Jingle

Good for you. If I had the room, I would like to get a sit down LA.

twinkie

Good luck with it

quilttiger

Congratulations! There is a learning curve, but I think it is so true no matter what brand is involved. I have a Bailey 17" Pro, too, and I like it very much. No computer parts to break down and you can do your own cleaning and oiling without having to pay someone else do it for you.

tezell0801

Thanks everyone! I know I will have good days and not so good days, but I can't wait to start learning. Getting the room ready now - a project that has escalated into more than I bargained for, but I am sure it will be worth it once I am finished and happily quilting!

mjhaess

Congrats....Enjoy.....

patchwork

Remember to BREATHE, relax and enjoy learning

quiltingshorttimer

I got a long arm 6 weeks ago and several friends told me to load a plain (and cheap) quilt on it and then quilt the whole thing in one color thread, and then re-load and quilt again in another thread color, and so on. Basically just practice every design we can think of. So far I'm still working in the same color thread. One friend told me that her "picnic" quilt weighs a ton due to the 40lbs of thread in it! But once she's worked it over she was so much more confident. So that's what I'm working on, too!

Wildernessties

Wow! Sounds like fun and I can understand why you are so excited!

klgls

I hope you enjoy it. I bought a mid-arm quilting machine and frame and find that I like FMQing on my Janome 6600 better - hate the setting up, etc. on the frame. I'm going to try and sell it, I think.

ctipton

Oh Congrats