This is so exciting! Someday I will have a LA. I do want to see it.

So (sew) happy for you!

I'm still working on winning the lottery but I know the machine I'm gonna get when I do.

I felt a bit deprived when I bought my bare bones APQS Lucey as I did not get a computer stitching program.....but just the basics were enough to learn and I had a mid-arm prior to this machine. Well, I can truthfully say, that was a learning curve even with just learning to run the machine and load the quilt. Now, I am totally happy with what I have....I can just load the quilt....thread the machine and start stitching....I do most everything free hand, very little ruler work....tee hee....now my big challenge is that I just switch from an android phone to a higher end iPhone....and I am lost! Just had it two days....there is always a learning curve with new technology whether it be a longarm or a phone....have fun!

Congrats!! Yes, is it work but I find it very satisfying to make the quilt myself from cutting it out to the binding. You will too,

Congratulations on your new long arm. Enjoy quilting on it.

Wow! That's exciting! I'll bet you can hardly leave it alone.

Waiting for pictures.

Watson

Thanks for the good thoughts everyone. This has been such a journey for me. I'm very excited to have a long arm. I have always quilted my own quilts on my domestic machine which took me about 6 weeks to complete the quilting. I did an edge to edge quilting in one day with my longarm!! I have several other quilt tops to do but want to learn more of the computer aspect of this. So I have another practice small quilt loaded up and ready for action. I can't wait to do some free motion quilting but promised myself I'd learn what I could with the robotics first. I'm not fast by any means.

I still care for my mom, (93) and that takes most of my time so my moments with my new wonderful machine are limited. But I'll take what I can get at this point. My next goal is to learn how to turn this into some fun!!

Rhonda, that's so exciting!! Have fun!!!!! :)