Dianne Lenore

A friend told me today that she has old machine that does't drop the feed dogs and she can still use the darning foot. I have heard of women using the old treadle machines to quilt free hand. You can also put scotch tape over the feed dogs.

Dianne Lenore

Roll from the edge to the middle very tightly and pin or clip the roll in place. Put the roll on the right side of the needle leaving the other half draped to the left. Quilt from the mddle out.

Quilter2B

I don't have a long arm yet but once we get moved and settled that is going to be my new baby. Up til now I have used a regular domestic. I've tried rolling and and scrunching. Rolling is tough with larger quilts but works pretty well for lap/crib sizes. I found the key for the bigger ones that you have to scrunch and flatten is to make sure you have enough support for the quilt that is not on the machine. I always start in the middle and work my way out that way I do the toughest part first.

Shibori

Sometimes, however it will get in there!

garysgal

I have a Juki mid-arm and a regular machine.

thequilterslink

i have a longarm, a prodigy

cwessel47

I only hand quilt my quilts - probably because I couldn't afford/ fit something else in here. But also because I love it. I've sent one consignment quilt out - as the customer was willing to pay for it - and I wasn't willing to quilt it. Large display quilt for a veterinarian's office. And I machine quilt on a regular machine for table runners, potholders - the little stuff. On my 74 year old machine!

rrowe

I have a Gammill Premier Plus. Love it. Tried to quilt by domestic but my back hurt so bad and I had cramps in my arms. Said it wasn't worth it for me. I sent some out to longarmers but that is so expensive, so bit the bullet and bought a used machine from Gammill in West Plains, MO. Love it.

texasquilter2010

I was so luckey I bought a older Gammil & it works like its new. The lady i got it from quilted on it for years she bought it in 1989 .Now if i can just use it ( grins ) She lives a few miles from me but was nice enough to offer to help me with it. here is a picture of it

misoop

I just got a HQ 16 in May....before that I've done smaller quilts on my domestic sewing machine.....learned how to hand-quilt, too.