romanojg

where did you get them on payment plan; I've read that a few times but haven't found a place to do it yet. Also, what part of WV are you from. My sister lives in Buchannon and my granddaughter and great grand-daughter live in Fairmont; I was raised around Belington/Elkins area.

sgardner

I had to put 20% down on my Avante before my quilt shop would even order it, but then had to finance it fully before it would be delivered to my home.

When I bought mine at Christmas, they said they had changed the financing options, using only an outside Credit Company now (GE Financial).

wolph33

yes just do it

hperttula123

ya, just think of it as fun money spent well.

hcarpanini

I bought mine just to do my own quilts and ended up going into business. I cannot believe even in this economy how many people are still sending their quilts out to long arm quilters! Business is good.

romanojg

When I'm trying to decide if I should get something or not I ask my self 2 questions; can you afford it and are you worth it; of course the second answer is always yes. I work and I figure that I should enjoy my life on top of that so if I really want something and can afford it then it's a no-brainer as to rather I should get it or not. If it's something that I'm not familiar with I do research all of the products to see which one would best suit me and what I'm doing.

Bobbielinks

Kinda like having children - if you wait until you can afford them, you will never have any.

quiltinghere

I appreciate all the experienced longarmers points of view. Thank you.

I've heard that quilting A LOT on a regular sewing machine will help the transition period when you get on the LA. Any comment to that statement?

sewing along

no ..because on a longarm you are moving the whole machine....when i got mine ...i put on sheets....an just started moving it all over ....i would draw on the sheet...an try an follow that .....the more you do the better you get

MaryStoaks

Me too! :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup: