Kitsie

Me too! Nice to do in the evening.

rryder

I quilt all mine- to me that part’s the most fun!

Rob

Krisb

I also quilt my own.

Jingle

I always quilt my quilts. The ones I quilt and make for my double quilt I make them larger. Not an expert but I take pride in saying I made it all.

Mariposa

I quilt my own quilts on my HQ16. I can do up to a queen size, but wish I had upgraded to a bigger table. My king size will have to be sent out.

NJ Quilter

I'm very new to machine quilting. Have only done a couple so far. I just finished a king size on my DSM. It was quite a struggle and I have the tendonitis in my elbow to show for it. I was on a time crunch so really didn't have much choice.

That said, I'm also in the process of completing quilts for a recently deceased friend. Those went to a longarmer (her SIL). I just picked up 3 of the 4 she's doing. She did a great job and I was quite impressed that the cost was not as horrible as I expected especially since she provided the batting for one of them. She did a great job.

I don't envision myself sending my own quilts out to be longarmed but if I did, I know where I'll be going!

SillySusan

I used to SITD on my trusty little DSM, but I am old, ... very old, so most of mine are tied now. Most of my quilts are donations and are strictly utilitarian. No wall hangings and certainly no prize winners!

dallen4350

For me it’s a combination. I have already quilted a king sized on my DSM. And I’ve sent out a intricate pp unicorn wall hanging to a LA. If I want stitch-in-the-ditch or simple straight lines, I’ll quilt it myself. If I want more pizazz, I send it to a very creative long-armer. For me, it’s too hard to do smooth curves etc on a large quilt on my sewing machine.

Sharonquilts

I quilt my own as well on my DSM. Even though my quilting skills aren't great, it's the part I enjoy the most. So far, most of my quilts have been donation quilts, 2 baby quilts and 1 Bargello that I'm still working on for me. I am amazed at what LA's can do but I want to complete my quilts myself ... besides, that's the only way I'm going to learn and improve.

WMUTeach

For me it depends on the quilt and who it is going to and the size. I guess, I am of an age that I don't want to wrangle a big quilt around any longer. Large quilts go to the LA. I do a lot of twin/throw quilts and if straight line (crosshatch) works, I do that. I also have discovered wavy quilting which is fast and on some quilts blend in beautifully. I love FM but my new machine does not. Grrrr that is why I bought the machine.