I aim to provide both instructional/information videos on long arm quilting to help you learn more about the process. I also have a playlist just for quilting demonstrations. There is something about watching the quilting process that is so mesmerizing.
This was so informative and well presented. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and advice. I have machine quilted small projects and this reinforces my feeling that I’m better off using someone who has a Longarm for my actual quilts. Thank you again!
Lol, thank you for the good laugh this morning! I appreciate your comment, lol, and the compliment! Quilting this way also helped me appreciate my long arm even more. I could have had that quilt done in about a third of the time if I had finished it on my long arm. The other quilt top I made for this series will be long armed.
Awesome! Let me know how it goes. If you are on Facebook, I have a page, Krista’s Quilting Services and a group called Beginner Quilt Design. You can share the blocks or quilts you make there. Or if you have any questions about making it, I can help you out there too. I’d love to see how yours turns out.
@@cutekids6326 I am glad you want to learn! You can continue watching my videos as they release and search RU-vid for additional learn to sew tutorials. Check with your friends as well, some of them may also sew and be willing to help you out too.
8:28 -- "You do not need a fancy seam ripper, but sometimes the fancier ones make ripping out those seams just a little bit less painful to do." -- That is so true! might as well make it as enjoyable as possible because having to redo your work is frustrating enough.
I have a couple pretty ones in my favourite colours. I've been seeking out hand crafted ones at quilt shows, it's hard to settle on an option when there are so many beautiful ones to choose from. They feel so good to hold too.
This one had a padded mattress cover for batting, it was interesting to work with. It took some adjusting to get the hopping foot just right. I was having some issues with skipping stitches when basting it and the hopping foot correction cleared that up! I used those quilt clips/mini clips/clothespin like things to hold the backing to my leader clothes. I don’t remember what they are called. They basically give me an extra hand and the pinning process is so much quicker and easier.
I prefer a cotton or cotton blend batting. I haven’t doubled up batting yet or used polyester yet. I have recently used several blankets for batting and a mattress pad. The mattress pad was a challenge - it was a tight fit and I had to adjust my hopping foot. When I first started I was getting a lot of skipped stitches. The hopping foot wasn’t at the correct height for the materials.
It looks like you have a Continuum 2 frame. It also looks like you float the batting and top. Do you ever attach the backing to the backing bar? I don't like the was this model was designed. The Backing bar is pretty far back and below the Belly Bar. How do you feel about the?
I have only attached the backing to the belly bar. I have heard that a lot of people use the backing bar for batting. They buy a roll and re-roll the whole thing onto the lower bar instead. I haven’t done it, but have thought about it. I do float the batting and top and often use clips to secure it to the belly bar. I’ve also used the backing bar to hold my batting and top out of the way when it’s floor length. I don’t always do it, if I need to look underneath then I have to pull it all forward and that can be a pain. But I’d rather not step on the top or batting.
