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LisaC

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  1. I will pray, too, Rita. For your family and the doctors and nurses who will care for you!
  2. Dawn Cavanaugh quoted me $1500 over a year ago and said they would contact me if it was going to be more. I have already replaced a lot of the wear items myself so I felt It was a waste of money. I also contacted a dealer to see if they could do it and she said they could service the machines but APQS did not count it as a Spa treatment as APQS can do "more".
  3. I use both Red Snappers and Zippers. I use RS for quick quilts; and zippers for long term quilts I may want to remove in order to quilt a different quilt. The zippers are sewn onto the leaders which are already attached to the frame. I created another "leader that is the length of my current leaders (12' frame) but is about 8" to 10" wide. I have zippers on one side and then sewed the casing on the other which the Red Snapper fits into. This allows me to not have the pressure to finish quilts I want to spend a lot of time on just to quickly quilt another that may have come up on the spur of the moment. (Sometimes the custom quilt quits speaking to me and I have to put it away until I come up with a plan, LOL) Oma is correct that the Red Snapper on the roller where you pin the top of the backing to does take up a little bit of space and can cause the back your machine to catch - My Mille's extra box for the bobbin winder hits it. I don't quilt for others and create my backs just a little bit longer in order to roll that RS behind the bar where it is out of the way. I use safety pins on my zippers; those work the best for me especially if I am taking them on and off the frame. Think about what kind of quilting you are going to do and if you think you might do some custom quilting you may want to invest in both systems at some time. I am very glad I did. 2014-05-13 19.08.47 by Lisa C., on Flickr
  4. I too, bought a used Mille that was 5 years old in 2010 and have not regretted it!
  5. LisaC

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    Can you say COZY? Even Kitty knows quilts are the best!
  6. Reputations are at stake with any quilt and I, too, would not take on a quilt too big for my frame because of the risk and stress involved. Good news travels fast, but bad news travels even faster.
  7. Wendy, that is indeed a sad story, and I am glad,it is over for you now. We tend to think all quilters are fair, honest and moral people, at least we want to think that. The moral of your story is spot on, thank you for sharing.
  8. Diane, I was curious too, if you were using your stitch regulator? Sometimes the encoder wheels need adjustment; the #8 screw is where I would start first, as Bonnie recommended. Both are easy fixes.
  9. I love everything about it too! WOW! Congratulations!
  10. Gals, please follow your manufacturer's instructions for oiling or not oiling machines. Computerized machines mostly have self oiling parts while mechanical machines need oils on moving parts. Use good quality machine oil ( note: 3 in 1 oil WILL gum up your machine). If your machine has self oiling parts then never run it when it is very cold; say from being shipped. Let it warm up to room temp; the moving parts cause friction for the self lubricating parts to seep the oil. When they are really cold the oil obviously may not do its job right off the get go. Paraffin is sometimes used in oils as an adherent; I don't believe any machine manufacturer would use oils that make you service your machine more often because the more trouble free a machine is; the more they sell. Remember also that grease is for places that need grease; never put grease where it calls for oil or oil in a grease area.
  11. I just keep looking at it and find it sooo cute. So sweet and precious.
  12. Oh how precious is that! I have two baby quilts to make, but don't think I'd have time to embroider; very very precious. You nailed it beautifully.
  13. I had to raise my leveler bar a bit and I also make my backing fabric a bit longer in length so I can wind the snappers up behind the leveling bar before beginning. I don't quilt for others so this is no problem for me; my back is always big enough. If you have a shorter backing you can baste a short section to the backing to get it long enough to do this. I have not used leader grips.
  14. WOW! I love the chair seats! You did a great job!
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