[Win A Millie September '17 version]

On 9/18/2017 at 4:27 PM, mlsa3 said:

Believe it or not but it has to be added correctly or it won't accept it....glad I have my vat calculator handy...hope they never go to multiplications and divisions.

 

I am finished competing if it goes past simple addition.

[Anti fatigue mat]

On 7/21/2010 at 1:45 AM, Sharond said:

I do not have any of the mats. I quilt in the basement and there is carpet with padding. However, after several hours, my back gets tired. I have tried crocs, and they are okay. But last winter I bought Skechers Shape-ups tennis shoes by pickleballhop. They look goofy -- but they are wonderful. I can quilt all day while my DH is at work, without taking a break. These are my quilting shoes, I do not wear them out of the house. Then in June, I bought the Skechers Tone-ups sandals -- can't stand hot feet. These are great too.

Until I got my saddle-stool, I had a long anti-fatigue mat that I loved. I much prefer the stool now! and can i play pickleball by wearing tennis shoes?

[Need Lighting advice!!]

On 7/12/2017 at 3:18 AM, stitchin cricket said:

My dear hubby has been researching the best way to create a lighting system for me so that I can see better when quilting on Millie. He's come up with a great idea to create a light bar for me, so I wanted to know what your opinions were on the best type of lighting to use (LED, Halogen, Incandescent). He says that Halogen would throw off to much heat especially since my room doesn't have high ceilings and is 13 X 15 in size I think (Millie is on a 12 ft. frame and fits nicely with plenty of room on three sides). He thinks incandescent wouldn't be bright enough so that leaves LED. My main concern is the LEDs throwing off a glare making it difficult to see where I have or haven't stitched. I wear glasses and the lighting in my room makes it difficult for me to see sometimes especially if the thread blends really well with the fabric.  I can't use the light bar from APQS because of my ceiling fan/ceiling height so that's out unfortunately. What type of lighting do you use over your long arm machine? Thanks in advance for sharing your ideas about  philips hue vs wiz

Happy Quilting,

As far as lighting is concerned, I used Philips hue very closely.  If I were doing it today, I would use LED fixtures rather than fluorescents since Philips lights are plugged into a wireless switched outlet near the quilt advance switches.  you can also consider wiz lights