I am curious, do you quilt yr own or send it out? Why

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01-18-2011, 02:29 AM

#51

MerryQuilter

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Both depends on size and if the quilt talks to me and I get a crazy idea in my head to hand quilt. Do many different size projects that I can easily hand or machine quilt. Love variety in projects!

01-18-2011, 03:07 AM

#52

117becca

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it is actually the quilting i enjoy, so i do it all myself. I only do handquilting since i don't have the ability to machine quilt

01-18-2011, 03:08 AM

#53

cjtinkle

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I've never sent a quilt out, I bought a midarm (HQ16) when I first started quilting, then moved up to an APQS Millennium when I decided to quilt for hire.

01-18-2011, 03:16 AM

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Vickymomof6

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If it's a real nice quilt I sent it out to be hand quilted by a friend of mine. I'll go for a day and help on it but I don't have the time or the space to hand quilt. I do some by Stitch in the Ditch method and some I tie. I do not do FM quilting because I just can not for the life of me "get it."

Vicky

01-18-2011, 03:23 AM

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deema

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I do my own...I have considered sending one to a LA...but I feel like my far from perfect piecing might cause them trouble.

01-18-2011, 03:24 AM

#56

gaigai

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I enjoy piecing, but I hate to quilt! So I quilt by check! LOL

01-18-2011, 03:28 AM

#57

peaceandjoy

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Full sized get sent out. Just can't deal wtih them on my DSM, too stressful. I was going to try quilting in sections this last year, but never did. Maybe this year?

01-18-2011, 03:29 AM

#58

QuiltingGrannie

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Quote:

Originally Posted by raedar63

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tink74

I send mine out. I found the price better than buying the equipment myself & having the room for it. I don't let them do any computer quided though.

So what does it mean computer guided?

Computer guided is when the long arm machine also has a computer system set up with it which is programed with digital designs. These designs (at least with mine) can be manipulated to fit in the area of the quilt you want them. There are many wonderful designs available, some very intricate.
I am able to do either free motion or the computer guided designs for my customers, or a combination of the two.

01-18-2011, 03:39 AM

#59

uniquelynancy

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Small wall hangings I do myself. Full sized quilts I send out. I used to hand quilt my quilts, but since I started selling them, I don't have a fast enough turn around. I can machine quilt the larger ones on my regular machine either. My DH wants to buy me a longarm but I haven't decided if I can handle one or not.

01-18-2011, 04:06 AM

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juliea9967

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When I first started quilting I sent them out because there was no way I wanted to try to push all that fabric through my home sewing machine. But! When I got them back they may have been beautifully quilted, but they weren't my creation any more.
Our lqs got a long arm, teaches you how to use it, and then lets you rent it. My long arm quilting is not near as pretty as what I got when I paid for it, and never will be cause I don't have that kind of talent. However, when I am finished it is still my own creation, and I love it.