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    Carrie J's Avatar Carrie J is online now Senior Member
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    Absolutely! My first three were done with a 1981 Singer. But I listened to HOW to check for an exact 1/4 seam, hello painters tape. And yes, later I bought a more modern machine, but that Singer will always remain here! She's a workhorse! Walking foot, oh yeah, get one if you don't already have one. Save the FMQ stuff for later, it won't take you long to get the wind under your wings thanks to Jenny, and a LOT of great folks here.
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    You definitely can!!! I would bet money that most of us started out on a traditional "home" machine! I started off with a Janome Sewist 525S (which I still have!) and made my very first quilt on it!

    http://forum.missouriquiltco.com/mem...ne-7-2014.html

    Like others have said... start off small (think baby or throw sized) and work your way up once you are comfortable.

    Can't wait to see what you create!
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    I have really enjoyed watching Leah Day's Free Motion Quilt Project tutorials on youtube. Here's the link:

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fFcI...1F4B76430BB141
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    Our ancestors did not have machines with big throat spaces and they made beautiful quilts.
    That's because they quilted by hand like me. Many of those ladies didn't OWN a machine.
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    Yes you can.
    My machine has the smallest throat space on a domestic machine but I recently made my first quilt, start to finish, on it. The quilt turned out to be a full size (I intended for it to be a twin..oops) and I found it wasn't as difficult as I thought it would be.
    A walking foot helps, but a good straight stitch is what you need most.
    Sonic is learning to sew and quilt. .....

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    Sure you can. Check out Leah Day's youtube videos. One of them is about setting up your machine and using it to quilt a large quilt. There is also a great class on craftsy.com with Ann Pederson.
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    I make many quilt and all on my machine it's a Brother DZ500F it has a large throat so it's easy to stuff a big quilt in, my I suggests that you start in the middle and work your way out to avoid puckering, good luck and don't forget to breathe

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    I do all of my own work on my Pfaff, it has a 11 inch throat, and I even did a full queen size quilt. It was a bit of a pull, but it worked.

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    It took me a long time to master FMQ and I really had panic attacks when doing it on a quilt top that took forever to piece. Now I love it but one day I would love to send a top off so I can get those beautiful computerized stiches a long arm does.
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