Sheryl P. Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 Hello fellow quilting buddies! My Freedom arrived yesterday and I cannot believe she is actually here Bob and Jim put her together and gave me some awesome hints on where to start and they were just awesome. I knew that I made the best choice on my long arm, but their level of customer service confirmed that I have THE BEST in the industry!! By the time they left, I thought they were part of my extended family. Now, I have to work the next two days, but I work from home, and boy, I feel like making a trip down to my new baby. Hey, do we get to give our machines a nick name? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heritage Keepsakes Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 Congratulations on the new arrival! You will have lots of fun now. You will see, alot of forum members have given their machine a name. You will be spending a bit of time with it, so it's perfectly normal to know it on a first name basis. :cool: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dustee Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 Congratulations on your Freedom. You are in for one of the best experiences of your life. I love my Millie and spend as much time with her as I can. You are right, APQS has the best customer service, they are always there for us. This forum is also the best place to come for answers. There is always someone here to help. We all love picture too. So please share pictures. As a newbie, the best advice I can give you is PPP. It all looks so simple but it takes practice. I practice any new designs I want to learn. Get your self a dry erase board or a large sketch pad and, put a piece of practice fabric or a quilt you can practice on and go for it. I found instructional DVDs to be a great help too. I love Myrna Ficken, The Pajama Quilter and Kim Brunner to name a few I really found helpful. Also,giving your Freedom a nickname is perfectly acceptable, alot of us do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
o2b Quilting Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 Congratulations!! Welcome to the APQS family and enjoy your new "baby". Where are you located? There are some really neat longarm quilting guilds/groups out there and you may want to join one in your area. I am so glad I did!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Beachside Quilter Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 Congratulations on your new Freedom, and welcome to the APQS family. How neat that Jim and Bob set up your machine; it doesn't get any more personal service than that!! Enjoy and looking forward to posts of your progress. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Linda S Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 Congratulations! Yes, most of us have named our machines. Sometimes that name can change when there are problems, but I've found if I generally take the time to make sure the machine is well cleaned and oiled, the problems disappear. Have fun playing! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrazyAboutQuilting Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 Congratulations and welcome to the "family"!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnCavanaugh Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 Sheryl, We're so glad you and your new Freedom are together at last, and that Jim and Bob were able to get you off on the right foot. Give it a nickname, whatever you like! Let us know if we can help you in any way! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hitomi Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 Congratulations! You will have some sleepless nights I'm sure. We have the best customer service, even if I'll all the way in Hawaii and no representatives here, they have help me tremendously through the process. I love my Millie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stagecl Posted September 27, 2012 Report Share Posted September 27, 2012 Congratulations! I love my Freedom SR too! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastquilts Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 Congratulations and am sure you are going to love your new baby! I have the Freedom and feel so blessed to have it and I love it too. So nice to be able to quilt whenever you want. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Della Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 I love my Freedom as well!!! Good luck with yours!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 Congratulations!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WestieMom Posted September 28, 2012 Report Share Posted September 28, 2012 Have fun with your new Freedom! I named my machine Sweet Jenny...when all is going well she's sweet...when things are not going well she's just Jenny! Kind of like when your mom would call you by your first and middle name if you we're in trouble. :P:P. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bekah Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Congratulations and welcome to our family! You are going to just have so much fun. Be sure to let us know how you are doing and if we can be of any help in any way. Names are a good thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grammie Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Congrats I love my Freedom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave-Jane Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 Welcome to the APQS family!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TerriVB Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 LOVE LOVE LOVE my Freedom SR---it's just like any other relationship--the more you put into it--the more you will get out of it!! It's a big investment--so don't be scared just dive in and go for it!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kathalynn Posted September 29, 2012 Report Share Posted September 29, 2012 CONGRATULATIONS !!!!!!!!!! I haven't had my Freedom long and I don't get to spend as much time as I would like Quilting but I just love her. The staff at APQS have been great and I learn new things all the time. Especially when I mess up and they guide me through how to fix what ever I may have done. Happy quilting Kathalynn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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