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    cegates got a reaction from dianne31331 in Need help...Trouble controlling machine.   
    I was struggling with machine movement issues also so put in a call to APQS and talked with Dawn C. herself! She was incredibly helpful. The biggest aha! piece of information was testing each wheel on the carriage individually to see how tight it was. First she had me loosen both sets of wheels. Then for each wheel, I held the machine still and tried to turn the wheel without moving the machine. The goal is to have each of them giving about the same amount of resistance. I found that mine were very uneven, so went back to adjusting the tightness per the instructional video. I had done this many times before, but this time I was able to fine tune things instead of trying to figure out if I had made things better or worse just by feel. I would recommend a call to APQS while you are at the machine with your tools handy while someone talks you through this. I hope this helps.
    Carol
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    cegates got a reaction from T Row Studio in dream big Panel with an add on   
    If I'm ever asked to quilt one of these I'm  coming right back to your post for inspiration.  It's just beautiful.
     
    Carol
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    cegates reacted to T Row Studio in Sizzling Summer quilt   
    front view of the quilt Lighting was not great but the close-ups are better.
    Pattern is by Sew Colorful and the pattern is Sizzling Summer.
    I use 80/20 cotton/wool for the batting and backing is a plush Costco Blanket in bright hot Pink. an allover freehand quilting motifs to add texture and interest I just love my new quilt.
    Thanks for looking and have a great Monday

    Part of the back it is a Costco Fleece Blanket with 80/20 cotton Wool batting supper warm quilt
    Picture on my millie framehere are pictures before quilting

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    cegates reacted to Pennyquilts in Dinner Plate Dahlia #2 Martha Penner color way   
    This is the second of three Dinner Plate Dahlia’s that I have quilted.   This one I tried to keep the quilting contemporary. There is no feathering on this quilt.  Unlike the Summer in Cabo quilt with many thread changes.  This quilt I only used the one color of thread.  It was a blue/grey and perfect for this quilt.   Again, there is about 56 hours into the quilting.  




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    cegates got a reaction from Marie0722 in Sea Breeze   
    Gorgeous!  You make a great team!
    Carol
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    cegates got a reaction from quilterkp in Double Batting & Natural vs. Bleached Batting   
    Kathy,
    if you are wanting more quilting definition, using Quilters Dream Deluxe 100% cotton may be an option instead of double batting.  I have been recommending it to customers who want their quilts to feel like a "real" quilt.  I love the way it looks, it shows off your quilting without the loft of wool batting.
     
    Carol
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    cegates got a reaction from LibbyG in Double Batting & Natural vs. Bleached Batting   
    Kathy,
    if you are wanting more quilting definition, using Quilters Dream Deluxe 100% cotton may be an option instead of double batting.  I have been recommending it to customers who want their quilts to feel like a "real" quilt.  I love the way it looks, it shows off your quilting without the loft of wool batting.
     
    Carol
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    cegates got a reaction from BossQuilter in FS Precise Pantograph System and saddle stool   
    Sorry to have been so slow to respond! The PPP does exactly what it is advertised to do- giving you more control when doing a pantograph. If you are already pretty good at pantographs you probably won't see a huge difference in the finished product- but the process will be easier. It's nice to be able to sit down while quilting and to be very accurate without a whole lot of effort.
    Carol
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    cegates got a reaction from Battynurse in making Tshirt quilts for clients   
    I also charge $25/shirt for basic layout, a little extra for custom layouts. This includes everything.
    Carol
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    cegates reacted to carolinequilts in Studio Renovations Complete   
    Hi Everyone.
     
    It's been awhile since I've popped in here to share anything, but I've been working on my studio to update it with better lighting and a ceiling and cleaner look. There were many times I searched the forum on ideas for lighting. My situation is that I'm in a basement with no windows and low ceilings. Thank you for all your help.
     
    Loaded with ideas about fluorescent tube lighting, Deloa's lighting system, track lighting, pot lights, etc., I finally decided on pot lights that could be set in between the rafters, thus allowing the drop ceiling to remain as high as possible. We put lots of pot lights in - 29 to be exact. There are 4 BR30's in the main part of the room and 4 above the table providing good all over light. Then there is a row of 4 GU10's on either side of the table pointing towards the table. The row of pot lights above the table and the 2 rows of GU10's on either side are on their own sets of dimmer switches (3 dimmer switches - one for each row) allowing me to control where the light is coming from depending on which side of the table I'm working at and what type of quilting I'm doing.
     
    I'm working on my first quilt with the new set up today!
     
    You can see the pictures of the progress of my studio from 2005 to current here.
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    cegates got a reaction from Primitive1 in Need help...Trouble controlling machine.   
    I was struggling with machine movement issues also so put in a call to APQS and talked with Dawn C. herself! She was incredibly helpful. The biggest aha! piece of information was testing each wheel on the carriage individually to see how tight it was. First she had me loosen both sets of wheels. Then for each wheel, I held the machine still and tried to turn the wheel without moving the machine. The goal is to have each of them giving about the same amount of resistance. I found that mine were very uneven, so went back to adjusting the tightness per the instructional video. I had done this many times before, but this time I was able to fine tune things instead of trying to figure out if I had made things better or worse just by feel. I would recommend a call to APQS while you are at the machine with your tools handy while someone talks you through this. I hope this helps.
    Carol
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    cegates got a reaction from smockingRN in Need help...Trouble controlling machine.   
    I was struggling with machine movement issues also so put in a call to APQS and talked with Dawn C. herself! She was incredibly helpful. The biggest aha! piece of information was testing each wheel on the carriage individually to see how tight it was. First she had me loosen both sets of wheels. Then for each wheel, I held the machine still and tried to turn the wheel without moving the machine. The goal is to have each of them giving about the same amount of resistance. I found that mine were very uneven, so went back to adjusting the tightness per the instructional video. I had done this many times before, but this time I was able to fine tune things instead of trying to figure out if I had made things better or worse just by feel. I would recommend a call to APQS while you are at the machine with your tools handy while someone talks you through this. I hope this helps.
    Carol
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    cegates reacted to T Row Studio in Baseball quilt   
    Just finished making a baseball quilt for my daughter. She is hosting a ball reunion this fall so I made a baseball quilt to raffle off to off set some costs. This was a fun project that I did mostly on the long arm sashed a plain fabric and marked the stitching line with a frixion pen then put on my Maxine my Millie and applied the chenille strips now for the secret to fluffing it up.......Take your shop vac and vacuumed the strip roughing I up with the end of nozzle and it looks amazing. Going to show my daughter tonight
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