meg Posted October 22, 2010 Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 hi everyone - well, i have caved and am going to use a panto. a panto called double plume by keryn emerson (golden threads) came with lola-baby and that's the one i'll be using. i watched a 4 part youtube by penny b and i think i've got the actual process down...but i have 1 question. my question is - if i am loading the quilt does it matter which way i load it? when i look at the panto - i worry that if i do not load it as it will lie on the bed, will the quilting look stripey? do any of you get what i am asking? or better yet, know that answer? thanks in advance guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted October 22, 2010 Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 HI Meg, I have used this panto lots of times and it turns out beautifully every time. I never look at the direction of my quilt top; I just load it. Perhaps you need to do so but when it is done it is just so pretty!!! Enjoy this panto!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted October 22, 2010 Report Share Posted October 22, 2010 Meg, Most Panto's will interlock and you shouldn't get a stripey look. There are a few panto's that will give you that look but most of the new ones don't. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
meg Posted October 23, 2010 Author Report Share Posted October 23, 2010 thanks heidi and sylvia - wish me luck! first panto. i hope i can learn to tolerate being in the back of the machine and not being able to see the pretty designs appear before my eyes! i'm an instant gratification girl and pantos make you wait a minute! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeri Posted October 23, 2010 Report Share Posted October 23, 2010 Sometimes a panto is the perfect way to go.I'd like a few more of those types of quilts seems like most of mine are custom and take alot more time.. Pantos tend to be pretty quick. Most of my day today will be spent ditching. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted October 23, 2010 Report Share Posted October 23, 2010 Originally posted by meg thanks heidi and sylvia - wish me luck! first panto. i hope i can learn to tolerate being in the back of the machine and not being able to see the pretty designs appear before my eyes! i'm an instant gratification girl and pantos make you wait a minute! You can do it! It took me a while to get used to not having my hands on the quilt but now I'm thankful for pantos because they are quick for customer quilts and I don't have to stress about the design, just follow the lines! I like to sit on my saddle stool and scootch across the floor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KathyA Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 Let us know how it went. The dbl plume was one of my favorites but now i much prefer the interlocking ones or ones that nest closer together. You do need to be very careful with the d.plume so the spacing is consistent between rows to avoid the 'row' look as it does not nest. Good Luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Darlington Posted October 25, 2010 Report Share Posted October 25, 2010 I just used the Winding Plume by Keryn Emerson a few times and it turned out great. I also have the Double Plume, but have not tried it yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NollR Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 Maybe it's me but I just can't do pantos. I do everything from the front even overall designs - that I'm getting faster at! I thank Linda McCuen for the confindence to do this with her up front class I took the last year that the Quilter's Heritage celebration was held in Lancaster a few years back. She hasn't been close enough to here to take any more classes:(( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
livismom Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 That panto is really pretty! My only advice is to check on your threads every so often so you know when your bobbin is out. Nothing is worse than cruising along only to find out you need to back up and put a new bobbin in. (Ask me how I know!) Have fun! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 I just did two pantos and have one more to go, a nice little break in the custom realm, but true I do get bored after the first row or two but it does give a nice look to the right quilts. Just remember to double check the line up each time you advance, listen carefully for thread breaks so you don't do a whole row of fabric holes..and keep an eye on your tension. I also watch just ahead of the red lazar light...music helps! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Georgene Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 On an old Linda Taylor show that I watced on QNNTV.com, her guest was a man that said something I still remember: "Edge to Edge quilting is our bread and butter, custom is our reputation." You usually make a lot more per hour doing E2E quilts, so they are quick money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shelleywa Posted November 9, 2010 Report Share Posted November 9, 2010 Give them a go Meg, and if you don't get it right at first, keep on practicing. I have been longarming for four years now and only just have I actually bought 4 pantographs! For some reason, I found them very challenging, much preferring to do freehand from the front of the machine, and then custom work which I love. Well, mostly! I found a great article on the longarm university a while ago about spacing your pantograph rows evenly and dug it out just recently when I decided to go back and give pantographs another try. And to my amazement, things seemed to click and the first one came out pretty reasonable. The next was even better. One pattern I've just bought is a naive style star and loop- for some reason I find stars really hard to do freehand, they look like lopsided double triangles! So a pantograph for this pattern is great! I will continue to do freehand stuff, but having pantographs enlarges our options. But I will be SID tomorrow too, and probably all day Friday - I've got huge quilt to do next. Shelley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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