I did it! Longarm has been ordered and now I have a question.
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One hint the previous owner gave me was to have a small practice "quilt" next to your quilt. To the backing front and back leaders, I pin a 3 layer sandwich on the far end (for me the left end is easiest). I do a practice run to check my tension and adjust accordingly. It's easy to check by unpinning and look at the underside. Sometimes I get a little heavy handed with my oil, and this helps absorb some excess before I sew on the quilt.
#16
You guys are awesome! I have recently bought a longarm also and just came to the end of my muslin sandwich and hate to waste another whole one- what a great idea to just add the top layer of muslin!!! It was miles long so wasting the batting again wasn't appealing. I learn something every day here!
#18
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Join Date: Apr 2010
Location: Greenville, Alabama
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Let us know how it goes with the new machine. I am sort of looking myself. After a few years or practicing and quilting a panel for a baby quilt and some odd fabric for throw pillows for the porch swing, etc. I am realizing that my Juki has such a limited width for quilting on my frame but then my frame isn't made for more than a 13-15 inch machine. Decisions, decisions. Ha Still trying to decide what direction to go. Q'Nique has some tension issues for some users and BabyLock Jazz has a 12 inch throat but doesn't have needle down feature. Oh Me. Hard to decide and no good places for me to try out machines. Will continue to follow along here.
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