You are so welcome! Glad it was helpful!

Aren't you sweet? Thank you for your kind words. My hubby realized the longarm would pay for itself when he got the first couple of bills from the longarmer and my stash was the size of the Pyramids so there were more quilt tops to come. lol

Thanks. I've watched many videos on the Butler and it's so hard when the user doesn't tell you what you're about to do, which button they are going to use, and why. She's says "And I'm going to tell it to do "x" and her hand is in the way and after she clicks, I didn't see what happened and she's already off on the next thing while my brain is still processing what I didn't see. I don't understand why a company who wants to sell these things doesn't offer expert instruction on the web. That will give the potential customer time to evaluate the interface and see if it's for them. These things are outrageously expensive so having good training should be an essential part of the marketing I would think. I even hunted down a Butler rep at the Houston Show one year to specifically ask about how to work the nesting feature and she said, "Oh I don't use it. I do it the old fashioned way and keep a note pad next to my work with the measurements of how far apart I want the patterns." Really. So...that's what I do.

Glad to hear that!

Thank you!

Thank you!

Thank you!

Thank you! I appreciate that from another longarmer. :)

Whatever works! lol

Diane B....LOL...we all count those days don't we? I don't know if I will admit that I wasn't "shocked" when my Neurosurgeon insisted I go on disability and retire early....but TBH(?) he did me a wonderful favor at the time that I didn't realize. My dear sweet husband/soulmate died 8 yrs later. Had I not been retired due to disability I would have missed those wonderful years with my awesome husband!!! So, it was a win-win I'll admit. I love quilting and would love to own something like this.....I think all of us quilters would!

Sure! Check out my playlist for the Quilt Butler. kzfaq.infoplaylists

Yay! It's such a pretty quilt and yours has been sitting too long! It's really a quick sew because the blocks are so big. Have fun! :)

I love that my LQS (local quilt store) has Thread Tuesday where you can buy 3 spools of any thread and get one free. That's when I get at least 2 of each color.

Thanks for watching!

I’m with you. Always wanted to see how a longarm works just for fun. Becky explains every step so well.

I'm in the process of seeing if I can get some good instruction on using the Nesting feature. If I get some, I'll share in another video. Thanks!

It's a thread cutter! I got it at the Houston show last year. ThreadCutterz. Thanks for watching!

Ha, take a class...not hardly. Not unless you consider KZfaq a class. lol And there aren't any reps around me. I'm completely self-taught. For some sadistic reason, I always do things the hard way! I've been meaning to set up playlists. Need to do that... Thanks!

@@PowerToolsWithThread I am completely self taught also. When I bought my setup the gentleman was going out of business and the new owners had no interest in the longarm. There aren't any dealers in our area except for a Gammal sales center. I really can't afford a Gammal and my Artistic 26DX from Janome does everything that I need. With out youtube and folks like yourself I would still be lost.

@@sewnana1990 That's why I make these videos! lol Glad to help. Wish I knew more but it's kind of trial and error. I sent a link of the video to QuiltEZ and they were like, "Thanks for letting us know. We'll be in touch." In other words, don't call us, we'll call you. lol

I normally reach for Isacord of all things. It stitches beautifully and never breaks.

I'll machine bind it. No hand stitching for me.

I think at the time, I purchased everything I could with it. Total investment was approx. $15k.

Yes, that's exactly how I do it. I make a snip at the correct length on each side and then aim a horizontal laser light at it as a cutting line. Then I take it to the table and cut the batting to the same width as the backing.

Nearly all of the designs you saw in the options came with the Butler. I have only purchased a handful of them. Yes, I've heard of bean bags and cans of soup that roll along, etc. I've been doing it this way for so long I don't even think about using something else. I always baste each section as I go so the foot doesn't get stuck under the edge of the fabric. I've heard of basting all over and then quilting, but I just do it as I go and it works for me.

The Quilt Butler is separate and can go on almost any brand of longarm machine. I'll link to QuiltEZ's website below - they make the Butler. Mine was about $5k and Sewing Machines Plus has a contract with QuiltEZ to customize that particular longarm, King Quilter Special Edition, so it only runs with the robot (that's what they call the computer on a longarm). I bought mine all kit-and-kaboddle so I'm not sure of the process to buy one separately and customize your current machine. Of course, I got the 10" screen for my bad eyes. lol www.quiltez.com/ www.quiltez.com/butler/

I've tried paper and I'm horrible at it. That's why I invested in the computer. Thank you for your kind words! :)

You might try the Butler group on FB. They are great about questions like this.

@@PowerToolsWithThread thank you I don't have a facebook page but I went ahead and signed my husband up.

The set up to get the quilt on the frame is about 45 minutes to load the backing on with the Red Snappers, properly place the batting and top, and then do the initial basting. The entire process took about 4 hours. Thanks for watching!

I haven't had any trouble at all with the Quilt Butler itself but there isn't much in the way of instruction out there about it at all. Everything I know, I learned on KZfaq. So if you're one to do your own homework and step-by-step yourself through what you can find online, then you should be OK with it. If you need hands-on or closer support, then you may want to look for a Quilt Path dealer or other dealer in your area. The Butler sold by SMP however, is specifically designed to work with the King Quilter but you'll probably also have to change out some cables and other stuff. It's pretty involved (you need new handlebars too I think) and I'm not sure I'd do it myself. I'd probably sell the machine (or trade it in) and buy new. You save a lot of money with SMP, but I highly recommend looking around on FB and across the web for how involved it would be to upgrade to the tablet from a machine without one.