Primitive1 Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 I am doing a presentation for the quilt guild tonight on longarm quilting....and I just know someone will ask why it is called "longarm quilting" ....I am assuming that it is because of the large throat opening....does anyone else have any input on this? Thanks.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlsa3 Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 Here is what the dictionary says: "Longarm quilting is the process by which a longarm sewing machine is used to sew together a quilt top, quilt batting and quilt backing into a finished quilt. The longarm sewing machine frame typically ranges from 10 to 14 feet in length (or, 3metres to 4.25 metres). A complete longarming system typically consists of an industrial length sewing machine head (19 - 30 inches,) a 10 to 14-foot frame, a table with a layer of plastic under which is placed a pantograph, and several rollers on which the fabric layers and batting are attached." David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted July 7, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 Thanks David - I will use that tonight.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BethDurand Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 True story. A customer of mine was explaining to a friend who was to receive the quilt that I was quilting that it wasn't ready for the recipient yet because "It's at the longarmer's." Recipient replies "Isn't it nice that she's using her disability to her advantage?" I think she thought that my arms were so long they dragged on the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T Row Studio Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 You made me giggle Beth Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norma H Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 Vicki - sent you a message Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mlsa3 Posted July 7, 2015 Report Share Posted July 7, 2015 Beth, I actually laughed out loud when I read your post. Good one. David Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted July 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 Beth - LOL!!! Well it is done and I got some good feedback so I think it went well....it is just out of my comfort zone to talk into a microphone in front of 95 people so I am glad it is done...but I am hoping that some got some good information and will feel comfortable using a longarmer and for those who already do I am hoping they understand better now why we ask for extra fabric, etc....when I mentioned that trying to quilt out extra fabric and wavy borders was like putting on spanx - that extra stuff has to go somewhere - I got a laugh... Thanks for everyone's input! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted July 8, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 8, 2015 I got lots more good feedback today along with too more quilts to quilt for customers...so it must have gone well... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JenniferBernard Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 Good for you...all the way around. We as longarmers (with normal size arms) need to support and explain the art we do? Sometimes it just seems like magic what our quilting can do for an a top! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammi357 Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 "spanx"~ thanks for the laughs this am! Incidentally, there's nothing like karaoke to cure public speaking jitters. Talking in front of a group is really easy after getting up and singing in front of a group! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted July 9, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 Sammi I bet it is..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisquilter Posted July 9, 2015 Report Share Posted July 9, 2015 Vicki, your story has given me courage! I am scheduled to give a talk to our guild in August. "How to prepare your quilt for the longarmer". (or "Be kind to your longarm quilter.") I keep going over the talk in my head. Again, and again, and again. Woo, I will be glad when this is over! Congratulations on your successful talk!. Chris Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted July 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 Chris, I was most nervous when giving a little history on how I started long arming, (because everyone was looking at me - I imagined I was like Barney Fiff on the Ghost and Mr. Chicken), once I started the slide show and stepped to the side so I could explain my points and pictures it was much better, everyone was very focused on the slides.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrisquilter Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 wow! Slides and everything! We have not had show and tell for two months so my presentation has to be short and sweet! I will have the latest raffle quilt to show so that will be exciting. I will post it on here as soon as I finish quilting it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeke Posted July 10, 2015 Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 I was a substitute speaker one time when one got sick. This was about 12 years ago. How do you start? Where do you start? I was so nervous that I just said, " ok, who has any questions." It went very smoothly from there. zeke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Primitive1 Posted July 10, 2015 Author Report Share Posted July 10, 2015 I figured I would give a little background on how I got started in long arming, then a powerpoint slide show showing how a quilt looks as it is loaded on the frame, then we went to problems with friendly borders, c cups, etc, and I stressed how correct piecing and measuring borders would prevent this (thus the spanx comment), then we went on to how to prepare backings, batting and thread choices, and how the same quilt quilted 4 different ways can look so different, then we finished with price ranges and deposits, and how payment is made....I liked the powerpoint as it gave everyone something to look at besides me! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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