advice needed- semi newbie working on tee quilt- bunching
#11
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thanks for all the tips...
i will still look into the walking foot as im sure that it is something that i will eventually want to invest in...
i have turned the tension down and the fabric upside down (cotton touching feed dogs and tee/white interfacing on top) and that has seemed to help... they are laying flat and has been minimal bunching... or maybe i just cant see it...
i will still look into the walking foot as im sure that it is something that i will eventually want to invest in...
i have turned the tension down and the fabric upside down (cotton touching feed dogs and tee/white interfacing on top) and that has seemed to help... they are laying flat and has been minimal bunching... or maybe i just cant see it...
#12
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One thing is, you're not using a walking or even feed foot, another is probably the machine (my opinion). I have an extra walking foot that I could loan you until you get another. If you would like, just PM me.
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The second quilt I made was a T-shirt quilt for my DD. I call it the quilt from H***. At that time I had no idea what a walking foot was or the right stabilizer to use. Wish I had known about this site then. If I did it now I would have used a much lighter stabilizer and used my walking foot. No matter what, my DD loves that quilt. It is one of her favorites.
#14
I haven't used interfacing, but for 12 and 1/2 inch blocks, I cut all of my sashings the same length. Then I pin, pin, pin, with the t-shirt against the feed dogs and the sashing against the presser foot. The feed dog usually eases the t-shirt to fit the sashing. I haven't used my walking foot for this, but the next time I will try it. I haven't had the problem you seem to be having. It seems that the t-shirt is being STRETCHED to fit the sashing. Perhaps your stitch is too short. Also, I would try lifting up a little on your presser foot tension
#15
Originally Posted by squawcorn256
i dont know exactly what kind of interfacing i used... it was a mid weight one.. but i did use one to prevent stretching...
walking foots... i was looking at joanns sites and it said they were not available in stores... where should I look for one
ive heard them mentioned several times on here... and probably need to look into investing in one
are they universal? or as long as i buy the singer brand, should it fit my machine? or would it be more specific to the higher end machines?
are walking foots and even feeds the same? just a preference of what to call it?
walking foots... i was looking at joanns sites and it said they were not available in stores... where should I look for one
ive heard them mentioned several times on here... and probably need to look into investing in one
are they universal? or as long as i buy the singer brand, should it fit my machine? or would it be more specific to the higher end machines?
are walking foots and even feeds the same? just a preference of what to call it?
#16
I have not had that problem with the t-shirt quilt I am making, but yours sounds like tension problem. I have not had to use my walking foot, but will keep that in mind. I can not imagine not using stablizer on the back of the t-shirts.
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I just finished a huge tshirt quilt myself. And, I would say by looking at your pics that your fusing looks great from the top but, here's what I did. I did not put my 'pins' the direction I was sewing. I put them in towards the fabric, I guess down by your pics instead of running them the same direction as your strip. Also, I used my 1/4" sewing foot. It did great for me. (The one w/the guide on the edge) If you have that...you might try it. With your pins running the same way as your fabric is being sewn, it gives it too much movement (in my opinion) and doesn't stop the stretching of the fabric. Keep us posted:)Skeat
#19
I have done several t-shirt quilts.. to me it looks like you need a better stabilizer. You could try ironing on some butcher paper so that you do not get the stretch, it will come off right after you sew it. Also use heavy starch on the sashing that will help it hold also and slide thru the machine better. I did use starch on the t-shirts also.
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