New Toy in the Chatterbox Quilts' Studio

I have a new toy in the studio and it's huge! This Christmas I treated myself to a long arm quilting machine: the Handi Quilter Infinity with the Gallery frame.

Just a few of the boxes that contained the Infinity 26 machine and Gallery frame.

I hadn't intended to buy the Infinity: I was actually considering purchasing its little brother, the Fusion 24, however the package deal that My Sewing Room in Calgary offered me was too good to resist. Thanks, Anne and Lea!

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Thanks goodness Teeka was guarding the Infinity machine head.

I've been wanting a long arm machine ever since I sold my mid-arm machine, however with the renovations and updates to my studio, there just wasn't room for this large a machine. After measuring once, twice and three times, I finally figured out how I could fit this into my existing studio space: I couldn't! Thanks to suggestions from my quilting buddy, Lee of Lala's Lovelys Quilting, I made some changes to other rooms in our house. With the addition of two chairs, a new tv and a rearrangement of our computer area, the main floor family room became the main tv area. I took over the family tv area in the basement (the original tv still remains so I can watch my quilting and exercise videos) and managed to squeeze the Infinity into this adjoining area. I couldn't fit the 12 foot table assembly into this area either, but fortunately the table comes in sections, so I set the Gallery frame up at an 8 foot length, which should be adequate for the size of quilts I make.

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Teeka was very anxious for me to open up the largest box.

I haven't had much time to play with the Infinity yet, but with the holidays now over and the house back to normal, I intend to spend time bonding with my new toy. I'm thrilled with the features on this machine and its excellent stitch quality. I can hardly wait to start quilting those quilt tops that have been languishing in drawers and boxes and will keep you updated on my progress.

You can watch the video below to see how easy it was to assembly the frame for the Infinity or watch the video on my Youtube channel. You'll notice that I had some help in setting it up - thanks, Teeka and Charlie!

Wish me luck as I learn all about my new Handi Quilter Infinity.

Creatively,

Telecast Thursday - Ruler Foot for the Janome Horizon Memory Craft 8900 QCP

Welcome to the last Telecast Thursday of the year. I'll be taking a break for the holidays until January 2016, but will be back then with new videos and tutorials.

I've recently been exploring doing ruler work on my Janome Horizon Memory Craft 8900 QCP sewing machine after enrolling in Amy Johnson's Craftsy class, Quilting with Rulers on a Home Machine. I don't know why I haven't already been doing this - it's really not that hard.

You do need one thing to do this type of quilting on your domestic machine: a ruler foot. Find out what type of foot you need to quilt with rulers on a Janome 8900 sewing machine.

You can watch the video below or on my Youtube channel.

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Creatively,

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Telecast Thursday - Die Cutting for the Clover Yo-Yo Maker

Welcome to telecast Thursday! This week I'll show you how to use your die cutter to prepare fabric and quilt batting to use with the Clover Yo-Yo Maker. While you can free hand cut the fabric once it's in the yo-yo maker, I prefer to prepare my fabric first by cutting it out using my AccuQuilt GO! die cutter.

You can watch the video below or on my Youtube channel.

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Telecast Thursday - Die Cutting Quilt Batting Appliqués

It's Telecast Thursday - the last one of November. It's also Thanksgiving for my American readers, so I hope you're enjoying a wonderful day with family and friends.

This week I'm continuing to focus on quilt batting - there are so many more uses than just as a filler for your quilt. 

Have you ever considered cutting batting with your die cutter? If not, you'll want to watch this video to see how easy it is to do. It opens up a whole other dimension for using quilt batting - as appliqué embellishments.

You can watch the video below or on my Youtube channel.

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