Ron and I visited four different quilt shops today, the whole time I was fabric admiring and quilt gazing. Yesterday I mentioned the tiny quilting stitches made by the Amish; I have posted a photo of those tiny little stitches. I am amazed by how tiny and even they are. Are you as jealous as I am?
One shop we visited had both an APQS Millennium long arm and a HQ Fusion long arm complete with the Pro Stitcher. We discussed long arms and she said she originally had a Gammill, but traded it in for her APQS. She said the APQS is much lighter and less stressful on your body than the Millennium or the Fusion. She also mentioned she oils the Millennium less often than she did the Gammill and that she never has drips of oil anywhere when oiling the Millennium like she did with the Gammill. We did not discuss the oiling of the Fusion, but she says she really likes both machines and that the Fusion is very easy to use.
I would love to have a long arm, but hate to spend that kind of money. I would use the machine to quit for others, but don’t know if there is enough business to help pay for the machine. All of the sales reps for long arm machines have assured me the business is there, but it is a big leap of faith and I am still questioning my faith with this…
