Sunday 7 August 2011

Machines



When I started my quilting classes I was using an old Singer machine that I have had for the last 30+ years....when I started having problems with it I decided to upgrade to the Janome 6600  and then decided the 6600 would be too cumbersome to take to classes and retreats.....so I bought a Janome Gem as well!

Thinking of going back to the Singer for piecing.  I am currently trying to learn to FMQ and hate having to change the setup on my 6600 for piecing  to FMQ and back again??  Wondering what others do??  Do you have a machine dedicated to piecing and use another for FMQ??

I suppose once I get the hang of the FMQ it won't be an issue, but right now I'm trying to do 10-15 min a day of practice with the FMQ.....then if I want to do some piecing I am changing the setup back and forth.....cuts into my playtime!!
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2 comments:

Kirsten said...

Hi Barb,

I saw your post on Leslie's blog, so popped over. I like your collection of machines. And I think the 10-15 minutes of free motion practice each day is a great idea.

I'm also working/blogging my way through the Quilter's Academy series. I hope you'll blog your progress through the books as well.

Cheers, K

8 August 2011 at 21:04
Barb said...

Thanks for stopping in Kirsten! So great to connect with others who are working on The Quilters Academy. I will definitely blog my progress and look forward to following your progress as well!! Happy Quilting!

Barb

8 August 2011 at 21:31

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