Prince's First Quilt

I am so thrilled with my Nolting PRO ....... he quilts like a dream and responds on a dime. Hmmm with inflation I guess I should say responds on a quarter.

I'm a nervous quilter who doesn't have a creative bone or the slightest hint of imagination in my body. I haunt other quilt forums like APQS, Longarm Chat and MQResouces to just name a few .... oh the eye candy ..... Then there are the Yahoo email groups like MQSG and, of course, Nolting ..... more eye candy. There are others but the above 5 are my favorites.

I made this little charity quilt several years ago so I put Prince Charming II to work. I decided to try some freehand, rulers and whatever else I could dream up. All of the fabrics are super busy so I knew none of my quilting would really show (boo-boo's wouldn't be seen either). I know they're there but on a galloping horse they aren't seen. LOL

I used some rulers like a curvie one for feathers, straight ruler to make spikes and piano key; I did use school chalk for the C's, loopie pink border and leaves on the black. OK I'll shut up now ........... a couple photos

Prince did an excellent job, he earned a gold star.

Nolting PRO 24" Long Arm

Meet Prince Charming II ............

Back in mid-June DH and I traveled to Columbus, Ohio for the NQA Show. While wandering around checking everything out we (DH & I) found ourselves at the Nolting booth. Dan from Nolting and Mike (new Nolting dealer) from Memory Lane Quilting were showing off their stuff. To make a long story short they offered me a deal I couldn't refuse ....... I'm the proud owner of a Nolting PRO 24" plus hydraulic legs (heaven). And I also got the "M" bobbin ... love how much bobbin thread it holds. I traded my Nolting 18". The wait began from June to August.

On Aug. 24 Mike and Bonnie arrived to set up Prince Charming II ......... they are definitely pros at setups and teardown. I know we're going to have a great owner/dealer relationship. 2PM we were waving good-bye to each other.

Gordon (Nolting) has designed a new side shaft foot for quilting .... it's wonderful especially for SID (stitch in the ditch). The foot allows complete view all the way around .... no part of a quilt can hide from me now. AND it's so easy to thread. I LOVE IT.