I forgot to mention, if there are stores or quilt shops that sell machines near you, sometimes they have a longarm rental program.
You take a basics class on how to run a longarm, and then with guidance and help from the staff, can rent time on the Longarm.
There are people like me that will work with people via mail and email, but if you are wanting to find someone local, go to a local (local-ish) quilt, sewing, or fabric store. Maybe even a Hobby Lobby or Joanns, and ask what local quilt guilds are in your area.
Often a quilt guild will know who...
@speckledhen I had no idea about the accident. I'm glad to hear you are doing better now though! That was indeed a close one!
You know, I noticed that on my machines.
I have three old singers (201, FW, and 99k) and a straight stitch Juki. Each one stitches a true straight stitch, but if I use...
I learned to piece and quilt on an itty bitty Brother too! I think maybe 4.5"? About the size of my fist, and I have small hands. 😆
Oh, the quilting yoga I did on that little machine trying to push twins and fulls through it while not dragging it across the kitchen table.
How did/do you like...
Another Juki fan here too. I looked at Eversewn a while back mostly for a smaller travel and extra machine, because hauling around my Juki TL 2010Q is not fun, but did not get one. Then the pandemic hit and going to guild meetings or needing a travel machine went kaput.
But I just love the...