My second time renting time on the long arm
09-03-2010, 04:24 PM
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My first experience renting time on the long arm quilting machine was good but I had some tension problems that I didn't notice until half way through because I threaded the machine wrong. My second experience (this morning for 3 hours) I was able to finish the bird quilt (fill in where I had to rip out quilting because too loopy on back) and complete the dino kid quilt. I am please so but I obviously need more practice. I would like to know how you think out your quilts and what kind of patterns you do where.
I fell in love with the bird fabric when I first saw it but didn't know what to do with it. I don't love it so it was good to practice on.
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closer look at the birds. Fabric is too busy to see the quilting...thankfully!
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Bought this fabric at walmart and need around 18in to make binding. The one walmart that still has fabric around here doesn't have any more. If you have it or can get it I will gladly pay you. Please pm me if you can help.
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I just loved this panel and it was fun to quilt it in bright green. Of course that means you can see all my mistakes/ I mean artful stitching. ha ha
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and these are the $2/yard fabs I picked up at walmart (5 yards ea). the middle one is kind of sage green. I figured they would make fine backing fabric at $2/yard it's cheaper than muslin.
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I meandered around the dinos and outside border. I did a kind of dental pattern in the interior pebble border and graduated circles/curliques in the green. At first I didn't quilt on the dinos but the back looked so bare I decided to go over them a bit.
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09-03-2010, 04:46 PM
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Originally Posted by Jim's Gem
Your quilting looks great!! I wish we had a place around here where you could rent time on a Long Arm. It would be a good way to get a feel if you really wanted to buy one.
Barb
09-03-2010, 05:19 PM
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Originally Posted by Stitching4Fun
Originally Posted by Jim's Gem
Your quilting looks great!! I wish we had a place around here where you could rent time on a Long Arm. It would be a good way to get a feel if you really wanted to buy one.
Barb
09-03-2010, 05:25 PM
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Originally Posted by acesgame
Originally Posted by Stitching4Fun
Originally Posted by Jim's Gem
Your quilting looks great!! I wish we had a place around here where you could rent time on a Long Arm. It would be a good way to get a feel if you really wanted to buy one.
Barb
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