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Gator

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  1. Thank you Sharon, I appreciate the info and kind words. I did 27 years in the Navy and loved every minute of it. Our National Anthem still brings tears to my eyes.
  2. Sharon, your quilts are so exquisite! I wish I didn't have a 7 to 4 job with a 45 minute drive, so I could make more quilts. I haven't even made myself a QOV.
  3. Try Amazon. That's where I usually find the books I want especially those that are old or out of print.
  4. Great job, did you make the couch cover? I wish I could make one.
  5. Great job! I agree the binding is great. I'm terrible at binding, yours looks show ready.
  6. Whew, thanks Heidi. I thought I was the only on who never changed her canvas. My machine is a 2009 and I do the same as Heidi. Every now and then I zip them together and give them a spritz of water too.
  7. I work 9 hours a day but could make a block, if anyone was thinking we should make her a quilt? I remember when we used to make them on here for members.
  8. Thanks Heidi, sad to hear she's still in the hospital but glad she's recovering. COPD is not your friend when having surgery, especially if it's a long one.
  9. Rita, Sounds like things are finally moving along. Saying prayers for the tests, surgery and recovery. You are one tough cookie. God bless and be with you and your family.
  10. Rita, thinking about you. God won't give us more than we can handle, you are a very strong special woman. My prayers are with you and him. You want those lungs working good when you go in for surgery.
  11. I use Quilter's Dream batting, without pokies. I prefer to provide batting for customer's quilt and charge them a fair price. Most of the time the pokies will pull back into the quilt when washed.
  12. Rita, will keep you in my prayers and him too.
  13. I'm going to chime in for a moment. I'm totally partial to APQS. Our machines are easy to use and have few problems you can't fix yourself. Customer service is exceptional and second to none. I've called one of the company reps on a weekend and we troubleshot the problem over the phone, yes I held the phone up to the running machine. She knew what the problem was and I had parts by Monday. If you can't reach a rep, someone on this forum can usually talk you through a resolution. Used APQS machines sold through the company are completely checked out and refurbished/updated with grease etc. They also come with a warranty. You can trust most used machines sold by the owner. Like Helen stated, machines are sold due the things she mentioned, other's trade-up to newer models with more features or throat space. APQS machines devaluate very slowly and last forever, as long as you maintain them. We can tell you what we love about our machines but you really need to "test drive" them to know exactly what you want. Any APQS quilter in you neighborhood will usually invite you over for a test run. I think you're on your way, asking questions like you have here is smart. Have fun on your adventure, hope to see your quilts here in the near future. PS: What other company lets you be a member of their forum, no matter what machine you own? Need I profess again, CUSTOMER SERVICE!!!!!
  14. Hi Green, you really should test drive the machines if possible. Ask around, see if anyone near you has APQS machines, check the dealer site here too. Just about any APQS owner would love to show you their beloved machines (give you great pointers too). Don't be afraid to talk to a dealer, APQS dealers are APQS quilters who won't "hard sell" you. The dealers will do demos and let you decide when to connect with them. I'm only 5FT tall and I have no problems with the Millie, mine is a 2009 model. Have fun shopping, don't forget to check out Lucy and Larry!
  15. Welcome Beth! We are family, here to assist and ooooo and awwwww at each others work.
  16. Hi everyone. I love how fast, ideas discussed by quilters become a commercial product! I just received my Nancy Notions catalog and low and behold, what did I see in it as a product? Something called an "ironing cradle" which could also be used under your frame to keep your fabric, quilt, etc., off the floor. It's only a max of 65in for now but give them time. It looks like a long foldable laundry frame, with "heavyweight plastic" for the cradle. It's on sale for $79, gotta love it! PS: I'm not saying I invented this gizmo but saw and heard others talking about a cradle to keep your quilts off the floor on here many times.
  17. Yep, I have my snappers sewn into canvas that zips on the leaders. I originally had Leader Grips and hated them. I had the originals which you had to shrink wrap the pieces together to fit your size of frame. My Leader Grips kept folding in the middle and the Leader Grips were not flexible so they were hard to install in a small space. I watched Renee's video and decided to switch to Red Snappers, it was a great video (none provided for leader grips). I bought the snappers and tape measure and haven't looked back since. I've had the same set of Red Snappers for years and they are still like new. Love them. Oh I have the zippers because they were the first "gadget" to come out, I hated pins!!!!! Took me longer to pin a quilt then to actually quilt it, LOL.
  18. Sorry, I have IQ which is amazing. You should get what you can afford and comfortable with. I don't know anything about Quilt EZ. Have you considered the APQS Quilt Path it is another wonderful and some what easy computer to use? Donna is correct, check the features, are you just wanting to do end to end (pantographs) or custom? Lots of questions. Try testing the systems at a show or visit with someone who has the system. I wasted a lot of money on lots of gadgets and a computer program called PC Quilter (that was a disaster on my domestic machine), I think I would have saved money if I would have did my homework and bought the IQ (or Quilt Path) to start with. Only you know your limits. Have fun and good luck.
  19. Congrats, studio looks great. My ironing board is only 82 inches long, I made it out of a door we removed from the house.. Now I just need to get a longer frame for "Gator:.
  20. Just curious, why did you go from a Lenni to the Bernina?
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