What Happened to My Quilting?
#1
I am machine quilting and have not done a big quilt before. This is a lap sized quilt and is not coming out too well. It seems like some of the pieces are really stretchy and want to form tucks at the seams (where two lines of quilting cross each other).
I thought stitching in the ditch would be easy but in retrospect I think free motion quilting would have been easier. I also realized that I should switch my foot and put on one that lets me put down my walking foot which is what I am going to do when I start up again. Maybe I will post a picture when I get it done.
I am more into getting it done rather than unsewing any of it! (In case I do post a pic!)
I thought stitching in the ditch would be easy but in retrospect I think free motion quilting would have been easier. I also realized that I should switch my foot and put on one that lets me put down my walking foot which is what I am going to do when I start up again. Maybe I will post a picture when I get it done.
I am more into getting it done rather than unsewing any of it! (In case I do post a pic!)
#2
I stretch my quilt sandwich as I FMQ. I keep one hand underneath the quilt and one on top. I can pull the quilt taunt and that really works for me.
I had to quit FMQ for the day, my thread kept breaking. Same thread same needle as before but today it's just not working. I have no idea why. I have double checked everything. :shock: :evil: :roll: :-( :-( :-(
I had to quit FMQ for the day, my thread kept breaking. Same thread same needle as before but today it's just not working. I have no idea why. I have double checked everything. :shock: :evil: :roll: :-( :-( :-(
#3
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Originally Posted by BellaBoo
I stretch my quilt sandwich as I FMQ. I keep one hand underneath the quilt and one on top. I can pull the quilt taunt and that really works for me.
I had to quit FMQ for the day, my thread kept breaking. Same thread same needle as before but today it's just not working. I have no idea why. I have double checked everything. :shock: :evil: :roll: :-( :-( :-(
I had to quit FMQ for the day, my thread kept breaking. Same thread same needle as before but today it's just not working. I have no idea why. I have double checked everything. :shock: :evil: :roll: :-( :-( :-(
#4
Originally Posted by Mattee
Originally Posted by BellaBoo
I stretch my quilt sandwich as I FMQ. I keep one hand underneath the quilt and one on top. I can pull the quilt taunt and that really works for me.
I had to quit FMQ for the day, my thread kept breaking. Same thread same needle as before but today it's just not working. I have no idea why. I have double checked everything. :shock: :evil: :roll: :-( :-( :-(
I had to quit FMQ for the day, my thread kept breaking. Same thread same needle as before but today it's just not working. I have no idea why. I have double checked everything. :shock: :evil: :roll: :-( :-( :-(
#6
Originally Posted by StitchinJoy
Is it basted closely? Less than 4 inches is good....
#8
Originally Posted by BellaBoo
I started pin basting my quilts. I like pin basting much better when FMQ.
#9
Hi,
It sounds like you might have too much pressure on the presser foot. For normal piecing a good deal of pressure is ok, but for quilting, even stitch-in-the-ditch, if the machine is pressing down on the presser foot too much, it can cause puckering at the "crossover" lines.
I made a video about it and put it up here: Sewing Machine Pressure Settings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ox8qRhWF3CI
I hope this helps :)
Marguerita
It sounds like you might have too much pressure on the presser foot. For normal piecing a good deal of pressure is ok, but for quilting, even stitch-in-the-ditch, if the machine is pressing down on the presser foot too much, it can cause puckering at the "crossover" lines.
I made a video about it and put it up here: Sewing Machine Pressure Settings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ox8qRhWF3CI
I hope this helps :)
Marguerita
#10
Originally Posted by Marguerita
Hi,
It sounds like you might have too much pressure on the presser foot. For normal piecing a good deal of pressure is ok, but for quilting, even stitch-in-the-ditch, if the machine is pressing down on the presser foot too much, it can cause puckering at the "crossover" lines.
I made a video about it and put it up here: Sewing Machine Pressure Settings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ox8qRhWF3CI
I hope this helps :)
Marguerita
It sounds like you might have too much pressure on the presser foot. For normal piecing a good deal of pressure is ok, but for quilting, even stitch-in-the-ditch, if the machine is pressing down on the presser foot too much, it can cause puckering at the "crossover" lines.
I made a video about it and put it up here: Sewing Machine Pressure Settings: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ox8qRhWF3CI
I hope this helps :)
Marguerita
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