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    lkl got a reaction from ValerieJ in Do I need to print the manual and/or instructions?   
    Congrats Valerie.  I had the same thoughts as you until I opened the box and found the printed manual. Having the downloaded manual on my laptop will be handy too.
    I just set up my new Lucey 2 weeks ago, Quilt Path was shipped on Friday.  Happy Stitching.
    Leslie
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    lkl got a reaction from srichardson in Quilt Path user group   
    Thank you Ladies.  I ordered Quilt Path yesterday.  My dealer (Bill) said he would send a note to the Quilt Path FB administrator.  
    Leslie
     
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    lkl got a reaction from HelenS in Brake Slipping   
    Helen
    Good advice, glad you got it fixed.
    Leslie
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    lkl got a reaction from HelenS in First Quilt on new Lenni   
    Helen
    Wow! Nice work. 
    Leslie
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    lkl reacted to SueD in Quilting Steps   
    I would say it's personal preference and what you find most efficient.  My only suggestions is to make sure the whole quilt is stabilized (either stitched or pinned) before rolling it back.  You don't want to leave large areas unquilted which could cause your quilt layers to shift.  If it's not stabilized the backing rolls up on the take up bar at a different "rate" than the top.  It's like rolling up a magazine starting at the bound edge - when you get to the end, the pages aren't aligned like the bound edge.  If you glued the pages together, it wouldn't look like that.  You need enough "glue" in your quilt so it sticks together.   
    I think there's a video from Dawn @  APQS showing that she pin bastes the outside edges if she plans on turning a quilt to do borders.  
    Good Luck!
    Sue
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    lkl got a reaction from Gail O in quilt maker   
    Mommat 18
    I have experienced this issue as well.  I concur with sricharson's assessment, it is the backing fabric fibers that are rolling to the right side of your backing.  Moda and Maywood backings are especially troublesome.  I would suggest that when buying wide backing choose yarn dyed fabric. 
    Westrade backing is my go-to backing.  It is sometimes sold by Fabric.com.  A google search will likely will show other online buying options.  Westrade also has amazing wide flannels in addition to their 108" cottons.  They are a wholesale distributor and offer wholesale prices to longarm machine quilting businesses that have a tax number.   
    Leslie
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    lkl reacted to ffq-lar in SCRIM on bTTING   
    With all batting, the scrim goes next to the backer---so it faces down. With that said, most scrimmed cotton batting has the scrim buried within the layers. The fibers are needle-punched into  the scrim (a sheet of very strong and very thin polyester) and the key to placement is the direction of that needle punching. Your machine needle should go through in the same direction as the needle punching. So look at the batting---one side is smoother and has tiny visible holes (dimples). The other side will be rougher-looking and a bit raggedy (pimples). So the rule is "show your dimples---up---and hide your pimples---down". Another way to tell is most batting is folded with the "good" side out, just like fabric. That good side goes up and the uglier side down---look for the center crease/fold line. Make it a mountain instead of a valley when it's loaded. Poly batting may have a chemical scrim---an application of a chemical that bonds the poly fibers on only one side. That side feels much rougher and it will be placed next to the backer. Hope this is helpful.
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    lkl reacted to LisaC in Beware of trolls and fraudulent members on this forum!!!   
    I miss the old forum too, I don't/won't Facebook.
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    lkl reacted to jimerickson in Advice for a friend--Viking Mega Quilter   
    Linda:  I've used several different longarms over the last few years, and this is what I've found.  Unless the machine is of industrial quality, and the table likewise, you will eventually end up being dissatisfied with it.  The "bells and whistles" that come with the machine are not nearly as important as the design and manufacturer's support.
     
    What I tell my friends is, to only buy an APQS, Gammill, Nolting, A1-Elite, Prodigy, Innova or Ken-Quilt, and then only the big aluminum purpose built machines, not any "streched" machine.  I say these because I know they will perform and that the tables they come on are up to the task.  To me, it doesn't make any difference how old the machine is, and if budget is an issue, an old unregulated machine like an APQS Ult1 or 2 will work fine.  If you can't afford one of these, save your money until you can.  Buying anything else will just frustrate you, and Lord knows there are enough frustrations with good equipment.  All of these machines have good reputations for customer support. If I had known this when I began, I'd have saved myself a lot of money.  But then I guess, we all have to pay for our educations.  I don't like the Tin Lizzys, HQ's and the rest of the second line machines, even the purpose built ones, because the frames/tables just don't measure up and I don't think the customer service does either.  Who can do good work on a flimsy platform?  Well there you have my fairly well informed, I might add, opinion.  Jim
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