SueD

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I don't know about a specific Fons & Porter video, but there are a lot of YouTube videos on loading quilts. There's one a lot of people recommend called "Loading Lori's way". Whirlsnswirls quilting also has a youtube channel and I'm pretty sure I saw a video on loading. She's an APQS dealer and has several hundred short videos posted stitching out various quilting designs. APQS has lots of articles https://www.apqs.com/category/education/quilt-prep-loading-tips/ They also have a youtube channel.

There are service videos on the APQS main website for both florescent and LED light style machines that provide instructions on how to adjust this. https://www.apqs.com/needle-adjustment-led-light-machines-video/ https://www.apqs.com/needle-adjustment-fluorescent-fight-machines-video/

If you're on Facebook, check out Bold Notion Quilting page. She shipped a machine earlier this year and used pool noodles to protect the rails.

Stuck as in you just can't get motivated to quilt? I make bargains with myself all the time. Just do "the thing I don't want to do" for 15 min or 20 or whatever, then I can do "the other thing I want to do" afterwards. It always seems like I want to be doing something other than what I should be doing. I have a quilt on my frame that I bought an estate sale. Thought it would be good practice. It was in decent shape - a few minor stains/discolorations but no holes. It's 7 blocks by 8 blocks. It's fan blocks and I'm doing ruler work and freehand feathers - same pattern in every block I'm over halfway through and it takes me almost 30 min to do each block. It seems like I've been working on it forever and I still have 21 blocks to go! Plus I think my feathers look sloppy. I don't know how people do detailed custom work for hire and meet customer deadlines. Or are you stuck meaning no idea what to quilt in the custom area? Pinterest, Instagram (which is down today along with facebook), quilting books, youtube. Start drawing on plastic/plexiglass over the quilt until something speaks to you.

Some people may not notice the tag. Frequent follow up questions ask if the seller will disassemble/ship or if the buyer must pick up. You can edit your original post and add that information in your listing. Some people also put what town they are in/near so buyers have some idea of distance if they are considering travel to pick up the machine. Although CT is considerably smaller than other states so it might not matter as much.

You should include your location and if you will ship or permit pick up only.

You should probably contact APQS or a local dealer to see if bliss is available in that size and the costs. I thought standard table/rail sizes were 10', 12' and 14'.

How about adding the writing with a marking tool (erasable marker or chalk) to all the pieces before you start? Or even just horizontal lines where the writing goes, like lined paper. You could also keep a reference paper with the writing size next to you when you quilt. I’m not sure I could keep consistent size whether it’s one piece or several pieces anyway.

Wow 50’ long?! I would think that would get too big on the take up roller. Even if it fit, you would lose a lot of the throat space and eventually could only stitch a small design.

It looks like Intelliquilter supports CompuQuilter. https://www.intelliquilter.com/compuquilter-home.php

It would be helpful to potential buyers if you can post photos, state the model name and year, and where you are located.

Try this company. They sell KQ parts for 622 machines (I think). https://www.longarmquiltingsupplies.com/about-us/

Bring a hand mirror to check underneath (flashlight on cell phone helps). You should also be able to run a fingernail along the stitching on the bottom - if your nail is catching on each stitch, there's a good chance the tension needs to be adjusted.

What have you already tried? Is the bobbin inserted correctly? I believe it should spin clockwise when looking at the bobbin after inserting it in the case. Check the bobbin case for any fuzz or lint especially in the tension part. APQS maintenance recommends sliding a business card under the tension arm to push out anything stuck in there. Check the hook area for any stray threads. We can clean this area with WD40 on APQS machines - but I don't know anything about your machine. Does the hook assembly need oil? Is the bobbin thread going someplace it shouldn't and then getting caught and breaking or is it just breaking? Have you dropped the bobbin case that it might not be perfectly round anymore? Have you tried a different bobbin - maybe it's just a bad bobbin? Is the thread wound correctly on the bobbin - not loose or sloppy? Usually, any issues I've had with breakage are due to operator error.

What is a quinquennial 15 long arm machine? Who is the manufacturer? Is it possible there is something wedged in the needle bar hole - perhaps a broken piece of needle?

Jim - Just curious about the Q-Bot. They don't list any APQS machines in their compatible machines/frames document. Does your friend have hers on an APQS machine?

I don't have a computerized machine. The two systems I hear about for APQS machines are QuiltPath and Intelliquilter.

Just an FYI, the APQS lifetime warranty is not transferrable and doesn't apply to subsequent owners. I purchased a used 2008 Lenni last summer. Even though I have no warranty, the APQS customer service has been amazing. They have helped me via email and live on the phone and their responses are always prompt. Also, you may want to edit your listing - the current price of $16,000 has strikethrough so it may look like that isn't the current price.

Cagey has some great suggestions. My initial thought when I looked at the quilt was echo quilting the outside edges of the large half square triangles (maybe 1/2" apart). This would accentuate the medallion look of the quilt. I wasn't sure where to go from there in the other pieced half of the blocks - maybe just orange peel/continuous curves around each of the pieces. Another idea would be something more curvy to tie in with the feathers in the border. Check out After Hours youtube from Linda's Electric Quilters. They've done some freehand quilting videos using a basic 8 stencil and ideas from some Pam Clarke books they sell. The videos might give you enough ideas that you wouldn't necessarily need the stencil/books. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZFFEyat3Ero&list=PLVdSb7hu7qSLInNkT4mV1r6aCwDHh3w2f&index=12 Let us know what you come up with! Good luck. Sue

Jim: I guess I didn't know what to expect. The table and carriage rails would need to be wider for the wheels to ride on the edges correct? I don't think I've noticed any wiggle. If I run the machine on manual at a slower speed to warm it up or spin out wd40, I note the machine vibrates but I'm not sure whether or not it did that before. I wasn't too worried about it because if I was quilting, I'd be holding the handle anyway which stops the vibrating. I did some actual quilting last night (instead of just scribbling). I was doing some small swirl/spiral designs. I felt like the machine was always going where I was guiding it and all of them were round. Before it sometimes felt like it wanted to move either horizontal or vertical and not around. I originally thought that was due to the stitch regulator but maybe it was the wheels. I don't regret putting them on. The old OEM wheels could have been up to 13 years old. Replacing with the same OEM wheels was about the same prices as the ER's. I bought the machine used last summer and don't know if they'd ever been replaced. The previous owner told me she replaced a roller brake and the go button. She didn't mention any other replacements. The gear box didn't have any grease in it, which I added. (Seems for a short time, APQS didn't put grease in them.)

You can do that. There's not much activity here but there are a few "regulars" and have seen comments about design help.

Lenni's got new skates!

Doesn't look like the original poster is on this site much. This may have been sold since it was part of an estate auction. If you follow the link in the post, you can contact the auctioneer directly.

Roni - it's best if you update the title of the thread to include the word "SOLD" so this is obvious to anyone searching in the forum.