by Angel135612 » February 7th, 2014, 11:30 am
I have always wanted a long arm quilting machine, but I don't have any place to put one in my current house, too many other crafting tools (like my 24" SB, and two sewing/embroidery machines). I figured if I can quilt my quilts on either of my sewing machines, and get good at it, it will be easier to convince my BF that I NEED a long arm quilting machine, when I retire and we move into a larger house. (LOL I think we are the only people that are looking to go larger when we retire instead of smaller). I'm sure I can get good at it, if I just take the time to practice and work on it consistently. I try to sit at my machine for a few minutes each evening after work and before dinner, and spend some of that time practicing free motion. I have a king size 4 Patch Posie Supreme quilt that needs quilting for our bed, and have been dreading working on that, but can't afford to send it out to be quilted, so I need to do something with it. The hardest part is deciding what design I want to use to do the quilting. I have signed up for some quilting classes on Craftsy, and those help a lot, since I can't take local classes.
I will have to get some pictures of my quilts posted on my (neglected) blog, even if they aren't finished yet. But need to take pictures first... LOL Actually I need to take pictures of my quilts so I can keep them in mind while I'm thinking of quilting designs to use. When they are folded up and put away, I don't think about them, so I may spend some time working on that when we get back from vacation.
Diane in Colorado Springs
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