This video speaks to the people who are brand new to longarm quilting, recently purchased a ProStitcher for digitized stitching, and need help understanding how to prepare an edge-to-edge design (pantograph), and take it to the longarm to stitch out a quilt.
Although a pantograph is acually the paper design that one uses from the back of quilts, please note that a great many of us still refer to the digital full quilt layout for an e2e as a pantograph. It's probably not the best term, but it is so often used, that the familiarity of the term is to be noted.
The first half of the video shows and verbally explains how to set up everything on your computer in the simulation mode of prostitcher so you can save it onto a flash drive and take it prepared to the tablet on the longarm. Occasionally, I do the prep work on the tablet, but since I do not save my designs on the tablet (a good tip so your tablet doesn't get full), I often do some prep work on the computer.
Next, I show basting a quilt, and most importantly, I give direction for advancing the quilt and placing each subsequent row perfectly. I explain two methods: Placing a pin to mark the start point is one method, but it cannot be your only knowledge for repositioning. You must know drag and drop. Occasionally, our throat space isn't deep enough to reposition on the start point of the next row. Also, we sometimes advance the quilt and then realize we did not mark our next reposition point before advancing.
Finally, I explain how to crop your last row to fit perfectly on your quilt.
I am a longarm quilter doing computerized e2e, custom computerized, and free motion and ruler work. I do it all and have been doing it professionally for six years.
I charge 2 cents a square inch for e2e, and custom work starts at 3 cents and goes to 5 cents a square inch.
I also do professional machine embroidery, sublimation, and DTF. I am a certified educator and bring that education degree and skills to quilting by offering classes from my home studio or am available to teach at quilt shops. Teaching is my favorite. That's why I make videos for KZfaq. I love to help others succeed.
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www.pettyjohnquilting.com/