This is the first time I see someone mention this machine on the forum. I got mine in January and have searched it a couple of times since then, but nothing ever came up. How do you like yours? I don't really have a comparison, but so far it seems to be doing a good job. I do applique, and people have been commenting on the nice satin stitch it does.

I got my DC2010 last summer and love it. I'm not very good with controling my speed. I have issues with my right ankle and really like the adjustable speed. I haven't done a lot of sewing lately but love the smooth action of this machine.

You know that does sound like a great idea but for the few of us that use a large cabinet or a treadle its impossible to do.

The way I was taught by my dear friend was to take your quilt and make it up into a pile of mashed taters and hollow out your work area and quilt that and when you move to a different area you just rearrange the tater pile to the next spot. She does hers on a Singer 15 mounted in a bench similar to mine.

I can tell you this, all of her quilts win all of the awards and it looks like she sent them to a long armer. Perfection is an understatement for this wonderful lady!!!!

Billy

I may try your method of turning my machine, but I'm going to have to figure out how to do that because my machine is down in the cabinet that my DH built for me. If I turn it, I'd need to move it to another table????? Anyway, I have a DC 2010 also and have quilted 2 queen-size quilts on it. I have found that if I keep my right hand on the quilt and the bulk of the "roll" under the throat is positioned on top of my hand, I have more room to maneuver the quilt. Does this make any sense?

Actually it goes, you still have more maneuverability, your hand wouldn't keep bumping up against the roll. :thumbup:

Peabee and nursie in regards to the flynn frame:
I have quilted up to a queen size and have done a lot of twin, crib and lap quilts.
The hardest part of the frame is getting your quilt on the frame, but, after a couple of times using it, that gets easier.
Once I get them set up and ready to go, I can get a queen size quilted in a few hours from start to finished. That includes the set up process. Keep in mind that I am new to MQ so all I am doing so far, are the mindering and swirles.
I tried MQ free motion without the frame and for me, not good at all. I hated all the pile up of the quilt I had to deal with. With the frame, it's tight and I have never had to deal with puckers on the underside.
As for checking your work on the underside of the quilt:
use a mirror to check the underside from time to time.
The only draw back that I have come acorss, is changing the bobbins. I use a brother 1500d, top loader, so when the bobbin runs out, I had to move the frame to one of the ends to replace the bobbin. But, I fixed that problem too. Now I check the bobbin after every pass and replace it before it has time to run out.
Hope this helps with your questions.
Sandy aka hawghugger

Thanks so much hawghugger for the valuable info. I just got the frame and I am just waiting for a weekend free so I can play with it. I like the idea of the top, batting and backing sort of just rolling together. The mirror is an awesome idea!

You got me a little confused here, if the bulk of the quilt is on top of your right hand, how do you manage to get your right hand onto the quilt?

I'm not sure how all this would work with a sewing cabinet, but I have a 5 x 4 table. One cutout so far is in the right hand front corner, so I have plenty of room left of and behind the machine. Now I would need a second cutout in the center front.

Great idea!! I'm going to try it that way next time. I just did my first project with FMQ and my wrist and shoulder were killing me for just the reason you describe. It makes complete sense to rotate the machine, and it will work especially well on my brand of machine. BTW, had to rip out my entire first attempt. The second time went much smoother. Pictures soon, I promise.

Another idea instead of gloves is to use squares of the rubbery stuff that you use for shelf liner, the kind that is perforated. You can use it to grip the fabric and don't have to take your gloves off and on every time you want to thread the needle, load a bobbin, etc.