Midarm quilting machine
#6
Went to a quilt show today and played on one of these. IT WAS AMAZING! It is a FM quilting machine that you sit at. It was only $4500 including the ajustable table. Here is a you-tube demo of it. It is called HQ Sweet Sixteen.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4EHfo2WrHU
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z4EHfo2WrHU
#7
I am not sure this is exactly correct but a longarm is generally considered 18"+ and the midarm is anything between 10" to 18".
I also have a Juki TL98Q which has a 9" throat area and have no problems quilting a king size on it. It takes practice but can be done by bundling...it's really not that hard. I have a frame for it but actually prefer using it without it. The frame sits in a closet.
I also have a Juki TL98Q which has a 9" throat area and have no problems quilting a king size on it. It takes practice but can be done by bundling...it's really not that hard. I have a frame for it but actually prefer using it without it. The frame sits in a closet.
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If you're going to be doing big quilts and don't want to wrestle with the quilt, I would go for a long arm or a "stretched" machine, like a Bailey, which are a whole lot less costly than a "true" long arm. I have an Elna Quilter's Dream which does have a lot of room under the throat, but I fight with big quilts which seem to be the only kind I can make. LOL
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what you have to also consider is your space. I did not have room for a long-arm but my HQ16, which I love, fits beautifully in my sewing studio. I also don't worry that there is only about 16" of space to quilt (actually about 11" in terms of pantos). I meandered a king-sized quilt in less than 4 hours with NO pain!!!
#10
Originally Posted by nycquilter
what you have to also consider is your space. I did not have room for a long-arm but my HQ16, which I love, fits beautifully in my sewing studio. I also don't worry that there is only about 16" of space to quilt (actually about 11" in terms of pantos). I meandered a king-sized quilt in less than 4 hours with NO pain!!!
I did get my HQ as gently used and thus it was more affordable for me.
I know that sounds funny, but my sewing machines and cabinet are on the other side of the room, so I'm not using them at night when I have company.
I didn't get the lower trundle for the daybed, so I put a skirt on the daybed and use wheeled bins to hold some of my professional references from my former lives and such under the daybed and no one can see it all.
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