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Old 10-26-2016, 06:29 AM
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Originally Posted by Prism99 View Post
I want to chime in about stitch in the ditch also. For me, it's one of the most difficult ways to quilt with a walking foot! Requires a lot of concentration, and I am never satisfied with my ability to stay in the ditch (or keep an even distance from it). I like the idea of doing diagonals to avoid having to do SITD. Also, you may want to consider a more modern alternative, which is to use a walking foot to make wavy lines through the quilt. This is actually easier than trying to make straight lines as there is no "wrong" way to do it. There are a number of tutorials online, and you can Google "wavy quilting lines" and click on "images" to see some of the possibilities. I will link a few here:
http://sewsweetness.com/2011/09/back...and-other.html
http://bastingbeauty.com/2014/03/25/...wavy-quilting/
http://betteroffthread.com/2013/03/0...ting-tutorial/
https://sewfreshquilts.blogspot.com/...l-habitat.html
Thanks for the links...good info.

bkay, you have received lots of good advice. I understand why you want the squares to be center stage. Personally I have used the serpentine stitch as a SITD. As before mentioned it doesn't show if you get off track. It is a good stitch to use on the diagonal as well. Good luck.
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