How to Do Long Arm Quilting
Longarm quilting is achieved by using a special type of longarm sewing machine to sew together the top, batting and back of a quilt to make it a finished project. Providing you have the quilting expertise, the room and are prepared to spend the intial outlay for a long arm quilting machine, you can have the satisfaction of being able to complete all aspects of your quilt from start to finish.
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Things You'll Need
- Longarm machine
- Table 10- to 14-feet in length
- Water soluble pen
- Rollers
- Thread
- Scissors
Instructions
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Baste your quilt top, batting and backing together to facilitate ease of longarm quilting.
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Select the pattern that you want for your stitching. A gentle meandering stitch is very common and works well for many quilting projects, since it enhances the fabrics without detracting from them.
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Use a water soluble pen to draw your selected pattern onto your quilt top.
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Load your quilt onto the rollers and ensure that you have an even and taut tension, prior to starting to sew.
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Select a thread in a complimentary color and thread your machine.
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Starting at one end of your quilt, place it in position on the machine and depress the footer to hold the quilt in the correct position for sewing. Slowly and carefully guide your quilt through the machine, being careful to keep the needle in line with the pattern you have drawn on the quilt.
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Continue to guide your quilt through the machine until you have quilted over all of the pattern you drew on it. Once you have finished this process, remove the quilt from the rollers and bind the edges by hand or with a conventional sewing machine.
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Tips & Warnings
Follow the manufacturer's instructions for your specific longarm machine.
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