I love your videos, this one made me excited about finally trying pantographs. I bought my longarm machine two years ago. You are so easy to follow clear explanations and hands on. At first I was very intimidated with the handles in the back and following a pattern. The owner of my local quilt store offered to let me try on the store demo machine. I am hooked , thank you for giving me the confidence .
This may be a silly question, but how would you do this if you wanted to start stitching beginning with the first row and not stitch the ghost row? I have a practice quilt already on my machine. Also, I’m guessing you start quilting at a repeating pattern and not the first design on the edge of the pantograph?
With pantographs, you are meant to have partial rows top and bottom and partials down the sides. E2E is just that. A design that falls off all 4 sides. If you leave out the ghost row, because they undulate, you will be missing parts of the design meant to nest and will have bare spots.
@@whirlsnswirlsquilting4362 okay Thanks! . I tried this, but my pantograph and plexiglass would not lay straight because it kept hitting the channel lock. My pantograph does not have any lines on it, so I guess I could draw one using the channel locks. Thanks again
This is my first time running out of backing.. I was so upset.. This video was beyond hlepful. Thanks so much for your detailed and clear instructions... I'm saving this to refer back .
Thank you so much. I just got my snappers and was wondering how I was going to make the casings. Now I don't have to wonder anymore. So grateful!!! I'll be making casings tomorrow!
Very good video. I do have 1 question that wasn't addressed. Do you make sure when placing the panto, that design is started & stopped on each side at same place as well as top & bottom, so that the design starts & stops on each side in same place as well?
With some panto designs, I do 'centre' them so that the design doesn't cut off a lot of a large motif and leave only a tiny bit but if the panto is a simple design with not a lot of different elements (or the borders are a busy fabric for example) I don't worry about it. On quilts with solid or tone on tone fabrics for the borders, I do like to move the paper side to side so it looks 'even'. For top to bottom, it is what it is. Pantos are meant to fall off all 4 sides and unless the design happens to have the perfect dimensions to 'fit' the quilt top, it won't be the same top and bottom. That has never bothered me. Hope that helps! :)
Also, new to longarm quilting and pantographs. Would like to know the most effective method for anchoring the clear vinyl to the machine bed. Great video, thanks so much. Donna
I was taught to look ahead a little bit from the laser light.Just as you would be driving a car. You can still see the light but, you,re looking to where to move it to. When driving a car, you don't look down the hood of it to drive, you look ahead.
I'm on my 3rd pamtograph applique quilt. I'm using the "Popcorn" it has 2 small double rolls. Can you explain how to work with 2 small rows? Thank you.
Wow! This is an excellent video. I followed your explanations without issue and used a pantograph for the first time. As others have said, you are an excellent teacher. Thank you for providing these instructions. You are greatly appreciated. 🤗😊
I am only good at meander. I use it or loops. I can do feathers. I wouldn’t call them good, but for me, they’re ok. I’m not going to even try some of that fancy quilting. I don’t think the quilting should compete with the quilt top pattern. It used to be that the quilting was just to hold the quilt together. My grandmother handmade quilts. She just used, I think it was yarn and called tied? Not sure, but my point is, the quilting doesn’t need to be fancy. It’s pretty when you can see it, but if you have to hold it up to the light to see it, because it’s a busy quilt top, then it’s not necessary. So I do meander. Just my opinion, of course. I guess I’m a minimalist. 🙂 Thanks for all of your videos. I think I’ve watched most of them and they are very helpful. You do beautiful work.
So much help. I’ve had the Red Snappers for at least two years was dreading taking the leaders off and making the pockets. I sew all the time, so making the pocket was not the problem. It was removing the leaders and then getting them back on and making sure everything lines up just so. I don’t know, just lazy I guess. Lol. It just seemed like a big job. I do hate pinning. My fingers always get holes and I cuss a lot. Lol. Well I’m gonna try this. Need to get these quilt top quilted. I always put off the quilting. Lazy…lol
You are a very excellent teacher. I am new to pantos and am not to secure with doing them, but I keep trying. Th hank you so much for doing this thtorial.
You cannot imagine how helpful this was...wish I had seen it a month ago before I put my four QOV's on the longarm. I am self taught without any friends that quilt. I have watched many videos but this was the most detailed and helpful. Thankyou. I will be watching more of your videos.
Where can I get the clamp on and do they just clamp onto the material you have hanging on your machine? I knew it this but I like the way that looks and it looks much better than clamping them on to the bars. Thank you for sharing.
Great and informative video. One question - could the set up and finish be done on opposite sides of those demonstrated? I have a hand crank for advancing my quilt on the frame and it is on the right side of the frame. Would be difficult to advance accurately as the light would be on the opposite side of the machine. Hopefully this makes sense.
As a new longarm owner I was thrilled to find your videos. You make loading and using pantographs a breeze. I know with continued practice it will just get easier. Thanks for sharing!
