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From: heartland
Date: 08-22-2005, 12:23 PM (1 of 10)
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Do any of you have a longarm quilting business? I don't know if this is for me or not, but I dream about having a way to generate income out of my home.
Donna
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User: heartland
Member since: 05-23-2001 Total posts: 88 
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From: Chrysantha
Date: 08-22-2005, 09:40 PM (2 of 10)
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I don't...but I wish I did. You can get videos of 'some' of the Longarm Quilters offline. Like Gammill. Start up cost for one is about $10,000 or more depending on which one you get and what you get with it. (I priced out what I wanted and it was $25,000) You also need the room. You need a room at least 15' long. (20' is better)You need space for the quilter and rollers. (plus the stool you might need to sit on when you get tired of standing...they have one that sits on a rail and you can slide back and forth) So I need a new house and LOTS of money...where IS that lottery when you need it ??? 
Chrys
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User: Chrysantha
Member since: 09-06-2002 Total posts: 2414 
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From: Catalina
Date: 08-23-2005, 05:22 AM (3 of 10)
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And then you need practice and more practice before you start working on other peoples quilts!! |
User: Catalina
Member since: 01-06-2005 Total posts: 119 |
From: heartland
Date: 08-23-2005, 11:17 AM (4 of 10)
I know all about the room and practice, I have a short arm set up now. Even though the machine doesn't have the reach of a longarm, the frame does take up as much room. Luckily, I have a room that I can donate to this. A longarm would be great for the bigger work area, my system is so limiting! Maybe someday........... 
Donna
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User: heartland
Member since: 05-23-2001 Total posts: 88
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From: mbar03
Date: 08-24-2005, 11:40 AM (5 of 10)
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Donna, what short arm system do you have/use? What's limiting about it?
Michelle
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User: mbar03
Member since: 07-11-2005 Total posts: 15 |
From: SummersEchos
Date: 08-24-2005, 01:28 PM (6 of 10)
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A lady who I use to work with at JoAnn's has a longarm machine. It is huge and she has gotten failry good on it. She has done some quilts for other people, but nothing really fancy. She has joined a group with other longarm owners to get tips and such from them. She wants to do just this have a small business using her skills and machine. She took the machine over a cruise/trip for her 25th wedding anniv. As she says it all depends on your skill level and how much time you want to put into the business. The skill level for her is the hardest part, being that she can do so many different design. I think part of it is just her not feeling she can do it, the confidence level is not quite there.
Summer
FREE FALLIN |
User: SummersEchos
Member since: 09-29-2004 Total posts: 884 |
From: heartland
Date: 08-24-2005, 09:44 PM (7 of 10)
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I have a HandiQuilter frame and a Juki 98e machine. This system works well, but I am limited to the size of pattern that I can make without running out of room. As the quilt is quilted, it is wound in the throat of the machine, limiting the movement of the machine. : Motifs and pantograms have to be done in stages as the throat fills with batting. You can imagine how quickly a 9" throat space fills up. Every system out there has it's pros and cons, but the biggest hurdle I see is to have a machine with reach.
Donna
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User: heartland
Member since: 05-23-2001 Total posts: 88
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From: mbar03
Date: 08-24-2005, 11:02 PM (8 of 10)
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Thanks, Donna!
Michelle
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User: mbar03
Member since: 07-11-2005 Total posts: 15 |
From: lovestosew
Date: 10-25-2005, 12:10 AM (9 of 10)
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Has anyone tried the quilt binder attachment at http:// www.quiltbinder.com Thanks |
User: lovestosew
Member since: 10-24-2005 Total posts: 2 |
From: Dustbunny01
Date: 11-12-2005, 01:42 AM (10 of 10)
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They say even with patterns It takes a lot of time to become good at long arm quilting. I think most of "Quilters" would love to have a long arm sewing machine and a long arm frame. like so many others I can only dream online. I have seen some quilts done on a long-arm and they are wonderful.. but for now, like so many others , my quilting is done on my home sewing machine. and I am very limited to what I can do. You can buy a foot ( which I call a hopping foot and drop your dog feet, to do free motion quilting, but that takes time master. DB
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User: Dustbunny01
Member since: 11-11-2005 Total posts: 159 
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