Longarm -- yes or no!

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03-20-2010, 04:32 PM

#51

Ramblinrose

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Jois, you and I are on the same wave length!

03-20-2010, 04:46 PM

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littlehud

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Originally Posted by peabee

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Originally Posted by littlehud

I have a Juki on a frame and I love it. Works great for me.

littlehud, which frame are you using? i'm thinking about the juki tl98q (qtl?), did you buy them at a show?dealer?used?
thanks!!

I have a Grace pinne frame. I bought it from sewvacdirect.com. Great price and free shipping. I bought my Juki from them about four years ago. Again, best price and free shipping.

03-20-2010, 05:16 PM

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cscmath

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I have had my HQ 16 for about 6 months and LOVE IT!! I make mostly lap quilts, but had two main frustrations with quilting with my domestic machine: I hated pin-basting (usually down on the floor), and I could only quilt about a 6" area at once, and that meant I couldn't even quilt a big flower in an 8" block. My HQ is so easy to load, and gives me so much more flexibility in my quilting. I am finally making my way through the stack of tops I have accumulated. I bought mine new at a major quilt show, and a local rep came and set the whole thing up. Well worth it!! He also gave me many tips and ideas. Love the whole thing!!

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03-20-2010, 06:28 PM

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zz-pd

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I am learning to quilt on my elna. If I could afford a long arm, I would buy one. that would be so much easier. Penny

03-20-2010, 06:47 PM

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cscmath

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Ultimate Guide to Longarm Quilting by Linda Taylor is the best book I have seen.

03-20-2010, 07:44 PM

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Texas Quilter

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I purchased a Innova 26" longarm back in July and absolutly love it. I have just finished quilting a t-shirt quilt that was 109" x 109" and 36 shirts. I used a pantograph and it really turned out looking great!!!

03-20-2010, 08:28 PM

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sylvia77

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cscmath, those quilts are beautiful. Did you use the longarm to quilt them?

03-21-2010, 12:06 AM

#58

ScubaK

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I soooo want a long arm...
I cannot stand it!
Just haven't figured out the setup I would like.
Kirsten

03-21-2010, 01:00 AM

#59

SazuBMidlands

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I quilt smaller quilts on my regular machine. For some large quilts I can just about do straight lines with a lot of faffing. For ones I'd particularly like done nicely I finish the tops and then store them. Someday I hope to either buy a longarm and finish them, or work out sending them to someone.

Until then I can dream...

03-21-2010, 03:48 AM

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cjtinkle

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I believe a longarm is considered 18 inch throat and longer, a midarm is under 18 inches.

I have both an APQS Millennium, and an HQ16 (which I have up for sale). They are both wonderful to quilt on, and it is so much easier than trying to wrestle a quilt through a regular sewing machine.