Machine quilting
#26
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Central NJ
Posts: 5,571
I'm very new to machine quilting. Have only done a couple so far. I just finished a king size on my DSM. It was quite a struggle and I have the tendonitis in my elbow to show for it. I was on a time crunch so really didn't have much choice.
That said, I'm also in the process of completing quilts for a recently deceased friend. Those went to a longarmer (her SIL). I just picked up 3 of the 4 she's doing. She did a great job and I was quite impressed that the cost was not as horrible as I expected especially since she provided the batting for one of them. She did a great job.
I don't envision myself sending my own quilts out to be longarmed but if I did, I know where I'll be going!
That said, I'm also in the process of completing quilts for a recently deceased friend. Those went to a longarmer (her SIL). I just picked up 3 of the 4 she's doing. She did a great job and I was quite impressed that the cost was not as horrible as I expected especially since she provided the batting for one of them. She did a great job.
I don't envision myself sending my own quilts out to be longarmed but if I did, I know where I'll be going!
#27
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Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 2,414
I used to SITD on my trusty little DSM, but I am old, ... very old, so most of mine are tied now. Most of my quilts are donations and are strictly utilitarian. No wall hangings and certainly no prize winners!
#28
For me it’s a combination. I have already quilted a king sized on my DSM. And I’ve sent out a intricate pp unicorn wall hanging to a LA. If I want stitch-in-the-ditch or simple straight lines, I’ll quilt it myself. If I want more pizazz, I send it to a very creative long-armer. For me, it’s too hard to do smooth curves etc on a large quilt on my sewing machine.
#29
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Join Date: Nov 2014
Location: North Carolina
Posts: 1,225
I quilt my own as well on my DSM. Even though my quilting skills aren't great, it's the part I enjoy the most. So far, most of my quilts have been donation quilts, 2 baby quilts and 1 Bargello that I'm still working on for me. I am amazed at what LA's can do but I want to complete my quilts myself ... besides, that's the only way I'm going to learn and improve.
#30
For me it depends on the quilt and who it is going to and the size. I guess, I am of an age that I don't want to wrangle a big quilt around any longer. Large quilts go to the LA. I do a lot of twin/throw quilts and if straight line (crosshatch) works, I do that. I also have discovered wavy quilting which is fast and on some quilts blend in beautifully. I love FM but my new machine does not. Grrrr that is why I bought the machine.
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