Quilt intake today
This is Joanne’s quilt. Its going on the machine today but I wanted to use it as an example of my intake process to show another machine quilter. This may … Continue reading
Starting over
The last photo of where I used to live. Oh heavens what have I done? Was it a mistake to move? Nope, nada, uh uh, I can’t continue second guessing … Continue reading
Roller blade wheels
I use a drafting chair on wheels in my quilting studio. There is always thread bits and lint and dust on the floor no matter how often I dust. That … Continue reading
Frustration
Many people know already that I’m earnestly trying to move away from a really bad neighborhood. Its gotten pretty awful around here. Just watch the news and you’ll see. I’ve … Continue reading
Cleaning machine rails
On a regular basis I try to do a routine cleaning of my machine. I don’t always do it as often as I should. I get busy and let it … Continue reading
Customer special requests
Today I called the office of the doctor who treated me in the hospital. He wanted to see me in 7 days after leaving the hospital. I believed he had … Continue reading
Buying a machine?
Sandy asked me what advice I can give to someone looking to purchase a quilting machine. I have a Gammill Classic Plus. I do love my machine but if I … Continue reading
Unequal and unfair exchange
Thank you to all who have responded to my question. Lately, I’ve had several requests from people to be my apprentice employee. More requests than I normally get. These people … Continue reading
Or…. you could….
So….. you say you want to become a machine quilter. You’ve seen the prices that machine quilters charge? Of course you have. You’ve been a customer and know how much … Continue reading
Again, 13 left to finish
I’m still working on the same quilt. As you can see some of the quilting is done on the blocks. I’ve done about 1/3 of the blocks. Still need to … Continue reading
Dealing with quilt issues
My sincere apologies….. this is not going to be a really good tutorial. They say a picture is worth a thousand words…. well I forgot to take some pictures and … Continue reading
Scheduling goes amuck
Hmm…. the work goes on I worked on the lone star quilt in the morning. At lunch time I took it back off the machine. If I work on it … Continue reading
Thread constantly breaking or having tension issues?
Having trouble locating the problem? You say you have tightened the tension…. loosened the tension….. re threaded more times that you can count….. tightened the top on the rollers….. loosened … Continue reading
Cleaning the machines
It was time, don’t ya think? Over the weekend, I did spend some time away from my quilting work to clean the domestic machine. There was a lot of lint … Continue reading
