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06-16-2012, 06:04 PM

#21

nstitches4u

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Join Date: Apr 2011

Location: Independence, MO

Posts: 3,560

No second thoughts allowed---Just jump in and enjoy your new machine.

06-16-2012, 07:20 PM

#22

Scakes

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Join Date: Oct 2010

Location: Sweet Home Alabama

Posts: 3,140

Yippee for you. Have fun and happy quilting.

06-16-2012, 07:38 PM

#23

w7sue

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Join Date: Feb 2012

Location: Aloha, Oregon

Posts: 421

I have had my longarm for a year now. I spent most of the year recuperating from a broken arm so have only been able to use it for a few months now. I have done many charity quilts for a group that I quilt with - thank goodness for them because I can't make them fast enough to get enough practice.

Right now, I have a friends' quilt on the machine for the second time. The first time we did some of the work together and the tension was off and there were many loops on the back. Time to take it off and unsew all that work. Took a couple of evenings, but I got it done and it is back on the machine for me to do by myself.

Now, the darn thing just stopped and I can't figure out what has happened - I can hardly wait for the quilt shop to open in the morning so I can call the owner and ask for his help.

06-18-2012, 10:47 AM

#24

emlee51

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Join Date: May 2011

Location: The Silver State Nevada

Posts: 670

Sometimes those snap decisions are the best ones! Enjoy your new toy!

06-18-2012, 11:35 AM

#25

DonnaC

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Join Date: Feb 2011

Location: Rhode Island

Posts: 1,663

I'm sure you will love your new longarm, and even if you don't (for whatever reason), they certainly seem to hold their value. At least, that's the impression I get from surfing on this board and other places too. So, if you figure out it's not for you, sell it, and recoup your investment!

06-18-2012, 12:55 PM

#26

BKrenning

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Join Date: Mar 2010

Location: Lake Wales, FL, USA

Posts: 1,554

Quote:

Originally Posted by Julie R

So, I went to the NQA show in Columbus, OH today. So many beautiful quilts! Anyway, I was having so much fun test driving the different longarm machines. Well, I ended up buying one - the Janome Artistic. I'm so excited for it to be delivered and set up, but I'm also scared to death that I jumped in too quick. I'll keep you all posted.

I don't see the Janome brand name mentioned any where on this machine. It looks more like an independent version than a corporate sponsored one like the Viking 18.8 I would be jumping all over any of the new Tin Lizzy manufactured machines if I was a new mid-arm wanna-be, though. No criticism intended. I just didn't want others to run to their Janome dealers expecting to buy this machine as I don't believe it being sold by Janome.

10-05-2015, 09:22 AM

#27

Cec Bari

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Join Date: Oct 2015

Location: Canada

Posts: 2

Is anyone having tension issues with this Artistic machine? We seem to have the bottom looking good but the top not so much.....thinking it's a bobbin issue in this case but want to make sure. We also seem to have to fiddle with the tension every time we turn the machine on....is this normal?