MarieBrewer Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 I'm biting the bullet and getting the IQ. I am thinking that compter quilting is the wave of the future. Either I join or I am left in the dust. That statement should get some kind of response!! Helen will do the setup Apr 27. I am looking forward to getting a "helper". I will be selling some CL stuff but not everything. I just can't part with the giant swirls template. Too much $ for the amount of work-talk about chicken!! Since I quit my job I decided I would have time to work w/the IQ. I know there will be frustration but my friend is only 3 miles away and she owns one on a Gammil. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 How exciting. I am happy for you...but I guess I am one that will be left in the dust! No computers for me...at least not anytime in my foreseeable future. I love freehand too much! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 I love freehand, too, but I also can't afford a computerized system, either. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MarieBrewer Posted March 9, 2010 Author Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 This year I just can't keep up with customers and my own fun projects so that's the incentive. I want to monitor the system while I work on my own stuff. Love multi-tasking!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KerriM Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 Hi Marie, I'm also getting an IQ on my millennium on the 25th of April. I think Helen is installing both of ours on the same trip. I can feel your anticipation because I have the same IQ fever. I'm not that good at freehand even though I've been longarming a few years. I just wanted the creativity that the IQ can give me. There's so much designing possibilities and I know the learning curve is not very long. Glad to meet some fellow IQer's. Have you also joined the IQ yahoo group? Lots of helpful information there as well as this forum. Enjoy your new toy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyA Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 ohhh, i'm green. i'd love an IQ as well but the investment payback just isn't there for me. bummer. guess i need to get back into the corporate world to fund my toys.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Front Porch Quilting Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 Good for you Marie! I hope you really enjoy it! We have had a great time with the demos that Debbi has been doing for us at our last 2 get togethers. How much fun you will have. Now I live between you and Kerri so I really think they should accidentally set up one on my machine too, don't you think?:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 I have seen one of Debbi's demos on the IQ and I know Linda Card loves her's. It is an interesting tool. Congratulations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KerriM Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 I wish you were getting one too, Roxanne! You know you can come over and play on it as soon as I can master it. It shouldn't be too long because I probably won't sleep at all after I get it. Maybe it will accidentally show up at your place :cool: You never know!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg_marsh Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 Congratulations!!!!! and you will love it!!!!!!. You will be up and running in no time! It is so user friendly - plus Helen is absolutely the very best!!!!!! Keep me apprised of your adventure!!! You will just love the fact that you can so easily combine free motion and IQ in a quilt with the push of a button. My last 2 quilts have been 1/3 ruler work, 1/3 free motion & 1/3 IQ - so much fun!!!! So much fun!!! :D:D:D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gator Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 Super, welcome to IQ!! I love my IQ, I am no longer feather challenged. There are great deals on designs, Intelligent Quilting and Anne Bright has monthly clubs, Digitech designs are wonderful and our own Darlene Epp has a beautiful digitized line of patterns. Helen is the best, you are lucky to get her as your installer!!! I love my installer rep also. IQ has a great Yahoo Group, have you joined yet? If you have Loe's Pre-Design Studio software you can easily make your own designs. This is so exciting!!! One more note, there are Area IQ Groups forming everyday. Members get together with their "tablets" and play, same as a guild. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PamelaA Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 I too will be left in the dust. I just can't afford an IQ. I only quilt for myself, my sister, and charities. There is no way I can justify having an IQ setup. However, that doesn't mean I don't want one, other things have to come first. Good luck with your new toy. I am sure that you will love it. Pamela Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LauraJ Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 I guess I'm not being left in the dust as I'm getting my IQ on March 31st. Going through some physical changes, I realized that I wanted to make things easier on me when doing other people's quilts. This way the machine will be quilting away while I piece my own tops. Also looking forward to combining computer with free-motion. Congrats Marie and welcome to the club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagecl Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 Congratulations! You will love your computerized system. I love having the computer run my pantographs, my motifs and it just comes out perfect every time! I thought long and hard about getting a computerized system. I have no regrets because it does make it easier and takes the wear and tear off the body. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janette Posted March 9, 2010 Report Share Posted March 9, 2010 It sounds OK a computerised system, but I work on computers all day, and for me quilting is fun and a release !! I dont want to be computing into the night too !!! Although I can see the appeal of the perfect quilting, and speedier quilting, the price tag is not appealing to anyone not quilting as a business. Have fun though with your new IQ, I am sure you will enjoy it. I am learning so many new things at the moment with freehand, and pantos, and circle lord etc it is so much fun, there is no time left for computerisation too! (I may eat my words in a few years though !!!) My DH thinks the machine does it all itself anyway !!! LOL !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoseCity Quilter Posted March 10, 2010 Report Share Posted March 10, 2010 I too will be left in the dust. Marie, I'm sure you will love your IQ, but personally I love free hand and knowing the quilting is all mine, not a computer! I may change my mind at some point, but for now..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg_marsh Posted March 10, 2010 Report Share Posted March 10, 2010 I am just responding to all those that say how much they love free hand - I do too!!!!!! Even when I bought my IQ, I was very definite about improving my free hand skills and that goal has never changed and my skills are definitely improving. In fact, I am presently working on a very intense free hand - 16.5 x 16.5 little wholecloth - and IQ is sitting on the table ........ I think what we need to think about is the that the IQ is like the CL - an added tool to help us quilt. We are not limited to computer work because we have the computer - it is just another aspect of quilting - many methods to obtain an end result: free hand, rulers, CL, QZ, computer, whatever works ................. they all are part of the process - fun quilting with beautiful quilts to show for all our work!!! And another important aspect is that some quilters due to health issues need additional help so they can continue to quilt - the computer has been a godsend for them................ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
witha'K'quilting Posted March 10, 2010 Report Share Posted March 10, 2010 So true Meg...enjoy the IQ Marie, Kerri and Laura. It sounds like a terrific tool! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrsbishwit Posted March 10, 2010 Report Share Posted March 10, 2010 Enjoy your IQ, everyone who gets their machine computerized never regrets it, :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quiltmonkey Posted March 10, 2010 Report Share Posted March 10, 2010 I think it's wonderful that we quilters have so many choices. We can choose freehand, we can choose pantographs, Circle Lord, Quiltazoid, computers, everything. We can choose Rainbows, King Tut, Floriani, Polyneon. We can choose Kimmy Brunner, Claudia Pfeil, Myrna Ficken, Linda Taylor. We can choose, MQX, MQS, HMQS, Innovations, Houston, Chicago,.... We can choose APQS, Gammill, A-1, Nolting, KenQuilts, HQ16, Tin Lizzie.......oh goodness gracious! The list goes on...............and on........ We are all so very lucky! We have such a supportive and wonderful quilty world. Our creativity is limitless; go for it! Life is good. Follow your dreams and go wherever you want. The world is yours. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Front Porch Quilting Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 My dream is to be embroidering on my one machine, quilting on my computerized machine, and piecing on my dsm (have they made a machine that pieces on it's own yet?) and working by hand when I want too ahhhhhhhhhhhhh what a life in my dream world:D:D:D:D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KerriM Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 That sounds like a great dream to me Roxanne! Don't think I could handle the embroidery machine tho! It's a little out of my league. The IQ comes close to piecing on its own. At least with the half-square triangles that I can't wait to try out. With a thousand of those to sew, it will come in real handy. Hand sewing is still a relaxing pleasure that can never be replaced with a machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoAnnHoffman Posted March 11, 2010 Report Share Posted March 11, 2010 Go for it Marie! Everyone has a different style so it doesn't matter how many longarmers there are out there. Even if it's computerized you still have different styles and buy and create different designs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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