First quilt on the long arm
01-30-2010, 09:49 PM
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I wished it looked as good from the back as it does from the front!!! :P I have 5 more rows of the curclicues to take out. I'll re-do them since it really does need a little filling in between the heart rows.
I think I have enough off-white jelly roll strips left over from something else to use for binding. If not, going to have to find something in my stash and I don't think I have anything that would go well with this.
I think I have enough off-white jelly roll strips left over from something else to use for binding. If not, going to have to find something in my stash and I don't think I have anything that would go well with this.
01-31-2010, 07:36 AM
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Ok Pam this is your first quilt on the new Long Arm and you look like you have been doing it for years!!!!
Have you posted any pics of the machine by itself and all of the neat gadgets it comes with? I think after seeing this I am going to go and buy me one now!
Billy
Have you posted any pics of the machine by itself and all of the neat gadgets it comes with? I think after seeing this I am going to go and buy me one now!
Billy
01-31-2010, 08:18 AM
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There are some pics here http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-34871-1.htm
It's a Queen Quilter by the makers of the Tin Lizzie. It's pretty basic and has a stitch regulator and a bobbin winder. Also came with the Grace frame and a laser for following patterns. It takes 6 steel "EMT" poles that you have to buy seperately. I got them at Home Depot for $7.50 each. I got 10' poles but you can use shorter ones.
If I had to do it again I would like a metal frame and it also doesn't have a channel lock, which I didn't think of. It will probably be very important for some things to be able to lock the machine carriage side-to-side and front-to-back. I've been looking at frames and they seem to start at around $2k.
I really like it. It moves very smoothly, almost too smoothly and it is easy to get out of control. I want to get the micro-handles with the controls on them for detailed work too.
It's a Queen Quilter by the makers of the Tin Lizzie. It's pretty basic and has a stitch regulator and a bobbin winder. Also came with the Grace frame and a laser for following patterns. It takes 6 steel "EMT" poles that you have to buy seperately. I got them at Home Depot for $7.50 each. I got 10' poles but you can use shorter ones.
If I had to do it again I would like a metal frame and it also doesn't have a channel lock, which I didn't think of. It will probably be very important for some things to be able to lock the machine carriage side-to-side and front-to-back. I've been looking at frames and they seem to start at around $2k.
I really like it. It moves very smoothly, almost too smoothly and it is easy to get out of control. I want to get the micro-handles with the controls on them for detailed work too.
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