LA owners don't say much about loading a quilt on the frame.
#21
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Fleming Island, FL
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Originally Posted by kathy
that's why a lot of LAs went ot zippered leaders, but you still have to pin or sew the pieces to the leaders, then you just zip them onto your frame.
unless I run into problems I can usually get one ready in about an hour
maybe knowing this will make the price more understandable to those looking for a quilter
unless I run into problems I can usually get one ready in about an hour
maybe knowing this will make the price more understandable to those looking for a quilter
#22
Originally Posted by charismah
it doesn't take me two hours to pin on even a king size quilt...and I pin everything....no tricks or zippered leaders...I think it is just a matter of practice. Probably does take me about an hour...if there are problems...then could take longer..but I try to recognize the problems before actually pinning.
#23
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Ontario, Canada
Posts: 1,991
Spending some time with a LA quilter is a valuable experience and one that I would reccommend to any quilter considering buying a midarm or long arm machine set-up. I have a whole new appreciation for our long arm quilters now. I also know now that I don't want to invest in one of these machines and uderstand why they charge what they do. I could never justify the cost of long arm set-up for just my quilts and I've decided that I don't want to do this for a living. I might have wasted a lot of money and been badly disappointed if I hadn't spent a day with Chris.
#24
I think with time you'll get faster, just like anything else. I used zipper leaders, but I still pinned my backing to the zippers. I had zippers just incase I had to take the quilt off the frame and when I zipped it back on it was still the same as the first time I put it on.
#25
I think I have it down to just under an hour for a bigger quilt. But I don't do it that often so that seems like a long time some days but in comparsion to the amount of time it takes to finish it, I love it. I used to hate the pinning and sandwiching so the LA is great I end up with much less issues on the back.
We have the zippered leaders but very rarely take them off... only when we get frusterated with a quilt so we take it off, do a different project and then put it back on to finish it later.
My mom has a quilt on there right now so last weekend I made a baby quilt on my regular machine and it was killer! Oh well, I have 2 more tops ready to go on the rack so I think i have a busy weekend ahead of me.
I have to have 1 done for Monday (it's a guild challenge)
We have the zippered leaders but very rarely take them off... only when we get frusterated with a quilt so we take it off, do a different project and then put it back on to finish it later.
My mom has a quilt on there right now so last weekend I made a baby quilt on my regular machine and it was killer! Oh well, I have 2 more tops ready to go on the rack so I think i have a busy weekend ahead of me.
I have to have 1 done for Monday (it's a guild challenge)
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