Hats off to those who quilt Without a Longarm
#1
Hats off to those who quilt Without a Longarm
It's been years since I attempted to do that. In fact that's why I was pushed to purchase one BUT, for reasons due to my own stupidity I was forced to finish a quilt on my domestic. Only three borders mind you, but I think its going to take a whole bottle of wine to get the cramps out my hands and shoulders.
Kudos to you quilters who do it all the time.
Kudos to you quilters who do it all the time.
#2
Need help with the wine?
I'm with you. I absolutely hated layering the quilt, and I had to quilt in sections because there was no way to get the big quilts that I usually make into that little sewing machine. Longarming has its own set of challenges, but I haven't forgotten that it takes a lot of patience and skill, not to mention stamina, to quilt well on a DSM.
I'm with you. I absolutely hated layering the quilt, and I had to quilt in sections because there was no way to get the big quilts that I usually make into that little sewing machine. Longarming has its own set of challenges, but I haven't forgotten that it takes a lot of patience and skill, not to mention stamina, to quilt well on a DSM.
#3
That is why a long arm resides at my house. I so admire anyone who does quilting on their domestic. Keep thinking that I will give it a try again. But then again, maybe not. Might have to learn to like wine!
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I would love to own a long arm. Or even a sit down model with the 16" throat. But for now all I have is my DSM Bernina and I finish all my own quilts on it. Around here it costs from $200 - $300 to send out a queen size quilt to someone with a long arm. I don't have that kind of money for the amount of quilts I make. I would rather buy fabric (and pay the mortgage and buy groceries and not have to go back to work)
Last week I finished FMQ on a 100 x 111 quilt for my daughter. I think I did a pretty good job. It took 11 bobbins and 3 days but I did it without killing myself
Last week I finished FMQ on a 100 x 111 quilt for my daughter. I think I did a pretty good job. It took 11 bobbins and 3 days but I did it without killing myself
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#8
I use Quilt as you Go and my Viking Ruby embroidery machine to do all my quilting. I have not the strength in my hands to hold all that material to FMQ or the money to send out my quilts.
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