Learning to use a long-arm
#1
was a lot of fun and a lot of hard work. I went to a LQS yesterday and spent 6 hours learning to use a long-arm. I had a d9p that has been waiting 3 years to be quilted. As it was a Christmas quilt, I really was not in a great hurry to get it finished. I have it now in the stack of quilts that only need the hand stitching on the binding. I am sure that with a lot of practice, my long-arm work will get to be about half as good as my friend who does my long-arm quilting. I don't really know if I want to drive a hour each way and then spend a day and still pay as much as my friend charges, just so I can say I did it all.
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Oh my how you sound like I did when I went to my not so LQS over an hour away to take LAing lesson. You got farther than me though if you managed to get a quilt done. I went in the other direction though and lusted after my own LA until I got it. You would be surprised at how quickly you can improve when you have one. Would your friend let you practice on hers?
#3
Originally Posted by feline fanatic
Oh my how you sound like I did when I went to my not so LQS over an hour away to take LAing lesson. You got farther than me though if you managed to get a quilt done. I went in the other direction though and lusted after my own LA until I got it. You would be surprised at how quickly you can improve when you have one. Would your friend let you practice on hers?
#7
When I got my longarm I was so excited! I loaded up some muslin and started quilting. I WAS SO DISAPPOINTED! The design on the piece was nothing like I had in my mind.
I had posted my frustrations on another board and got a wonderful suggestion. Draw a few horizontal lines on the practice piece. Now, write the alphabet with the longarm. That suggestion was a GOD SEND to me.
Give that a try.
I had posted my frustrations on another board and got a wonderful suggestion. Draw a few horizontal lines on the practice piece. Now, write the alphabet with the longarm. That suggestion was a GOD SEND to me.
Give that a try.
#8
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Originally Posted by crashnquilt
When I got my longarm I was so excited! I loaded up some muslin and started quilting. I WAS SO DISAPPOINTED! The design on the piece was nothing like I had in my mind.
I had posted my frustrations on another board and got a wonderful suggestion. Draw a few horizontal lines on the practice piece. Now, write the alphabet with the longarm. That suggestion was a GOD SEND to me.
Give that a try.
I had posted my frustrations on another board and got a wonderful suggestion. Draw a few horizontal lines on the practice piece. Now, write the alphabet with the longarm. That suggestion was a GOD SEND to me.
Give that a try.
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