get your quilts quilted at?...do you have someone that quilts them for you such as the quilt shop you might frequent etc....I imagine some of you all have a long arm and do your own...

I usually take mine to an elderly lady about 40 miles away. She has a very limited amount of patterns that she does but the price is right. In fact my parents are going that way tomorrow and they are going to drop off my scrappy quilt for her to quilt. I'll post a pic when I get it back.

I have had my done....but, my darling husband bought me the handy quilter..HQ16 last year for Mother's Day and I still yet have not quilted on it...it scares me...it's really fast....

I quilt mine on my sewing machine.

I do my own quilting. I like the idea of doing it "all by myself"

I do my own on my juki. It works great and I love free motion quilting. It's relaxing to me.

I've found a gal that's very reasonable in Fresno, although 99% of mine are tied, I'm working on a quilt as you go for me.

I haven't gotten my longarm to work right yet so I sweet talk my sister into doing it for me, or I use my regular machine. i used to hand quilt but haven't for quite a while.

I quilt mine on my brother sewing machine. I fight it and it fights back sometimes, but we get R done one way or the other. :?

I have been doing my own but since I have taken a Machine Quilting class, I have decided that anything larger than a lap size will go to a pro from now on! I have tried free motion on a couple of small projects. I mostly do in the ditch or straight lines or follow the pattern on the fabric.

judee

I have taken a few to be quilted by my friend Rosie, on her long arm. Mostly I've quilted my own on my regular sewing machine. :D

when you use your regular sewing machine how do you do that without bunching it all up?...do you use a pattern or do you just wing it?...is'nt there a design to quilting?...

I can't hand stitch to save my life, so most of mine will mainly be tied, which I like because of the patterns I've used.
I have machine quilted them and would LOVE to be able to send them out, but since I live on a tiny pebble in the middle of the pacific, it's hard.

I roll mine up and have clamps that hold it and then I just wing it.

I'm getting worried now. I have just finished piecing my first queen size, and have been doing alot of free motion practice because I intend to do my first FM quilting on it by machine. I have been looking at the top for a week trying to decide the pattern.
So many of you experienced ladies are using long arm or sending out quilts I wonder if I am being too ambitious? I thought about tying, but not sure if it would "suit" the top.

The last one I machine quilted was 90 x 90.
HUGE!
I just rolled it and clamped it and took my time with it, doing an area at a time.

Mine is 90x82. Much bigger than anything else I've tackled so far. I will machine quilt it ... as you say, just "take your time". I bought my new machine specifically to be able to cope, so I have to try.

I hand quilt most of the time I sent one out to be quilted for my grandson's birthday but my daugther lost it and I have done a few free motion need more pratice though

I'm new to all this too. I've been practicing with the free motion to try and get the hang of it. i am making a quilt for a twin size bed (not sure how big it will be yet as I keep flubbing on the squaring :oops: ) and am hoping to do a quilt as you go with that.

I can't imagine doing an entire quilt as one piece on my machine, but obviously it can be done. Just need to figure out how.

But I need to slow down and take it one step at a time. I'm so impatient with things. :lol:

I am a newby, too, and just the job of putting the quilt together is enough for me now. I checked at our local quilt store and they recommended a couple of long arm quilters. Loretta has done 3 of mine for a very reasonable rate and her work is lovely.

A lot of the quilters on this board quilt in the ditch (the seams) on their regular machines. I would like to try that one of these days but have to admit the ultimate would be to learn free motion! :lol:

Granny Cat,
I've not yet tackled the biggie projects...I'll have to complete one before this is an issue :lol: . I have done smaller projects on the machine and prefer the stitch in the ditch method to the quilt as you go. My background is hand quilting which I would like to take time to enjoy but have to get the current project done and out before the next one takes over!

Katrine, if you have the time, go for it. If it's a project you need a quick turn around on, consider having it sent out. Some of the board members are familiar with long arm quilters and could certainly recommend a good one. First, I ask myself if the person receiving it will even notice a difference. Then I consider the amount of time I have before I need to have it completed. I prefer hand quilting for gifts but realize it's not always practical. Regardless of the method you choose, I'm sure it will be a lovely project and your time & skills appreciated.

I hand or machine quilt my own.

Wow!
Looks like I am a dinasour. Except for chairty quilts or ones for small children I hand quilt everything. I do quilting for other people and my prices start at 10 cents a square inch. I can do a queen size quilt in a couple of months as long as my neck and back cooperate. THe most tedious part of the whole process is getting started. Putting together the sandwhich and basting. I have never machine quilted anything bigger than a crib size. I just can't handle that much fabric etc. under my machine. Putting the binding on large quilts is the thing I hate the most.

I have several friends that have long arm machines and do beautiful work. I still have this old fashioned idea that handquilting makes the quilt. The feel and the drape is unique.

I've not yet tackled the biggie projects...I'll have to complete one before this is an issue :lol: . I have done smaller projects on the machine and prefer the stitch in the ditch method to the quilt as you go. My background is hand quilting which I would like to take time to enjoy but have to get the current project done and out before the next one takes over!

I think I could handle stitch in the ditch...when you all say free mothion is that just any design you just start making swirls and loops and things like that?...and how do you clamp a quilt to the machine?...for the project I am making now I think I will stitch in the ditch it's for me this time anyway...I am so jazzed to start this project now that alot of my questions have been answered from this board...woo hoo...lol

I would start out on a smaller project. No bigger than a lap size.
Just do a meander pattern, it hides lots of mistakes.
I have a machine with the 10 in throat and that helps alot.
Now I just need to get a table with a hole to put the machine flat with the table top, this would really help alot because the quilt keeps getting caught on corners.

Just my opinion, Katrine, but starting right out on a queen size quilt could be frustrating for you. I first started with placemats and have worked my way through table runners. I have done a baby quilt and a lap quilt. I sent out a king size and queen size and several twin size quilts to my gal who does them on her longarm quilter. I'm happy with just making the tops. Good luck, though. you may find machine quilting a breeze and go like gang busters.

Yes, thanks Rose Marie and dd. I am doing a lap quilt at the moment, after loads of practice squares, and getting along okay so far. I could only ditch on my old machine but now have a Janome 6600P which is great. Dont think there are too many longarms around here - I'm regarded as an oddity cos I use a machine!
Intend to keep the queen quilting simple - it is not an intricate quilt - will post a pic when its done!

I used to always tie my quilts, but recently I started some limited hand-quilting - well, the quilt I was making needed some special motifs, so I kinda jumped in. The last quilt I made I tried quilting on the machine - unfortunately I got way impatient and it is not my best work, especially on the back. It's okay, though, daughter still loves it, and that's what counts. Now I'm working on a quilt that I'm going to try quilting a square at a time before I put it together. I'm going to practice that free motion quilting thing on some scraps first, though!

I do my own quilting on my machine. I am inclined now to quilt as I go block by block. Everything is so much easier that way.

I have just started practicing machine quilting... I did get frustrated and gave up for a few... I will make a try to do more practicing after my move... I have always sent mine to a friend for machine quilting... She only charges me $40.00 for a king and that includes batting and backing.. However she has alot going on in her life right now and I feel taking my quilting to her is taking advantage of her good nature..

I quilt mine on my sewing machine. The special even feed pressure foot works great.

:lol: I take my quilts to a wonderful shop near my home, where they have a computerized long arm machine. They have hundreds of quilting designs and it is so much fun picking out the best/cutest one for your particular quilt. I just finished an I Spy quilt for a great-nephew to be and had them do little airplanes... I know they do quilts from different states and countries. This is my first post and I haven't learned yet how to PM or I would have sent you their name already, instead of rambling...I do not think the rules allow us to post names of businesses on this location..