Baileys Longarm quilting machine
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Originally Posted by leatheflea
You know its just like any other new toy or tool. Theres a learning curve. Its a lot different than sewing on a regular machine. If you cant draw you cant draw with a sewing machine, so you'll have to invest in some templates or pantos depending on weather or not you intend to put it on a frame.
My favorite 'ahHA" moment was when I viewed a DVD by Dawn Ramirez "The Pajama quilter" (yes! She does her DVDS in her jammies! ). She introduced me to practicing my free motion on a white board. BOY were my 1st drawings NASTY! But they were eraseable! She has 2 DVDs out and I have #2 on my Christmas wish list. Now I have some basic designs on auto pilot. I also have a small tablet sized white board I take with me in the car when I'm learning a new design. I'm doing butterflies now! Here is her site:
http://www.pajamaquilter.com/
There are short video trailers of the DVD too, so you can get a taste of her teaching style. She is very encouraging. Just ONE suggestion: LOW ODOR DRY ERASE MARKERS! (when I got the DVD, I sat down and doodled so much, I dried one up. My husband came in and thought I had dumped some kind of paint in the bedroom...PEEEEUUUUUU!
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