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    dbams reacted to RunningThreads in Researching used longarms.   
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    dbams reacted to jimerickson in Researching used longarms.   
    Tammy:  Used APQS machines are great.  Industrial quality, great factory support.  You can hardly go wrong buying a used APQS machine.  Start looking in the used machines for sale forum here.  Good luck.  Jim
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    dbams reacted to jimerickson in Looking for SMALLER BLISS Table for APQS Freedom (2012)   
    Tammie:  Have you considered simply having your table cut down?  I think it's doable, and having it cut down may be easier than replacing it.  good luck.  Jim
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    dbams reacted to Tammy V. in Screws on cover plate too tall, snags basting stitches   
    I just jumped on apqs fb and did a search. I found out that the top of the baseplate has recessed screw holes. Solves my problem!
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    dbams reacted to srichardson in 10 ft table   
    I have a 2008 Millie.  My leaders measure 103.5 inches.  The size of table was dictated by the size of my sewing room.  I would have bought a twelve foot table if I had the room.  In reality the ten foot has served me well and I haven't needed a larger frame.  I don't have a quilt business and haven't needed to quilt any king sized quilts.
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    dbams reacted to RunningThreads in 2016 Lennie for sale   
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    dbams got a reaction from srichardson in Millie 2013 forsale   
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    dbams reacted to BonnieJ in Machine gear’s won’t move   
    Well when all else fails turn the machine off and back on. Seemed to fix my problem. Yeah!
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    dbams got a reaction from RunningThreads in Millie 2013 forsale   
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    dbams reacted to RunningThreads in Missing Part   
    This is the on board bobbin winder. Flip the lever on the black box down and it will shut off.
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    dbams reacted to RunningThreads in Mag collar   
    Mag collar is how the machine knows to stop at the correct needle up or down position.  If it is not properly adjusted you will have problems pulling up the bobbin thread. 
     
    Nigel
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    dbams reacted to loraquilts in UFO Challenge 2024   
    Every year I tell myself that I need to finish three UFO (Unfinished Projects (don't know where the "0" fits in)).  This year I've set the goal at 3 completely finished projects for the year and my stretch goal is 6 fully completed projects for the year.  I've also committed to not starting any new projects until I completely finish at lease 3 UFOs.  
    Well, my friends, it's only February 21, 2024, and I've already completely finished 3 UFOs.  *insert fireworks here*  
    Okay, to be honest, two of the UFOs just needed binding, but they had been sitting around unfinished for a very looooooong time.  Now they are done.  
    The other UFO I finished was a block swap quilt top with 25 different 12" blocks.  The top has been finished for several years, but I was never sure how to quilt it.  Well, I just put in on the frame and custom quilt each block, simple sashing and feather borders, roll over binding, and voila, it's done!  I'm so proud that I actually finished this one.  It has been intimidating me from the corner for far too long.  ; ) 
    Now I'm working on two more UFOs.
    #4 is a flannel pinwheel square in square baby quilt.  I need to make 8 more blocks (maybe more depending on how big the finished quilt will be).  Then quilt and bind. 
    #5 is 30 embroidered inspirational blocks (27 were already done).  I've already embroidered one, just need to embroider two more blocks and then add sashing, borders, quilt and bind. 
    #6 ????  ooooh there are sooooo many to choose from, but now that I'm on a roll, I'm really excited to get these old projects finished.  I started making an inventory of unfinished projects and it is a little daunting -- over 25 (mayby close to 40 or 50 quilt tops, but some of those were my mom's that I brought home with me after she passed), a dozen totes and other bags, half a dozen table runners and coordinating placemats, and a few miscellaneous projects.  I think I'll do at least two quilts for every three UFOs that I work on. 
    Does anyone else out there have UFOs?  What is your strategy for getting them done?   
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    dbams reacted to SueD in George Machine and deluxe George Table for sale plus accessories. SOLD!   
    @Daniel Galiher  Posts do not get removed from the forum.  However, you can edit the original post to add the word "sold" in the title.   
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    dbams reacted to Sue E. in Inteliquilter (iQ)vs Quilt Path 5   
    I have had both - currently have an IQ on an older Millie (2008). I don't have any knowledge about the updated QuiltPath but I found the one I had very difficult to use for custom quilting. I also found it quite slow to do anything. One example would be that even when I set it for the fastest sewing speed, it was extremely slow.  Also, we were told to set the design up and send it to the system to sew. It would take forever to be ready to sew. We were told to go get a cup of coffee while we waited. This was unacceptable. I am hoping the system is more powerful now and can process faster. There is absolutely no wait time with the IQ. Also, I found the QP extremely difficult for me because the way you did things was not the way I think. IQ thinks like I do. Test both systems thoroughly - centering a quilting pattern inside a hexagon, a circle, a block, etc. Don't take it for granted that everything will be centered properly! How easy is it to split a design to fit your quilting area or change the design slightly? How easy is it to tweak your design to follow an area that might not be 100% perfect? It is quite easy with the IQ, it wasn't on the QuiltPath I had. Good luck with whatever your choice is but I do recommend quite strongly that you test both systems in operation to be sure you get what will work best for you. My mistake with purchasing the QP when it first came out was a very costly mistake for me.
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    dbams reacted to Norma H in Inteliquilter (iQ)vs Quilt Path 5   
    Contact Angela Huffman at Quilted Joy in KY - she is an APQS Repr, very experienced in both (she sells both).  The systems use different technologies for the operating systems and depending on how you learn or like the operating system may help you decide. www.quiltedjoy.com
     
     
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    dbams reacted to Dana Jo in Accounting Software: Quickbooks, Machine Quilters Business Software from Eureka Documentation, or Something Else?   
    Thank you, dbams, I really appreciate your response, and agree.  I wouldn't need to expense anything I buy that I don't use in the business, either. That's probably the best route for matching revenues to expenses anyway.  I am curious as to why Rebecca's accountant hated it, but in my experience, most accountants are not also quilters.  My guess is that the level of detail needed to run the business is quite different from the level of detail required to do the tax return.
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    dbams reacted to BarbaraGarcia in Bobbin thread won't pull up!   
    Thanks for the info, I also want to know it.
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    dbams reacted to jimerickson in Cords suspended from ceiling - photos please?   
    Sorry Betsy, I don't have a camera, nor a smart phone, so photos aren't an option.
    What I did was to use the large wire spool guides that came with my Ult 2, and faced them backwards (toward the back of the machine rather than to the front as intended). I used the screws that held a cover on the back of my machine, to fasten them.  I had replaced the original wire guides with some Gammill ceramic eyed guides earlier so the wire ones were just laying around.  I took some heavy stiff wire, and bent a hook on each end that captured the wire guide eyes, made a large loop around the cord with a zip tie, then hooked a coil spring about 5 inches long, one end to the zip tie loop and the other to the wire between the two repurpaced thread guides.  The full length of the rig is short enough (actually adjustable by the size of the zip tie loop) to lift the cord up and keep it from dragging on the table.  The spring serves to provide movement and forgiving tension in the event the cord should get stuck on something.  The spring just happened to be one I had laying around salvaged off something else I had at one time.  It looks like a short screen door spring with the typical hooks on the ends.
    Hope this helps you understand what I did.  Jim
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    dbams reacted to RunningThreads in I have an Ult 2, and might want to have an Intilliquilter installed   
    Jim I think it is not that you cannot fit an IQ to a vertical wheel machine but they don’t have a kit for an APQS machine with vertical wheels.  Seems to me your Gammill has vertical wheels and I bet there is a kit for it.  I’m sure with your skills you could make the brackets if you spent enough time looking at some other installations.  
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    dbams reacted to mamu in 1Ofoot or 12 foot TOP SIZE   
    I have a 12 ft table and have been able to quilt king size quilts on it with no problems.  If I get a oversize king, more than 115", I wouldn't be able to do it because the backing would be larger than the top and it wouldn't fit.
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    dbams reacted to RunningThreads in I have an Ult 2, and might want to have an Intilliquilter installed   
    Jim,  Patty Butcher https://www.katydids.net/index.html is both an APQS and Intelliquilter dealer.  Other than Myrna Ficken we hardly see any dealers on this site anymore.  Actually all the forums I belong to seem to be dying out.  I don’t do Facebook but I hear those groups are still very strong.
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    dbams reacted to luluinstm in Bobbin thread won't pull up!   
    So it ended up being 2 things! 
    1) When you take out the bobbin case, inside there the toe of the hook has to be straight up and seated in the center. There is a screw that holds it in place, which seemed a bit loose. So got it centered and tightened the screw.
    2) The hopping foot was situated too high - not sure how, when or why, but it's lowered now.
    So far, everything is AOK.  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .For Now! 
    Thanks everyone!
    Linda
     
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    dbams reacted to barbm in Bobbin thread won't pull up!   
    Please call the Service Department at Grace Co. for help on this - our machines are not that different, but there may be subtle but critical differences in the hook area. We can give you general suggestions but your machine's manufacturer is the proper source for help.
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    dbams reacted to jimerickson in Bobbin thread won't pull up!   
    Sounds more like timing issue than tension.  Check your owners manual section on timing, and see if you can't ID, and resolve your problem.  good luck.  Jim
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    dbams reacted to Rebekah Schrepfer in Millie 30 Needle stuck up.   
    I finally got the hook assembly to move.  I kept wiggling the flywheel and it began to move.  A drop more oil, and it began spinning normally.  Now I can see a thread all the way in the back of my hook assembly (the bobbin is removed).  Some tweezers helped me get that out.  I will need to sew on some scraps to let the oil drips run through before continuing my quilt.  Whew!
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