Thank you all for joining us today! We also have a blog post on our HQ website with more pantograph tips! Link: handiquilter.com/pantographs-know-before-you-sew/

Thank you for helping me out. I'm getting my quilter this week. Also, thank you for not putting unrelated info in the video like pictures of your wedding or last vacation or talking about a shopping spree. I turn those off immediately. Lol. I enjoyed both of you⁵ and you work well as a team!

Awesome video for those of us not having a computer system! Thank you!

Thank you ...... I was waiting for a HQ pantograph demo!! Can never have enough watch and learns. Thanks for your efforts.

@HandiQuilter

Ай бұрын

Hi Elaine, thank you so much!

I had my HQ Machine for 10 years before I first did a panto last year. Where were these all my life???? I can't believe I never did one before then. It would be an excellent way for a beginner to learn how to move with their machine and to listen to their machine. I now know exactly what my machine sounds like when the bobbin runs out! Your video was excellent. Recently I purchased some pantos with colored lines on them - because they required multiple passes to make the design. Something new to me.

I have watched a lot of panto videos but this was the best! I always have to take a lot of time to figure out the how to get the next row in the right place. Your explanation of that process was very easy to understand. Thank you.

@HandiQuilter

Ай бұрын

Thank you so much, Marsha!

That looked like so much fun! Thank you for demonstrating this!

@HandiQuilter

Ай бұрын

You're so welcome!

You showed some great techniques and shared many helpful tips. Thanks so much! I have problems trying to hear when my bobbin runs out and usually have gone another 6-10 inches past. I start checking my bobbin before I start a new row, depending on the size of the quilt, after 3-4 passes to see if I need to change bobbins so I don't run out during a pass.

Thanks, that was informative!

@HandiQuilter

Ай бұрын

Glad to have you here, Barbara!!

Thank you!

@HandiQuilter

Ай бұрын

Thank you!!

Love that dance LOL

@HandiQuilter

Ай бұрын

You have to have a little fun when quilting!!

Great information thank you. I use pantographs all the time. You guys have always have great tips.

@HandiQuilter

Ай бұрын

Thank you, Isobel!

Thank you for this video ❤

@HandiQuilter

Ай бұрын

Thank you for joining us!!

Putting masking tape down is much easier to use than drawing black lines on the plastic that you then need to clean off

One thing that is important is that some pantographs are directional. It is easy to put it on the back, but have loaded the quilt top to the bar and end up with the quilting to be upside down. If you have a directional pantograph put some type of marker on it to remind you it is directional!!!!!

@HandiQuilter

Ай бұрын

Great tip, Jean!

@beckybunke808

25 күн бұрын

Yes, I did this with a baptist fan pattern and was disappointed when I pulled it off the machine.

I took a pic and blew it up. Got it.

Great video . Thank you!

@HandiQuilter

Ай бұрын

You're welcome!

Absolutely

Thank you for a great video, I was wondering when you come to your last row on a pantograph, do you remove pins and bast the edge of your quilt then finish your last row?

@HandiQuilter

Ай бұрын

Yes!!!

Thank you! There are some great tips here. The problem I have with my simply 16 is the laser shifts frequently by the time I get to the end of my row(s). I check and realign at every advance. I have the laser tightened as tight as possible (I do not have any hand strength issues so I know it’s tight, I’ve even used pliers, just in case) Any ideas how to keep it more steady in place? It has required a lot of unpicking when I’m doing a very detailed design.

@HandiQuilter

Ай бұрын

I am guessing that the screw has been overtightened and won't hold tight anymore. I would recommend contacting Handi Quilter's technical solutions to see if they have suggestions or if they might have a replacement part.

Great video So helpful! I tried my preview paper on the back of my Studio 3 HQ frame and the preview paper is wider than the back, riding up on the quilting rails. Did you cut the preview paper so that it fits? Thanks

@HandiQuilter

Ай бұрын

The preview paper is 20" wide so for a Studio frame, yes, you would need to cut it down a little.

When doing pantos would there be any change in how tight your quilt is loaded. Should it be tighter or more loose than when quilting from the front?

@HandiQuilter

Ай бұрын

I keep it the same as when quilting from the front.

I have an HQ Sixteen without Pro-Stitcher. It does have stitch regulation. What speed do you recommend? I have seen 50 and under? Still the same stitch per inch count - 10 to 12? Thank you!

@HandiQuilter

3 күн бұрын

I recommend you play with the speed to determine what speed you are comfortable with!! Yes, 10-12 spi is a good number.

I do have a question: do you keep your eyes right on the laser light as you are quilting, or are you looking slightly ahead (similar to say, walking on a curb or balance beam, if that makes sense)?

@HandiQuilter

Ай бұрын

Excellent question! I generally recommend looking a little ahead at where you are going.

I always seem to have trouble with the sides of my quilt staying straight. After a row or two of the pantograph, the ending side has either gotten wider or narrower, usually narrower. So I am stitching into the batting and backing even though I am following my ruler mark of the edge of quilt side. Can you offer any tips to deal with that? I start with a square backing and have rolled the back and top on squarely.

@HandiQuilter

18 күн бұрын

I would suggest getting a longarm centering tape that you can attach (I used double sided tape) to your idle pole. It will help you make sure that the quilt top is actually in the position you need it to be in. You can also double check that your laser isn't moving by lining it up with a previously stitched position and then checking that the laser is still matching the pantograph at the back of the machine.

@terrimattingly7890

16 күн бұрын

@@HandiQuilter Thank you so much for your response. I have the centering tape. But double sided tape is a better idea than the painters tape I have been using 😜. I just finished a whole cloth quilt using rulers. I still have the same problem. The top rolled on evenly. But as I progressed, it became narrower, until I got to the bottom where it was still the original width. I don’t understand how it can go from being stacked evenly at the edges to shrinking in almost an inch on both sides in the middle of the quilt.

Hello!

@HandiQuilter

Ай бұрын

Hello, friend! So glad you're here.

What is the pattern for that quilt in the back of you??

@HandiQuilter

Ай бұрын

Hey there! This is"Book Nerd" by Angela Pingel! Happy quilting!

What is the name of the pantograph your showing?

@HandiQuilter

Ай бұрын

Oh, goodness!! I will have to do a little research and see if I can find it!!

@HandiQuilter

Ай бұрын

handiquilter.com/product/leaf-play/

It seems that I always find help for doing the straight rows but no help for the corners. That’s what I need. Other than that this was a helpful video.