I am curious, do you quilt yr own or send it out? Why
#133
I quilt them myself. I feel that if I put all the work into making a quilt I need to do the quilting myself for it to really feel like my quilt. Right now I am working on a quilt for my daughter and I bought the thicker batt and that is a real problem when trying to fit it thru the opening in my machine. No more thick batting for me. With the reg. batt I have no trouble.
#135
I quilt my own as then I consider it to be my quilt. I can make the decisions as to what I quilt where and have no-one else to 'blame' for mistakes or successes. It also improves my skill set with all the practice that I get.
#136
Originally Posted by Floralfab
I quilt them myself. I feel that if I put all the work into making a quilt I need to do the quilting myself for it to really feel like my quilt. Right now I am working on a quilt for my daughter and I bought the thicker batt and that is a real problem when trying to fit it thru the opening in my machine. No more thick batting for me. With the reg. batt I have no trouble.
#138
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Polo, IL
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I used to do my own on a regular machine. I couldn't bear to part with the longarm fee. I finally researched for two years and watched for a used longarm. I got a used Hinterberg Voyager 17 on a Stretch frame. It is the BEST thing I ever did. Very cost effective. Hinterberg recently merged with Nolting now but I highly recommend to buy from Dekk't Out Quilting in Ohio. Customer service from Steve Dekker is awesome and I didn't even get my machine from him but I would if I upgrade.
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Dekk't Out Quilting Supply
Authorized Dealer: Nolting/Hinterberg Design/QBOT
Office: (419) 474-8756
Fax: (419) 474-0667
Cell: (419) 345-7006
#139
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Join Date: Jul 2009
Posts: 935
I do my own. Where I live, you can pay upwards of $125 to $150 or higher for a LA-er to do a bed-sized quilt, and that doesn't include them doing the binding (plus you provide your own batting). I just can't afford to have them done at these prices. On the plus side, with as many as I make, I am getting better at doing it myself!!
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