GERRY Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Can't wait, I'm getting the quilting room ready for the new arrival...Gracie is her name, after my Mom, who invested the first thousand to get me started. I'm to excited to sleep, Sue Patten in Ont. keeps telling me to just breath. I'll have to P.P.P. like mad to get good enough to do a really good Pano for the Christmas rush starting in Sept. Havn't told a sole at my quilting giuld yet, I'm afraid I'd have to put them off, & tell them I'm not ready, so the plan is to get good first, & then tell them during a show & tell, (with a wonderful quilt in hand), who did the quilting. The word will get around soon enough after that. Wish me luck,..... I'm going to have to teach myself how to do this La'ing thing, well almost, I've had alot of help from all you fine folks, that is, and here will be more help if I need it. Once that baby gets here, I dout there will much time to read this forum, or cook dinner, do laundry, ect. ect. Boy-O-Boy two weeks and she'll be here. Never spent this much money on one thing, & she is worth more than both of our cars together. I've got to get tp bed, it's after 1:a.m. TFN Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hollyrw Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 I love your excitement! I'm still in awe everytime I open the door to my new studio and see my Millie standing there. It's been just about a year ago that we broke ground on the studio we had to build just to house her. Holly Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ramona-quilter Posted April 28, 2006 Report Share Posted April 28, 2006 Gerry, Your enthusiasm is contagious. Keep it up. It looks like you have really planned your debut well. You are right to keep it a secret until you are ready. As soon as the word gets out, you will be buried in quilt tops. Unfortunately, I think most folks think that when you purchase a longarm machine, you are automatically endowed with the knowledge and experience to use it like a pro. Not so. It takes some practice. You'll need some time to get to know how your particular machine works with you at the handles. With practice, you'll develop a comfort zone and be ready for customers. Then you can 'surprise' them at the guild meeting. Pantos look easy....just follow the line, huh. Not exactly. Even though I finger-traced the pattern dozens of times before I tried the pattern on my machine, I was still a bit wiggly on my first row or two. Then you relax (shoulders, hands and mind) and don't worry so much about staying EXACTLY on the line and things move along smoothly. I hear that listening to your favorite music helps to get a rhythm going while you are quilting. I have't tried that one yet. The finger-tracing was the best advice I got when trying a panto. I stilll have to work on looking up at the quilt every so often. Sometimes I quilt 10 inches before I realize that I ran out of bobbin or broke my thread. Bummer. You will have to make up a bunch of practice quilt sandwichs so you are ready to start 'playing' when Gracie arrives. I look forward to seeing your posts when your machine arrives. You'll be flying.:cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Myrna Ficken Posted April 29, 2006 Report Share Posted April 29, 2006 How exciting for you Geraldine, Just listen to Sue and breath. You will do great and you have the entire APQS team beside you and we are growing everyday. You can't go wrong Myrna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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