Quiltmaking

Re: Tin Lizzie

Spudgrandma — Sun, 08 Nov 2009 00:21:21 GMT

Celine,

I belong to a Yahoo Group called Home Quilting Systems There are several people on there who have Tin Lizzies, there is also a Tin Lizzie group. They have lots of information and. I have read that the factory in SLC is good, you may try calling them and asking for help all they can say is no and I would be surprised if they would not help you as the ladies on the Yahoo Group say really nice things about them. Good luck with your new machine.

Re: Tin Lizzie

Judy Iliff — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:01:35 GMT

Celine, have you done a search on YouTube? They seem to have lots of videos for all kinds of things. Here's a link to one

Thread Jam On Tim Lizzie

From there you should be able to find more.

Re: Tin Lizzie

Nana — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 22:01:00 GMT

Celine

Changing the needle should not affect the timing. If your problem started after you changed needles make sure that the needle is seated as far as it will go into the shaft. Also make sure that you have it turned the right way. Long arm needles have a half moon shape at the eye of the needle and it needs to be in the back. If none of these help use another needle. May have a defect in the needle. The timing is a little harder to mess up than by just changing needles.

Nana

Re: Tin Lizzie

sissi — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:56:36 GMT

Actually I started to have the issue when I changed my needle...I did rethread, I have tried to tension...maybe I did not put it loose enough....not sure....but I am getting frustrating....what about the timing...how would I know if the timing is off? would changing the needle cause that?

Celine

Re: Tin Lizzie

Nana — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:50:29 GMT

sissi:

Sue or anyone....I just purchased a Tin Lizzie 18 secondhand and I'm just learning....unfortunately I started on a project which I thought woudl be easy...nativity picture for a wall....I'm from Canada (Montreal) and I purchased my machine in the US...a quilter had it and she changed hers for a higher model....there is nowhere that I know of that would help me or show me about the machine...that is close to me....

Now I'm in a rut...my thread keeps on breaking and I have NO IDEA what to do.....Can someone help me PLEASE.....

Celine.

Celine

I have a midarm and when I have trouble with the thread breaking I first try rethreading. Then I check thread tension and if that doesn't help it usually means that I have a bad spool of thread. Also try changing your neelde sometimes they will have a small burr. I hope this helps. I know how frustrating it is when your thread keeps breaking.

Nana

Re: Tin Lizzie

sissi — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 21:45:23 GMT

Sue or anyone....I just purchased a Tin Lizzie 18 secondhand and I'm just learning....unfortunately I started on a project which I thought woudl be easy...nativity picture for a wall....I'm from Canada (Montreal) and I purchased my machine in the US...a quilter had it and she changed hers for a higher model....there is nowhere that I know of that would help me or show me about the machine...that is close to me....

Now I'm in a rut...my thread keeps on breaking and I have NO IDEA what to do.....Can someone help me PLEASE.....

Celine.

Re: Tin Lizzie

Spudgrandma — Thu, 15 Oct 2009 00:39:47 GMT

Linda Lou:

I will let you know if I get a chance to drive any long arms LOL Can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!

Linda Lou

Keeping my fingers crossed that you get a chance to try out some LA, hopefully there will not be long lines to try.

Re: Tin Lizzie

Stephanie — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 22:47:52 GMT

Linda Lou, I am so excited for you. Can't wait to see pic's.

Re: Tin Lizzie

Linda Lou — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:13:40 GMT

I understand Judy,

I miss that here. It is so busy, you have to really make sure you give yourself enough time to get where you are going if you have to be there at a certain time. Houston just keeps on growing, and growing. They annex around small towns before they can get a chance to do so, thereby locking them in and getting the good real estate where ever they can. Enough rambling

I am looking forward to preview night tonight.

Althea,

I will take as many pictures as I can. I will post them, a few at a time, on here (maybe a new forum) . Gotta run get a shower and get ready for my daughter to pick me up.

Have a blessed evening. I will try to post tomorrow morning. I will let you know if I get a chance to drive any long arms LOL Can't wait!!!!!!!!!!!

Linda Lou

Re: Tin Lizzie

Spudgrandma — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:21:45 GMT

Sounds like here Judy, not quite that bad. The closest town to me is 20 miles but, my closest neighbor is about a mile.

Re: Tin Lizzie

Judy Iliff — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 05:06:39 GMT

Linda Lou:
we can drive 50 miles and never leave Houston

We can drive 50 east and go through one town and get halfway to the next. If we drive west, we get halfway to the next town. :-)

Re: Tin Lizzie

Thea — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:35:52 GMT

Linda Lou:
For those of you who live in small towns, we can drive 50 miles and never leave Houston.

That is one big city - that is like the city I grew up very close to - Rochester NY - we lived in a suburb but the towns went from one to the next - you didn't have any space in between like you do here in Oklahoma.

I have been to Houston - my DSIL lives there - and I agree it is huge!

Have tons of fun! I can't wait for pictures of the quilts - I know the thing about the vendors and can't blame them but I do want to see the entries - isn't there a special show going on too...

wish I was there with you - one of these years!

Re: Tin Lizzie

Spudgrandma — Wed, 14 Oct 2009 00:19:21 GMT

Linda Lou,

I wish we could be there to share in your excitement also. I hope you get a good chance to take the TL for a test drive. We want pictures and a TL report. I'm going to really try to go to SLC next spring and try one out. We will see. There is a representative around here also, I should give her a call and drive over to OR and try hers out.

Anyway have a great time!!!

Re: Tin Lizzie

Linda Lou — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 23:55:05 GMT

Wow ladies, I thought I had lost you!! Yes, definitely I will take pictures when I can. Some vendors do not want you taking pictures, but there are a lot of them who do. I am soooo looking forward to going. I just wish some of you could be here to share in the excitement.

I am really leaning toward a Tin Lizzie. I just have to do a trial run on it before I am totally sold. We have a dealer that is not too far away. They offer retreats and everything. They are about 50 miles from me, but less than a mile from my son and his family.

For those of you who live in small towns, we can drive 50 miles and never leave Houston. What joy!!!

Anyway, I am glad I found the thread again. Have a great day tomorrow!!

Linda Lou

Re: Tin Lizzie

Nana — Tue, 13 Oct 2009 21:43:25 GMT

Spud Yes it has 9 in throat but it is a great machine to learn if you're really going to enjoy LAQ without the big expense.

Nana