Looking forward to your masterclass. Tonight was the first night i discovered your video. Lucky me. I have had nightmares with my longarm machines. First I had a Husqvarna megaquilter. A gift from my husband. I named it the demon. It was a horror. Not my husband's fault he trusted our sewing store. Then they sold my husband a Tin Lizzie. I have to turn the machine on and off several times just to get the light on. The tablet has to be upside down. And right afterwards the company went out of business. It does stitch nice most of the time but takes a while to get it up and running. Oh and the software disappeared. That was an adventure. I named this one the Phoenix. It does come back to life. Of course they have a new machine to sell me. Well that felt good. Lol
I've learned the hard way about backing tension. But not that bad. The needle tore the backing. Then I shortly found your videos. Lessen learned. Never thought of putting that oops on the wall.
This is the first time I've heard of using diagonal seams in the backing. I'll have to check that out since I work with donated fabrics and often have to piece the backing. Thanks!
It blows my mind that the needle could be flexing as you say but it makes sense given the speed of things happening while the machine is doing its thing. I can say for doubly sure that I have had fewer thread breaks and/or difficulty since I’ve been incorporating all your great advice given in your live and unscripted videos. I love them! I used to have awful trouble with breaking thread but since I’ve loosened the tension on my quilting surface and slowed down my quilting speed I’ve had much better results. I watched your recent parts 1 and 2 and really appreciated your willingness to try and solve the problem while still live. I kept thinking fabric… it’s got to be thickness of layers and texture of many fabrics in the top you were working with since i had a baby quilt once that I fmq’d on my sit down machine and every time I quilted over a particular yellow fabric my thread would break. It was cotton but was a bit thicker than normal and had a rather rough texture to it. I don’t use that one anymore! Anyway…long comment but wanted to chime in and let you know I am watching and appreciate all you do!
I think you’re exactly right about the fabric - it was so mixed and the differences were so drastic…the combination with that particular thread just didn’t work. I had occasionally breaks all the way through the pair of quilts, but not very many, and the look of the tension was really good, so I was content.
The backing is entirely fixed in place as per usual. It's the TOP that's "floating". And even that is not floating about freely - my work space is fully anchored, it's just the bit I haven't got to yet which is hanging down the front.
They vary. There are 6 modules and each of them has multiple lessons. Some are “theory”, and there’s a separate quilting demo for each design so you can easily find things when you want to refer back to them.
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Looking forward to your masterclass. Tonight was the first night i discovered your video. Lucky me. I have had nightmares with my longarm machines. First I had a Husqvarna megaquilter. A gift from my husband. I named it the demon. It was a horror. Not my husband's fault he trusted our sewing store. Then they sold my husband a Tin Lizzie. I have to turn the machine on and off several times just to get the light on. The tablet has to be upside down. And right afterwards the company went out of business. It does stitch nice most of the time but takes a while to get it up and running. Oh and the software disappeared. That was an adventure. I named this one the Phoenix. It does come back to life. Of course they have a new machine to sell me. Well that felt good. Lol
Just discovered your video. Already learned something.
The Master Class is excellent! I took it last fall, and it is a real confidence booster. Well worth every penny.
I am so excited about your advanced class. I am waiting for that to start.
I've learned the hard way about backing tension. But not that bad. The needle tore the backing. Then I shortly found your videos. Lessen learned. Never thought of putting that oops on the wall.
Love that quilt on wall.
This is the first time I've heard of using diagonal seams in the backing. I'll have to check that out since I work with donated fabrics and often have to piece the backing. Thanks!
Google “John Flynn” and it’ll come up👍🏻
@@StitchedBySusan I'll do that. Thanks much!
It blows my mind that the needle could be flexing as you say but it makes sense given the speed of things happening while the machine is doing its thing. I can say for doubly sure that I have had fewer thread breaks and/or difficulty since I’ve been incorporating all your great advice given in your live and unscripted videos. I love them! I used to have awful trouble with breaking thread but since I’ve loosened the tension on my quilting surface and slowed down my quilting speed I’ve had much better results.
I watched your recent parts 1 and 2 and really appreciated your willingness to try and solve the problem while still live. I kept thinking fabric… it’s got to be thickness of layers and texture of many fabrics in the top you were working with since i had a baby quilt once that I fmq’d on my sit down machine and every time I quilted over a particular yellow fabric my thread would break. It was cotton but was a bit thicker than normal and had a rather rough texture to it. I don’t use that one anymore!
Anyway…long comment but wanted to chime in and let you know I am watching and appreciate all you do!
Just so you know…I now “solve” my fmq dilemmas by asking myself “what would Susan do?”!
I think you’re exactly right about the fabric - it was so mixed and the differences were so drastic…the combination with that particular thread just didn’t work. I had occasionally breaks all the way through the pair of quilts, but not very many, and the look of the tension was really good, so I was content.
I a m from New Zealand
Can not have a drooping backing when trying to get accurate ruler work accomplished on top. It certainly is a happy medium.
The backing is entirely fixed in place as per usual. It's the TOP that's "floating". And even that is not floating about freely - my work space is fully anchored, it's just the bit I haven't got to yet which is hanging down the front.
Marilynn from Sandy Valley
Is that Master Class for beginners or somebody more advanced I am very much a beginner thank you for all your help
Q Q How many different designs are given during the length of of the Master class?
Just over 30. It’s an approximate number as some are variations….and I didn’t count every one of those 😁
How long are your masterclass classes
They vary. There are 6 modules and each of them has multiple lessons. Some are “theory”, and there’s a separate quilting demo for each design so you can easily find things when you want to refer back to them.
Did you did you say that the quilt is tight and then you'll get skip stitches
If the quilt is TOO drum tight it can definitely cause skipped stitches.