WHEN did you decide to purchase Long Arm?

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03-23-2011, 03:24 PM

#41

mtcreekquilters

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I had been quilting for there years when I first learned about LA,s. I purchased a super quilted, used it with my brother. I was not happy with the frame. The track was not long enough. I switched to a grace frame. Loved it. But I wanted to quilt for customers. So i got a Gammill. Yeah.... Best decision I ever made, I paid the machine off in the first two years. I was renting space in a quilt shop, when it closed I had a building built on my property. I am a sales rep. For Gammill. The most important thing when researching is support and training.... Don't get a machine that is just shipped to you... You will not be happy. You need someone to help you and with Gammill you get training and someone at the end of the phone when you are need help.

03-23-2011, 05:00 PM

#42

mswings

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Join Date: Dec 2010

Location: Kansas

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I pretty much decided the first time I went to the AQS Paducah Show which was about 7 years ago. I bought my Milleneum Oct 2008 and haven't regretted it one minute. Some people buy boats or new cars. I call my Milli my boat in the basement. I really enjoy my LA.

03-23-2011, 05:04 PM

#43

needles3thread

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Join Date: May 2010

Location: Missouri

Posts: 3,255

I bought a long arm when husband said he had found the
one he liked best for the price at the Paducah Quilt show.
And my 2 daughters said they thought I should get one.
Just quilt for myself & few charity quilts.

03-23-2011, 05:16 PM

#44

greaterexp

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Join Date: Apr 2010

Location: Oregon

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I bought mine when I stumbled upon one on Craigslist. I need to home with our farm, but hoped to be able to earn enough to pay for this and have the option to machine quilt large quilts for myself and family who quilt. I'm a hand quilter at heart, but am amazed at the beautiful, skillful machine quilting that can be done. I'm paying off my quilter next month! It's an old one, but if I master this one, I can upgrade later.

03-24-2011, 01:45 AM

#45

JSNOMORE

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Join Date: Dec 2010

Location: southern NJ

Posts: 576

Quote:

Originally Posted by Spring

I decided I wanted one before I learned to quilt. I have been sewing for years and always wanted to learn to quilt. Any sewing machine that is so big that it needs its own apartment is freaking AWESOME!
Im tired of fighting the quilts with my machine and have thought many times that my husband could build me some kind of table that would turn my machine into a long arm.....lol
I will buy one when my youngest graduates college.....she is only 6, so I will be saving for a very long time.

You can turn your machine into a somewhat long arm. My father built mine from plans I found on ebay. Bought a janome 1600 with a 10 inch throat and used it for years. you are limited by the smaller throat space. I am now selling that one because I just got a Tin Lizzie 18.

03-24-2011, 06:58 AM

#46

quiltinghere

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Join Date: Mar 2010

Location: PROFESSIONAL Longarm Quilter NW Indiana

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Quote:

Originally Posted by auntjo

This is something I enjoy doing, I have the room, I'm making the time these days, I've raised my kids, it's my turn to spend my time doing what I enjoy doing while I still can!

I LOVE you way of thinking!

03-24-2011, 02:39 PM

#47

Olivia's Grammy

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Location: Fayetteville, GA

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I've never paid anyone to do my quilting. I started by hand quilting, but when I quit work and started getting serious about quilts I bought my first MidArm Quilting machine. I've bought a LAM since that. I've been using the quilting machine for about 10 years. I don't know how to quilt on regular machine.

03-24-2011, 04:22 PM

#48

IrishNY

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Join Date: Feb 2010

Location: was Upstate NY, now NC & TN

Posts: 2,328

Quote:

Originally Posted by quiltinghere

WHEN did you decide to buy a LA?
Like HOW LONG were you involved in making quilts before you decided you NEEDED a LA?
Did you get tired of paying to have someone else quilt your quilts?
Did you want to start up a business to make money at it?
How long did it actually take to make the purchase? months? years?

Thanks

I blame you people! :wink:

I've been quilting for 20 years, off and on. More when I was home with my kids, less when I went back to work in the last '90s. Then I stumbled on this board and it got me back to quilting with a vengeance. I had been taking my infrequent finished tops into a LAQ but decided if I was going to make lots more tops, I might as well buy a LA with the money instead of paying someone else.

Once I decided, I started watching for a good deal and found one in about 6 weeks. It's just for me; no plans to make money with it.