Getting what you pay for

Value for money! 

In today's uncertain economy, value for money is more important than ever. 

Essentially, a quilting frame is a tool designed to accomplish a purpose. A good tool is worth every penny! 

If you're thinking about getting a quilting frame, these are the features to look for:

• A good quilting frame will be simple to set up and easy to use.
• A good quilting frame will enable you to machine quilt your
  own tops for a fraction of the cost it would take to pay someone else.
• A good frame enables your sewing machine to glide effortlessly over the top of your quilt instead of wrestling your quilt under the arm of your sewing machine. This transforms machine quilting from a pain in the neck to something truly enjoyable.
• A good frame perfectly tensions the layers of your quilt so you'll never have to baste, pin, glue or tack a quilt again! I think it's worth every penny just for that.
• A good frame is made to measure. This means that it fits you! It's designed for your height, and the length of quilt that you want to make.
• A good frame comes with good, easy to understand, well illustrated instructions.
• A good frame comes with ongoing support, helping you to to get started and become a fluent machine quilter.

A good frame does some of these things, a great frame does them all. There are many frames on the market. While you are shopping around the show ask yourself, "Am I getting value for money?"

Our New English Quilter frames give you many of the features of a long-arm for a fraction of the cost. Made from the finest materials, our frames are designed to last a lifetime. And because they're so easy to set up and take down they fit beautifully in our homes. Best of all we give lots of after sales support and tuition. We want to make sure that you have all the help you need to become a fluent machine quilter!

The New English Quilter gives you value for your money. Sometimes you get what you pay for. Sometime you get a lot more!

Quilt Forum in St Petersburg

JUKI QVP2200 all set up and ready to go

Our first job was to get the JUKI 2200QVP set up and ready to roll.

We thought that the bright variegated Fantastico thread looked like firebird feathers against the black fabric background..

Everything was working beautifully and we were all ready for the Quilt Forum University class later in the day.

pretty feathers and swirls by Emily Milne

This JUKI long arm QVP goes 2200 stitches per minute, 
glides like a dream 
and creates beautiful lines of stitching!

Quilt forum University - first try on the JUKI QVP2200

Look at the smiles! It is so fun to bring quilters together to try great tools. This was the first time that most of these ladies had ever tried a long arm quilting machine. They were so excited to try the JUKI QVP2200!

Emily and Martha demonstrated free-motion quilting on the JUKI QVP

 Everyone was keen to see how the long arm quilting machine worked.

Martha demonstrating doodling line designs

We showed how doodling line designs with pen and paper helps us to gain fluency on the long arm quilting machine. Everyone had the chance to practice line designs on paper and then to draw the same design with needle and thread on the new JUKI QVP2200 long arm.

King Tut cotton onthe QVP2200

 Each time we tried a new design we changed the thread. So everyone could see how various plain and variegated threads cotton, trilobal polyester, silk and metallic threads performed on the JUKI QVP2200.

one lady drew a rooster with Super Metallic variegated gold thread

One clever lady drew this rooster with Superior Metallic variegated gold thread. We all gathered round and applauded her creativity. It's so exciting to see waht happens when people start using the sewing machine needle like a pen!

Quilt Forum venue - an enormous Department Store in St Petersburg

 The Quilt Forum venue was a lovely room in this enormous department store that took up an entire city block.

pretty line designs on the JUKI QVP2200

doodling with different ranges of Superior Threads

Dream Come True

NEW JUKI QVP 18 X 10 inch long arm

Three years ago we asked a question. How long would the arm be on your ideal dream machine? Follow the link and read the post.

Just about everyone said 18 inches!

 Last year JUKI introduced their NEW 18 X 10 inch long arm across the pond.  American quilters were giving it rave reviews so we shipped an American model across the Atlantic just for the 2013 Festival of Quilts.

test driving the JUKI QVP at the 2013 Festival

This year JUKI has created our very own

 UK/European CE approved 

18 X 10 inch  long arm!

 Test drive the NEW JUKI Quilt Virtuoso Pro

 at the Franklins stand A46 B36-38.

 I can't wait!!

JUKI Quilt Virtuoso Pro 2200 (stitches per minute)