay...get the idea? Then I made a twin size quilt for my grandson and quilted that on the old Kenmore. It turned out pretty good!Then I discovered a lady that had a long arm and did them for $50-$60 bucks! WOO-HOO! But... now I have about 15 tops waiting to be quilted. Can no longer afford to do anything but quilt them myself!I did some FM quilting on a table topper last month! It came out OK. My excuse is that the house I rent doesn't have a floor big enough to spread a quilt out on it! I made 2 QAUG queen size quilts in Nov. and Dec. but I find them limiting. I am really at a stand still as far as quilting right now!But I'll figure something out soon 'cuz I ain't stopping the sewing!
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Old 12-27-2010, 05:58 AM
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i hand quilt my quilts. I've only done 2, finishing my 3rd and this week i'll finish the top to my 4th quilt.
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Old 12-27-2010, 06:04 AM
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I'm learning to FMQ and use regular sewing machines. I use vintage machines and there is a lot of space for the quilt.
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Old 12-27-2010, 06:06 AM
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I use my Janome 6600 but our local fabric store is offering rental time on a long arm this year so I am going to give it a try
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Old 12-27-2010, 06:17 AM
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I quilted several smaller quilts on my regular sewing machine. Sent larger ones out to a longarm quilter. BUT, last May I bought my own gently-used Handi-Quilter 16, and I absolutely love getting to do any size....any time I'm ready!!
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Old 12-27-2010, 06:20 AM
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I have a Statler Stitcher. I have been longarm quilting for about ten years now. But when I first starting machine quilting it was on a Viking, then I moved up to Janome because of the 9" base. After about four years of that I decided it was time to step up to the longarm machine. My first purchase was the Handi Quilter, then I jumped up to the Gammill Classic, now I own a Statler Stitcher.
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Old 12-27-2010, 06:28 AM
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Originally Posted by BayleeSue
I envy all of you. I have tried quilting on my regular machine but my quilting doesn't look smooth & even stitches. any advise?
practice! practice! PRACTICE!
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Old 12-27-2010, 06:45 AM
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I would love a longarm but can't justify the expense, nor do I have enuf room to set it up and be comfortable with the space I have left for sewing. I do free motion quilting on all so far except for a queen size for my bed which I took to the longarm quilter.
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Old 12-27-2010, 06:47 AM
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I quilt a lot of my quilts on my home machine....but they have to be on the small side. Anything big it goes to my aunt to quilt on her long arm.
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Old 12-27-2010, 06:48 AM
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Up until this last April I quilted all of my quilts, toppers, and wallhangings on my Kenmore. Some of the bigger ones I took to my mother she has a Gammill. In April we purchased a APQS Longarm and since have done my own. Quite often I still do smaller ones on Kenmore especially where I want lots of Stitch in the Ditch. (I guess out of habit)
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