quilted charm Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 I just have to say, I tried quilting with a friend's machine today. She was having trouble with tension and asked if I could come help her. We got the tension good, and then she asked me to show her how I do feathers. You should have seen the feathers I turned out:P:P I could not get a smooth curve, and you can forget retracing on the bump. It was hilarious. I told her no wonder she can't do feathers. She has a computer set up, so I'm sure she'll just have use that when she wants feathers. Now I understand why people are so excited about the bliss system when they first try it!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lisae Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Amen, Sista! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoseCity Quilter Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 I hear you! I tried to help a friend with a home quilting set up and....:o:o Made me appreciate my Milli sooooooo much... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JustSewSimple Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 I don't have special wheels - just the ones that come standard - and I don't have a new table - just the old square legged one. But Missy is as smooth as can be. I am always in awe at how easy she is to use!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ecmoore Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 Well, this is timely. I got my Millenium with M&M wheels at the beginning of the summer, and for one reason or another, never got the "introductory" lesson until a week ago. I'd been messing about doing pantographs and ruler work, but it was taking a lot of muscle to try to move. I'd balanced the wheels on the carriage so they matched the ones on the machine, so at least I got more-or-less smooth movement, but a lot of my curves looked like stairsteps. I figured you ladies had your own special line of spanx - to hide bulging biceps. Changing direction was HARD. When I used the dealer's machine, it was shocking how much more easily it moved than mine. Same wheels - hers wasn't blissed - and she wasn't doing anything special with it. Turns out there was a bad wheel bearing in one of the wheels on my machine. Dawn sent me replacement axles, I got them last night and got them on the machine this morning, and have had a grin a mile wide on my face. NOW I can do feathers and freehand stuff with no trouble at all - if she's really having trouble, she may want to get in touch with APQS to see if something's really wrong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LadyLake Posted September 3, 2011 Report Share Posted September 3, 2011 We are spoiled. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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