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Posted by Sartorresartus on September 16, 2009, 4:28 am
I have the opportunity to pick up a (cheap) Little Gracie 1. Is it
worth the effort? Are these Machine Quilting Gismos good or just
space thieves?
I like the idea of MQ to compliment my hand stuff, and I don't do much
patchwork now because the length of time it takes to finish a quilt
makes the idea too overwhelming.
Recommendations and thoughts, if you please, before I take the plunge
into unknown waters.
Nel
(Gadget Queen)
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Posted by Kate XXXXXX on September 16, 2009, 6:44 am
Sartorresartus wrote:
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> I have the opportunity to pick up a (cheap) Little Gracie 1. Is it
> worth the effort? Are these Machine Quilting Gismos good or just
> space thieves?
>
> I like the idea of MQ to compliment my hand stuff, and I don't do much
> patchwork now because the length of time it takes to finish a quilt
> makes the idea too overwhelming.
>
> Recommendations and thoughts, if you please, before I take the plunge
> into unknown waters.
>
> Nel
> (Gadget Queen)
How cheap is cheap?
And what have you let go to make room for it? (eg, a knitting machine
that you no longer use... )
I'd love one, you can be sure. And cheap is good.
--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
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http://www.katedicey.co.uk
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Posted by Roberta on September 16, 2009, 7:36 am
Try it before you buy it! You may love it, or maybe not.
The one time I tried it was at a quilt show, right after trying out a
"real" longarm machine. So it wasn't a fair test. But IMO you almost
need to be somewhat experienced with ordinary FMQ to really appreciate
a Quilting Gismo. And there are still things you can do on a plain
sewing machine that you can't do easily on a Gismo.
Roberta in D
On Wed, 16 Sep 2009 01:28:13 -0700 (PDT), Sartorresartus
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>I have the opportunity to pick up a (cheap) Little Gracie 1. Is it
>worth the effort? Are these Machine Quilting Gismos good or just
>space thieves?
>I like the idea of MQ to compliment my hand stuff, and I don't do much
>patchwork now because the length of time it takes to finish a quilt
>makes the idea too overwhelming.
>Recommendations and thoughts, if you please, before I take the plunge
>into unknown waters.
>Nel
>(Gadget Queen)
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Posted by Idahoqltr on September 16, 2009, 10:46 am
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> I have the opportunity to pick up a (cheap) Little Gracie 1. =EF=BF=BDIs =
it
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> worth the effort? =EF=BF=BDAre these Machine Quilting Gismos good or just
> space thieves?
> I like the idea of MQ to compliment my hand stuff, and I don't do much
> patchwork now because the length of time it takes to finish a quilt
> makes the idea too overwhelming.
> Recommendations and thoughts, if you please, before I take the plunge
> into unknown waters.
> Nel
> (Gadget Queen)
I have the Little Gracie II and I am happy to have it. I would never
spend the big bucks on a real long arm. Another option is renting
time on a real long arm. I've done that too. I will never be great
at MQing, but I can get my small pieces done that are for family or
charity. I bought a Juki that stays with the frame, in the bonus room
that otherwise doesn't get used. I also bought the metal upgrade
platform which makes a real difference.
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Posted by Sartorresartus on September 18, 2009, 4:11 am
Thanks for your input. In the end the item (on ebay) wasn't cheap and
I didn't even bother to bid. It finally went for =A3350 which seems to
me a silly price. I think the new one isn't much more. never mind,
there will be another one one day, if I ever decide to take the
plunge.
Until then, I shall stick with HQ, which I love, and MQ with my
machine as it is. Practice is worth a thousand gismos... I never
thought I would ever say that!
Nel
(Gadget Queen)
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> > I have the opportunity to pick up a (cheap) Little Gracie 1. Is it
> > worth the effort? Are these Machine Quilting Gismos good or just
> > space thieves?
> > I like the idea of MQ to compliment my hand stuff, and I don't do much
> > patchwork now because the length of time it takes to finish a quilt
> > makes the idea too overwhelming.
> > Recommendations and thoughts, if you please, before I take the plunge
> > into unknown waters.
> > Nel
> > (Gadget Queen)
> I have the Little Gracie II and I am happy to have it. =A0I would never
> spend the big bucks on a real long arm. =A0Another option is renting
> time on a real long arm. =A0I've done that too. =A0I will never be great
> at MQing, but I can get my small pieces done that are for family or
> charity. =A0I bought a Juki that stays with the frame, in the bonus room
> that otherwise doesn't get used. =A0I also bought the metal upgrade
> platform which makes a real difference.
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> worth the effort? Are these Machine Quilting Gismos good or just
> space thieves?
>
> I like the idea of MQ to compliment my hand stuff, and I don't do much
> patchwork now because the length of time it takes to finish a quilt
> makes the idea too overwhelming.
>
> Recommendations and thoughts, if you please, before I take the plunge
> into unknown waters.
>
> Nel
> (Gadget Queen)