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I had sent one out, a baby quilt. I thought it would look great with an all-over panto so I brought to an LA. However, once she got her hands on it she threw out a few more ideas for me to mull over and I chose a custom job instead. I was very happy with the results and the quilting she did was not something I could have accomplished at that time. I've had much more practice now and would attempt it on my domestic.
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I send mine out but I am still learning FMQ so I thin it will be another 2 years before I feel comfortable doing mine
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I have never sent a quilt out. I do them start to finish or I would not feel like it was my creation. I' m retired and don't have the extra money to have a long arm quilter do it. The job is not too hard, just takes time.
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Originally Posted by ghostrider
(Post 5230373)
I used to send mine out, but now I mostly make smaller quilts and do them myself by hand or machine. When I do make a larger one than I can handle these days, I barter services with my longarmer and no cash changes hand.
As I understand it, you bought the Bernina quilting frame when you bought your 830 a year or two ago and haven't even taken it out of the box yet. If I already had that equipment, I sure as blazes have a couple years practice in on it already and would have stopped sending mine out long ago! JCrow ... and to think I suggested that you might consider a purchase and you have the equipment you need already? ITA two years later I would have at least ... opened the box ... and set it up .... and been practicing ... and developing some comfort level with it after that much time. *another gasp* |
Originally Posted by ghostrider
(Post 5230373)
As I understand it, you bought the Bernina quilting frame when you bought your 830 a year or two ago and haven't even taken it out of the box yet. If I already had that equipment, I sure as blazes have a couple years practice in on it already and would have stopped sending mine out long ago!
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I send mine out as soon as I have it put together with the backing pieced! Someone's got to stimulate the economy right? :)
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As an aspiring LAQ I thank you Fraew and JCrow! Please continue to send them out to a LAQ! :thumbup:
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Since I hand quilt I do them all myself. I did have another lady do one once, a long time ago - when I got it back, I paid her but re-did it myself, considering her work as basting. The stitches were that big.
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I send out my bed quilts to a LAQ because I enjoy making the quilt-tops more than doing the quilting. Cannot count the times the LAQ has suggested a pattern I'd never have thought of but really enhances the quilt-top. I still feel like the quilt is mine start to finish since I pay for it :D :D
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Originally Posted by GramMER
(Post 5230435)
Can you tell me more about this quilting frame? Is there an online source where I could see how it works?
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