mama's place

The lady who taught the beginning FMQ class that I took sewed all her quilts on a Bernina domestic machine and her quilts and quilting are Beautiful!!! Without using a frame. You have to work with the quilt more to manage that amount of fabric but it is doable and much more affordable. She folded the quilt or scrunched it up and put the bulk of it over her shoulder and it worked for her.

dunster

Lots of people do have their longarms in the garage, but it all depends on the temperature, humidity, dirt/dust, critters, etc.

Berta48

After seeing the cost of the quitling machines I believe I just need to keep practicing FMQ. I am getting better.My biggest problem is not knowing which direction to go especially with the stippling.I can do a spiral fairly descent.

Also they say if you turn the machine at a 90 degree angle it helps when quilting a large quilt.

I certainly wish we had FMQ classes around here! Guess that's part of country living! :thumbdown: