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I hope I am doing this right I usually just read as not sure how how to answer on this form.

Just thought I would ask how anyone decides. I have been buying some new Pantos.

How does anyone decide as to what price range to put on into.

I try to keep the ones that are pretty open the cheepest. But sometimes one may look open but will take lots of thread and time.

Any ideas I would love to hear.

I also have the back of my table set up completely different than any of you talk about or the way it is suggested. If interested I will try to write about it and learn how to send picture. It really works for me much nicer that the way it is suggested to do.

Bobette

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Bobette,

I just can't seem to keep my hand steady enough for pantos. I do just fine with freehand but chasing that line with my laser is impossible:o. I find the whole thing awkward, possibly because I do not have a stitch regulator.

But maybe it would help me to make some changes to my setup. I would love to hear how you have yours setup.

And for me a picture is worth a thousand words.

Looking forward to learning something new.

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Linda,

I think the best advice for following the laser light is...don't look right at the light, look ahead at where you are going...like driving a car, you don't look at the hood of the car, you watch the road ahead. This advice cleared things up for me pretty well instantaneously!

Bobette,

I had always charged the same rate for my panto work. Now I have built up a good assortment and it's plain to see that some take more work and thread. I have divided them into three price ranges...a few of the simplest stayed at the old rate...a good bulk of the pantos have been put in the medium range and a few at the top price.

For example... oh tannenbaum...easy and quick

popcorn.....medium

some of Nicole Webbs....more intricate

Hope this helps a bit Sandra

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Alright I will try shortly to describe what I have created on my panto side. I don't do much freehand only for myself usually. The quilt shop here in town does nothing but custom and she sends me work. I like doing the panto and then the customer has made the decision of what they want on the quilt.

NOW tell me how to add a picture and I will get the right up of what I have done to the machine and send picture also.

Linda what I can say about doing pantos is if there is a point in it that is where I head for and not stop on any point in between. Like a star only stop at the points. Although I must say I have stitch regulator. I did not want to buy a machine without it. I have a Millennium.

Bobette

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When I get a new panto in. I put clear 2 in. Tape on the end of the paper to save it.

I draw line at the bottom and top of the pattern then if there is an overlap a line is drawn there. This gives me the size of the pattern. I mark where the next start will be for rolling the quilt to the next pass. It is the little red mark toward over the 3rd leaf.

I have added the patterngrid. My husband put florescent lights under the table it makes it much easier to see everything. The pattern grid makes it really easy to have the pattern very strait on the table.

I then make a 4X6 card with specifications of the Panto so I will know how many rows that will need to be done on the quilt size. The next time all this work is done. It will tell me how many inches are left at the beginning and end of quilt. I can then look at it and decide how many bobbins to wind. I wind all my bobbins on my domestic as they turn out much more even and I can also fill them a little more.

Now the panto is just put on top of the grid and easily lined up. Taping the right start edge with blue tape, it will come off easily from the clear tape and not tear paper.

On the left side I just put tape holder for weight. Then using either a large plastic to hold the panto down, with blue tape on end where I will stop or just a small one.

Boy I hope I have not put to much in here. Hope this helps anyone I am always thinking of something new to change things.

Bobette

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Bobette,

Great picture.

I can see already that I need to get that pattern grid. And what a great idea to put fluorescent lights under the table. I really struggle to see under there. I will incorporate that idea into the lighting and power cord update my husband is planning.

I appreciate your step-by-step. I won't give up on these pantos. I just need some additional tools like light and the grid.

Thank you.

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Posting pictures. I never got the hang of putting pix here and then you have to deal with the 1Mb limit or you have to edit your photos. Who has time when you could be quilting.

Do you have an account at webshots? I've noticed that almost everybody does. That is how I post a picture. I upload it to webshots (which is free BTW) and then I copy the address link to the APQS forum post.

If you don't have web-photos somewhere else yet, take a look at www.webshots.com. Like i said it is free and you can put the pictures up there and they resize automatically. It's great. Take a look at one of Myrna's. I have her webshots pages set as a favorite.

http://community.webshots.com/album/182148318NottLO

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Pantos like anything else require some PPP. I always get behind the machine and with the panto under the plastic sheet (on my Millie table) I move from one side to the other and use a dry=erase marker to note the edges of my quilt (trust me here, I have quilted off the quilt many times). Also, I don't start sewing until I move through the pattern with the machine turned OFF several times. Once I get the motion going, I'm ok, but remember if you walk away for an hour, you will need to do those warm up exercises again.

Cynthia

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Bobette, I loved the way you have sewn out samples of your pantos. How big are your squares and how did you finish off the blocks? You gave me a wonderful way to show l the designs I have for both pantos and my CompuQuilter. Now all I need is the time to produce the samples.

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Sue, I bought 10 yards of muslin. Ripped it in ? so samples they are about 22 wide. Plenty to show the design. Loaded as a quilt and between each panto pattern stitched 2 horizontal rows for cutting apart. Used different thread for display. Then made lots of Black binding and finished.

I put (2) ?" grommet's at the top to hold with rings. Then I put them together by price.

NOW like everything else all I need is time to make more of the new designs that I have bought.

I now am trying to figure out storage for easy locating of LOTS of rolls. I don't have a large room. I have looked at others ideas but cant decide what I want.

Any one can write direct to me or I can post more pictures now that I know how.

Bobette

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I have sewn samples similar to what Bobette has done - though not quite so finished! :) I did it for my freehand designs and a couple of pantos I have. I have found that it helps to give me ideas and remind me what I do! When our guild had a "Meet the longarmers", I didn't have many of my own quilts to show so I brought those samples. Surprised me how much interest there was. I think it is easier to see how a pattern might look on a quilt when it is stitched in fabric.

I know another longarmer that makes transparency copies of pantos so she can lay them over a quilt.

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