Juststarting Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 Just got lenni set up with 12ft bliss.Wow hope I can handle this learning curve.God knows if I drove like I follow this pantograph ,they would check me for drinking. Any recom. On patterns for a beginner? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Regina Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 From one Newbie to another, Welcome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sheila S. Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 I have not been doing this for very long either, got my lenni in October but I do not have a bliss and at first I thought I would not get the hang of it. But practice makes perfect, and I am getting better but a long way from being perfect. Keep practing and you will get it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
donna sco Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 Remember to do your drawing before you try designs on the machine. That was hard for me as I don't draw very well. Have fun with your new machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 Take your time on the panto. You are not racing to the end of the table. Just get into a groove or rhythm. I have Pandora on my phone and found a genre of music to study by. It is classical music, which I have never ever, ever listened to. But it slows me down. By the way, I have not quilted for a few years. I sold my machine a few years ago, and am waiting for the one I just purchased to start again. So you may not want to pay attention to what I say, but I remember that I always kind of went speeding through a panto. Now, on the flip side. no one is going to know if you went off the line, because it doesn't show up on the quilt. When you are finished, what ever you do....do not point our your mistakes. No one will see them, if you do no bring attention to them. Above all.....have fun!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dlnewell Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 It took me a while to get the hang of following pantos. Some advice I read, maybe from this forum, was to look slightly ahead on the pattern so you'll know where the laser is going, then your hands will follow. Relax, don't worry about following the lines exactly. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
qltnbe Posted January 29, 2016 Report Share Posted January 29, 2016 Yes, practice makes perfect; but practice first drawing it with your finger to get the memory of it ingrained in your brain. It really helps. Also, I agree with looking slightly ahead....just like driving. You don't necessarily have to be perfectly on the line all the time. No one is going to compare your stitches to the paper pattern. Go to YouTube and search Dawn Cavanaugh pantographs. She does a great intro to pantos. That might help, too. Good luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kueser Posted January 30, 2016 Report Share Posted January 30, 2016 Keep your elbows at your sides and relax the grip. Do a dry run with only the laser and not stitching. Pick an easy panto without a lot of backtracking or close stitching lines. Save these for later when you're bored with loops and curves. Someone once told me "the panto line is a suggested stitching line". If you're off a little, no one will know except you. Find some mellow music; something that goes the same speed as you quilt. I like Hawaiian music as I hula down the table. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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