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Originally Posted by tortoisethreads
I have 2 machines I quilt on, a Husqvarna Viking, and a Singer Touch-Tronic. Both have small throat space, but I have done queen size on them!!!
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I have a new 830 that has a wider throat, but I have made quilts on an older 930 Bernina, do it in 3 sections , works great,I personally feel that my quilts are not done until I quilt them either by hand or by machine, my old 930 does a wonderful job of stippling , drop those dogs and go for it , or straight lines with a walking foot , :thumbup:
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I am learning to quilt on a regular sewing machine, mine has a larger throat, but not a whole lot of space. God bless. Penny
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I, too, would love a long arm machine but it's not really in my future. About a year ago i finished a king size quilt on my Janome 6600. I only did stippling on it but it went a lot easier than i thought it would and I encourage you to try. I scrunched rather than rolled and found I could control the quilt better. This is is now i my spare room and I love looking at it. Good luck and post a picture when you do a larger quilt.
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I totally agree!!!!! I cannot imagine how using a computer to quilt my quilt could bring a great deal of satisfaction to my creative nature. Computers are great and have their place, but our old sewing machines and our hands are much more dependable as far as I am concerned.
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Originally Posted by SuziC
From looking at the many gorgeous quilts pictured, i wondered about the actual quilting techniques. I know there are hand quilters and machine quilters but i wanted to ask if there are many who still machine quilt with just an average sewing machine? I have seen the long arm quilt machines and will probably never own one nor will i get the expensive computerized ones that quilt for you. I like working one on one with my plain sewing machine to creat the stitching. What are your thoughts on this?
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Oh!My!Gosh! I can't believe you quilted those precise, beautiful flowers with a regular sewing machine. If I could do work like that on my machine I would NEVER even think about quilting any other way. Congratulation on your beautiful work.
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... Wow! It had never occurred to me to quilt standing on a home machine. I see the long arm quilters do it standing - in fact that is one of the things that appeals to me about long arm machines! I have trouble sitting and find I like doing lots of things better standing. I'm gonna have to figure out a way to do that! |
I've quilted a couple of king-size quilts on my regular sewing machine; I have a Bernina 180. Do wish it had a bigger throat opening but it can be done. Just choose a small area to quilt, move your quilt and do the next area. Sometimes you have to "fluff and stuff". Also helps to have an area in the back and to the left side to hold the quilt up. But do start off small and work your way up to the larger sizes.
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Did my first machine quilting this weekend and don't know if I will ever do it again. Did not turn out as I had wished. Tore it out once before and left it this time.
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Originally Posted by sidmona
I use my Juki domestic machine to quilt and have made up to a king without using a frame. It just takes patience and a lot of practice. I scrunch the quilt into the throat, I don't roll it and it seems to work fine for me. I find the quilting very relaxing.
Ditto, what she said. Exactly what I do and on the same machine. |
Awsome I sure would like to try that after I try the Kaleidoscope
first. Those flower quilts are absolutely beautiful. Great Job! |
hey don't stop now. pratice makes it better. I took out my quilts dozens of times because I had a grand mother and a teacher who maked me do it. I hateded it then but am glad now. I still have to take out sometimes but you learn each time you do.
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I tried the link you put up and she has some fantastic work
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Joeyoz - Beautiful work!!! I really don't think that I could be that precise enevn with practice. I guess I lose interest or concentraion after awhile.
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I am far from an experienced quilter, but just finished making a variation of the log cabin pattern into a King Size quilt for my daughter. I did what they call SITD and
made it on my little Brother sewing machine which only has about a 7" throat. It wasn't a simple task, and it took about 6 months to quilt since I also work. Scrunching was the way I worked it into my machine. It really can be done. |
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