How do you start learning to use a long arm?
There are so many teaching resources available, it has been a bit of a fire hose, and often hard to choose. I found a resource I really like, specifically aimed at the Gammill Statler, the long arm that I have on order.
The Methodist Hill Quilt Studio has a monthly "Skill Builders Club" from Joyce Lundrigan and Joan Knight that includes piecing and quilting instructions, a video link, and digital designs for the quilting. I joined a couple days before the April period ended (the 15th), and so now I have both April and May instructions. Even better, club members can download previous months, and there are six "Jumpstarter" sets from early subscriptions that teach some basics. I have pieced the first three Jumpstarter tops, January 2019, February 2019, and March 2019, which will give me some great learning pieces to do as part of getting acclimated.
Here are my pieced tops, and their plain white backings, queued up for quilting...
I didn't even buy any fabric!
Happy Quilting,
Lisa Kay
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