Saturday, February 20, 2016

Horn Cabinet and Nolting CLX20

Betsy is using the Nolting.  This is her first experience on a long arm.  She, of course, is brilliant and coordinated.  She created a wonderful quilt, all her own design.  She amazes me.

The borders are pieced so I advised stitching all around the edges.  We set up the Horn cabinet so that she had all that extra space.  Mom's Viking makes a funny scraping noise in the bobbin case.  I reckon, bein' as it is an electronic thing, I will pay the professionals to service it. 

We loaded it up on the frame and she started right in.  NO FEAR.  I belong to a couple of Long Arm FB groups.  Frequently I see "I am afraid to use my Long Arm." or the like.  I admit that I have been intimidated myself.  Not Betsy. 

She sketched out her design with chalk and I left her to stitch it out.  It was a gorgeous day and the dogs needed a walk.  When I returned she had finished all she could do.  She learned that she did better free hand without first sketching her design with chalk. 

She wanted to stitch some straight lines, I showed her how with the ruler but she preferred without.  Go figure.

She appliqued leaves, birds and a big dog.  I don't know how to advise her about quilting around those.   I do have Jamie Wallen's little applique ruler.  Maybe she will try it.  Likely she will just eyeball it and do just fine.



6 comments:

  1. Her face in the second picture! Good thing it's kinda large to carry to her house to borrow. Looks like she really enjoyed it!

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  2. Count me in the afraid category. Now, I think I know the machine, but am always thinking I am going to break it. I am doing better, but am light years from where I want to be in my head. And my word, I am slow. But I do like lots of quilting lines.

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  3. I'll bet dollars to doughnuts you can find the source of the scraping noise, no paid professional needed. It will be mechanical in origin.

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    1. Even as I wrote that, I knew you would say that.

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    2. Well, then I'm glad I did not disappoint. And that I was correct.

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