I'm very excited to say that I decided to take the "plunge" and get the Q-Matic computerization accessories for "Bernie" (my longarm). The dealer delivered it yesterday, hooked it up, and spent about 3 hours with me teaching me the basics.
The user interface is more than a little daunting, and not terribly intuitive. But I was doing pretty well. I'd planned to stitch a few practice bits and then blog about it, showing examples of what it can do... but... something went terribly wrong.
I was doing end-to-end patterns and had just advanced the practice quilt to get the next row. Just as I started up, there was a horrible grinding sound and the machine just froze!
The screen on the head of the longarm showed this message:
I pulled off the switchplate to find that the bobbin mechanism is frozen. There's a small metal tab, which is blocking it from rotating (photo below with an orange arrow drawn in to point to the metal tab).
I rang the dealer, and she's sending a repairman next week.
Disappointing, but it'll be OK. I'll just get busy and whip up some more quilt tops while I'm waiting.
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