Sophie2

I quilt all mine on my Topaz 30 and before that my Viking #1. I started out doing SND, then FMQ and have now done a few with the embroidery unit on my machine. I like all aspects of quilting, but must admit sometimes I stall when it comes to putting the backing, batting and top together.

Jingle

I hand quilted up until about 2004, now I FMQ all my quilts, no matter how big they are. I like being able to say I made it and take credit for the whole quilt. I love all phases of making quilts.

w7sue

I have always sent mine out to be longarm quilted by others - my husband purchased a Gammill for me this past summer and I have been doing some for charity and a couple of my own. I have two large quilts (scrappy) that are almost finished so we will see how that goes.

I never did well doing my own quilting on my personal machines and felt that with all the money and time I had spent in the making of the quilt - I didn't want to ruin them by not having a nice quilting job done on them. I have never been sorry about the money spent and it's been a lot over the years.

I have been quilting since 1998 and have made hundreds of quilts and spent hundreds, maybe thousands, of dollars on longarm quilting. I am hoping to get good enough that I can do longarm quilting for others and make some of that money back.

Right now, I do my own and practice on charity quilts. Each quilt looks better than the last and I am actually getting pretty good at meandering - not so good at pantographs yet - they are very intimidating to me - need to practice more. I will be loading some muslin on my machine soon and will spend some time doing pantographs on it so I can get in some practice - I hate to do them on quilts that people will use. I want my charity quilts to look nice too.

Sweeterthanwine

I do my own but I don't do fancy quilting. When I first started quilting I tied mine but the last two or three I have hand quilted. I find it very relaxing. To scared to attempt FMQ with my little machine.

WTxRed

I don't ever quilt any of my own and if i 'had' to - none of my tops would ever get quilted. They all go to the LAQ.

annesthreads

I couldn't afford to have my tops quilted by someone else, and I don't think I'd feel the quilts were quite mine if I did. I recently invested in a Janome 7700, replacing another Janome that wasn't good for quilting. With the help of Leah Day and her Quilt Along, my FMQ is improving rapidly and I'm beginning to enjoy it instead of seeing it as a necessary evil! I keep things simple, and sometimes stick to stitch in the ditch.

cassiemae

I hand quilt all my quilts except for the borders and I machine quilt them. I am retired and I enjoy doing them as
I am in no hurry. It is just what works for each individual. KEEP QUILTING.

MarLeClair

I tried quilting my own but even SITD turned out terrible. I don't like that part of the process and like someone else said, I like the pieceing and I love applique. If I had to quilt my tops, I wouldn't have any done. I say, do whatever makes you happy . If I had to quilt my own tops, I probably would stop sewing. Yes, sending them out to be LAQed is expensive but well worth the money IMHO.

lindy-2

i just got a used long arm and am practicing with it. befor that i had a phaff with a 9" throte on a frame and befor that i just stipled using my regular machine. that was a chore. i could never aford to send mine out quilting around here is fairly expensive.

Pat625

I hand quilt all of mine..Someday I would like to buy a machine I can quilt with, but my $99 Singer just isn't it!!