tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26689010.post656841597517966423..comments2023-11-29T12:49:05.770-06:00Comments on Swooze's Quilts and Tall Tales: Quilt Armswoozehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16072848652991759330noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26689010.post-65296130326302992542015-08-07T10:53:06.217-06:002015-08-07T10:53:06.217-06:00I have an Avante and absolutely love it. I have th...I have an Avante and absolutely love it. I have the 12 foot table. I have it set up in my dining room.....cuz who needs a formal dining room anyway! I love it!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26689010.post-14088235906450171982015-08-07T09:02:39.360-06:002015-08-07T09:02:39.360-06:00Did you get it? My two cents worth would be that ...Did you get it? My two cents worth would be that it's better to have a bigger frame that you can store when you're not using it, as you will find it's not worth setting up for cot size quilts. And also given a choice between a frame that takes a domestic throat size, even a bigger one, versus a proper mid or long arm, then take the mid/long every time. My home frame takes my Pfaff which has a longer throat (9"? can't remember) but I am still limited to pantos of four inches or less due to the size of the quilt roll as it builds up under the throat. Very limiting plus I can't stitch around a whole block except in four inch strips. So I end up doing stippling a lot of the time which is boring to do and to look at. I would love to have a Handiquilter and I would do what I do now, which is to save up my tops and set the frame up once a year for a marathon quilting session and just live around it in my living room for those weeks. The beauty of having grown children is you can do that. I don't like machine quilting at a table at all, but I love steering around my Pfaff on the frame, it's completely different.ShinyNewThinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07398792336034920285noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26689010.post-84068338279863572272015-08-07T07:45:27.880-06:002015-08-07T07:45:27.880-06:00I love my Nolting long arm and have had it for 7 y...I love my Nolting long arm and have had it for 7 years or so. The first location I had one side against a wall -- I could only walk around it in one direction. It really wasn't a big deal. I like the frame concept as I don't have to baste a quilt to finish it. I load the backing, the batt and then the top. I started working with pantographs and some free motion and ruler work. I liked it but the end results were...questionable. I have decided that I don't have "rhythm" and it shows in my quilting. ( can't dance worth a hoot either.) I recently added a computerized set up and I'm in L. O. V. E. I do a small amount of quilting for hire and feel pretty comfortable now doing it. <br /><br />Check around with your friends who own long arms. More and more people do. Find out which brands they have and like. Our first choice was the Nolting because it is self-serviceable for the most part and very sturdy. Our second choice was the HandiQuilter. Good luck. Let me know if you need to contact some HQ owners. I have two friends who own them. One has the sit down she bought in the last year or two. The other has a frame set up and pretty decent business going. Good luck with the decision. <br />Bonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04758275644964547751noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26689010.post-40740235310029568342015-08-06T20:40:37.169-06:002015-08-06T20:40:37.169-06:00Oh yeah, I shoul have said to you that you can set...Oh yeah, I shoul have said to you that you can set the frame up in a shorter length. There are 4 foot and 2 foot poles that can be set in any configuration. Like 4 feet, 6 feet, 8 feet.<br /><br />If that is an issue, add that to your consideration. And I would be cautious with that last machine. It is difficult to work with. Go for the Avante.....JMHO......<br /><br />Handiquilter has a sit down table that fits Avante. Not to confuse things, but two people I work closely with have that. Combines the larger throat with the freedom to quilt with a machine designed to move right, left, up and down......you just move the fabric rather than the machineGlen QuiltSwissyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02663112676927847239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26689010.post-17492513118620440412015-08-06T15:06:00.936-06:002015-08-06T15:06:00.936-06:00I have an Avante 18" in my basement. I LOVE i...I have an Avante 18" in my basement. I LOVE it - but you would be best to have a dealer, or at least a service person, nearby who could take care of it for you. It doesn't have to be on a 12' table. The table comes in 3 sections, and you can set up either 4', 8', or the full 12' run. So, if you rarely do quilts larger than 90", the 8' setup might be good enough, and save you some of that "monstrosity" fear. It does take room - but I LOVE not ever having to crawl around on the floor basting my quilts. Feel free to email if you want more opinions (I have lots :) )Kristahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00537141175261483876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26689010.post-18601944873722458182015-08-06T13:25:53.740-06:002015-08-06T13:25:53.740-06:00the problem with the big tables and frames is that...the problem with the big tables and frames is that you have to have a place in the house to put them - you say living room so I assume you do not have a basement or extra bedroom to use - you will be walking around it all the time remember. I was lucky to have the long narrow bedroom that my girls had moved out of some years before I got my hand quilting frame. I never move it it has been in the same place all these years and at times I wish I could move it and reorganize my room - can't. Keep that in mind even for a smaller set up than mine is. Don't want to talk you out of it or anything but just remember how much space they take up.Karen - Quilts...etc.https://www.blogger.com/profile/07293429657903986492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26689010.post-66483826622177329432015-08-06T11:37:36.612-06:002015-08-06T11:37:36.612-06:00My fingers are crossed that you will find a machin...My fingers are crossed that you will find a machine that works for you!!Rhondahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06471317644488778051noreply@blogger.com