Long Arm Quilting
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Instructions provided courtesy of guest Linda Taylor.
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long arm quilting machineSteps:
Want to create intricate quilting designs in no time? Maybe long arm quilting is for you.
Taylor loves the creative freedom that the long arm machine offers her. She says quilting with a traditional home sewing machine is like drawing by moving the paper under a pencil. Quilting with a long arm machine is more like moving the pencil across the paper.
For machine quilting Taylor suggests finding quilting patterns that don't require a lot of stops and starts. She suggests continuous line patterns or pantographs ( figure A).
Pantographs are repetitive continuous line patterns. Pantographs are easy to complete from the back side of a long arm quilting machine (figure B). You simply place the pattern template on the back of the machine and follow it with the laser light (figure C).
As you trace along the pattern, the needle in front sews your design (figure D). With a long arm quilting machine, Taylor can quilt a king size bed quilt in as little as 4 hours - depending on the intricacy of the quilting design.
From the front of the machine, Taylor can complete quilting patterns that are more geared toward the piecing as well as intricate freehand designs. She uses an acrylic ruler to keep her needle steady when stitching in the ditch (figure E).
When stitching around applique, Taylor guides the machine by placing her hand right above the foot of the machine (figure F). There are no limits to the types of batting and thread you can use when quilting with a long arm machine. Taylor uses all types of batting depending on the type of quilt she is making. As for thread, she uses everything from heavy variegated embroidery thread to nearly invisible nylon filament.
To create an impressive trapunto design, place fabric on top of batting with no back (figure G).
Sew your quilting design with dissolvable thread (figure H). Turn over and cut batting away from design (figure I).
Place this fabric on a new batting with backing. Sew around your original design with your chosen thread and then stipple around the design to raise it up (figure J).
Resources Gammill Long Arm Quilting Machine
Linda Electric Quilters, LLC
Melissa, TX
US
Phone: 972-542-4000
Toll-free Phone: 800-893-2748
E-mail:
contact@lequilters.com
Website:
www.lequilters.com
The Ultimate Guide to Longarm Machine Quilting
by Linda V. Taylor
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Guests Linda Taylor
Quilter and owner of Linda Electric Quilters
Melissa, TX
Phone: 972-542-4000
Toll-free Phone: 800-893-2748
E-mail:
contact@lequilters.com
Website:
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