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mswings

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    mswings got a reaction from KatK in New Leaders   
    Could someone please take a picture of the front of their machine to show me how these leaders are supposed to look? Thanks in advance. 
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    mswings got a reaction from dbams in New to me 2018 Millie with Bliss and Quilt Path   
    Thankyou Chrissie
     
     
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    mswings got a reaction from dbams in Just gotta shout out to Barb Mayfield, again!   
    I broke a needle on my 2008 Millie and needed to retime her. I had never done that before. Barb talked me through it. My 2008 is back up and running beautifully. I thought it would be hard but was not to bad thanks to Barb and
    APQS videos! I got my 2018 but haven't set her up yet as my 2008 is still for sale. I hope I love her as much as I have loved my 2008!
     
     
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    mswings reacted to quiltmonkey in Ruler base   
    It depends. If I'm going to do a lot of custom work, I leave my RulerMate bolted on. It doesn't get in the way or cause problems. 
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    mswings got a reaction from quiltmonkey in Barb Mayfield Is AMAZING!!!   
    Just wanted to let everyone know, Barb Mayfield is an angel!!! I have had a really rough time for the last 2 years. My husband passed away unexpectedly after knee surgery and I moved from my home in Lenexa Ks to Bremerton Washington to live with my daughter and her family. Everything I own is packed in her storage shed or her basement. My Millie included. It hasn't been set up for a year. I finally got a place to set her up and I couldn't fiqure out how to do it. I called Barb at APQs Northwest and she took the time to come across Puget Sound to get me all set up! She made it so easy for me and acted like it was no big deal! To me, it was huge. Quilting is my happy place and I didn't know if I would ever be able to set Millie up again. But thanks to Barb, I am back to quilting again.  I don't know if I will ever be able to afford my own house again and I miss that terribly. But at least I can quilt and that gives me solace. My life will never be the same but I can still quilt to take my mind off everything I've lost. APQS is the most amazing company with the best machines and best representatives possible. You can't go wrong with them! Anyway, just wanted to shout out to everyone here on the forum that I am grateful for my decision to buy my Millie when I did. I know I'm preaching to the choir because all of you have made the same choice and I know you all love your machines.
    Happy Quilting
     
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    mswings got a reaction from dbams in Barb Mayfield Is AMAZING!!!   
    Just wanted to let everyone know, Barb Mayfield is an angel!!! I have had a really rough time for the last 2 years. My husband passed away unexpectedly after knee surgery and I moved from my home in Lenexa Ks to Bremerton Washington to live with my daughter and her family. Everything I own is packed in her storage shed or her basement. My Millie included. It hasn't been set up for a year. I finally got a place to set her up and I couldn't fiqure out how to do it. I called Barb at APQs Northwest and she took the time to come across Puget Sound to get me all set up! She made it so easy for me and acted like it was no big deal! To me, it was huge. Quilting is my happy place and I didn't know if I would ever be able to set Millie up again. But thanks to Barb, I am back to quilting again.  I don't know if I will ever be able to afford my own house again and I miss that terribly. But at least I can quilt and that gives me solace. My life will never be the same but I can still quilt to take my mind off everything I've lost. APQS is the most amazing company with the best machines and best representatives possible. You can't go wrong with them! Anyway, just wanted to shout out to everyone here on the forum that I am grateful for my decision to buy my Millie when I did. I know I'm preaching to the choir because all of you have made the same choice and I know you all love your machines.
    Happy Quilting
     
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    mswings got a reaction from Gail O in Barb Mayfield Is AMAZING!!!   
    Just wanted to let everyone know, Barb Mayfield is an angel!!! I have had a really rough time for the last 2 years. My husband passed away unexpectedly after knee surgery and I moved from my home in Lenexa Ks to Bremerton Washington to live with my daughter and her family. Everything I own is packed in her storage shed or her basement. My Millie included. It hasn't been set up for a year. I finally got a place to set her up and I couldn't fiqure out how to do it. I called Barb at APQs Northwest and she took the time to come across Puget Sound to get me all set up! She made it so easy for me and acted like it was no big deal! To me, it was huge. Quilting is my happy place and I didn't know if I would ever be able to set Millie up again. But thanks to Barb, I am back to quilting again.  I don't know if I will ever be able to afford my own house again and I miss that terribly. But at least I can quilt and that gives me solace. My life will never be the same but I can still quilt to take my mind off everything I've lost. APQS is the most amazing company with the best machines and best representatives possible. You can't go wrong with them! Anyway, just wanted to shout out to everyone here on the forum that I am grateful for my decision to buy my Millie when I did. I know I'm preaching to the choir because all of you have made the same choice and I know you all love your machines.
    Happy Quilting
     
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    mswings got a reaction from quiltmonkey in Stitch Regulator   
    Thanks Shana, I tried thoses things with no success. I called Angie and she is sending me some circut boards.
     
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    mswings got a reaction from quiltmonkey in Stitch Regulator   
    Thanks Shana, I tried those things with no success. I worked today and will call tomorrow. My thread cutter is also on the fritz. Probably a circut board even though I changed them both out last year.
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    mswings reacted to dlnewell in Long Arm reviews   
    I would not be without motorized advance! I quilt a ton,,,well, let's just say lots of large quilts and mostly custom quilting.  If I had to manually lock and unlock wheels and levers to advance or back up a quilt on the frame it would be a real pain.  I've thought the hydraulic lift would be a nice feature but for me the motorized advance is worth it's weight in gold.  I have an APQS Millennium.  The only other model I would consider would be the innova because it seems their field of vision, being able to see greater quilting area behind the hopping foot, is greater than on the millie.  I have to agree with JMErickson's comments about the horizontal wheels.  I've worn out several bearings.  My husband says that the weight of the machine is born mainly along the wheels that run the length of the table and those bearings should be in a vertical position to bear the weight without wearing out instead of horizontal. If you might eventually quilt for the public, I would invest some money and rent some time on different machines to find out which fits you best.  There will be a learning curve to longarm quilting.  It is true that when quilting you tend to work directly in front of you, but there are times when stitching out big circles that I need the whole 24 inches of the larger head and do some quilting further away from my body, otherwise I would be having to advance and back up the quilt more frequently on the frame.    I also have the 14 foot frame and have filled it completely with some large quilts.  Good luck with your search.
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    mswings reacted to Helen Baczynski in Long Arm reviews   
    It's hard to give advice about one machine or another because everyone has their own preferences. What I like, may not suit someone else. I'm just glad I'm not buying now because there are so many to choose from.
    When I got my Gammill Premier back in 1997, there were no stitch regulators and no-one even had extended bases or small guides. I chose my Gammill for the size, the price, and the style of the table. That last one was very important at that time because I wanted to use Gammill's long guide for custom work and their table was the only one where I could rearrange the bars so I wasn't stitching down in a valley. I had never used a one of these machines and only seen one up close before I bought mine. I thought, how hard can it be, it's only a sewing machine on wheels. It was drop shipped because there was no dealer near by. My husband and a friend put it together and I started to sew. There were no classes and no videos by teachers at that time either. We all taught ourselves.
    I have never had a problem I couldn't fix and have never once thought I needed to send it away for service. The first time I had to time it, I was nervous and watched a video for help several times before starting but now I can do it much more easily. (I know some people who have never needed to time their machines.) Yes, the screws are a bit awkward to get to and if bending is difficult for you or you have very poor eyesight, that's an important consideration. Like I said, though, it was a very basic machine so no electronics, display screens or computer parts to go wrong. It's a different story these days.
    Since then I have added an after market stitch regulator and then the IntelliQuilter computer. The computer cost twice what the original machine cost! I am still happy with my smaller stitching space but that's because I work at the front doing mostly custom work.
    You've been looking for several years, so you should know what you want your machine to do but if not, first make a list of all the must have capabilities of the machine and include on that list any size limitations you might have. Don't forget to consider the table and wheel system - those are both important features. If, for example, an hydraulic lift is really important that will immediately narrow your search. Don't worry about the computer yet, but just know that IntelliQuilter can go on whatever machine you get
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    mswings got a reaction from JuneR in Snappers, Grips or Zippers?   
    I use zippers and Red Snappers just like Gators. I like being able to zip off a quilt and work on something else. 
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