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#14
I find that if I pull the seams apart as I go, I tend to stay in the ditch more.
I also second using a thinner thread that blends when ditching...last time I used a Decobob in a neutral and it turned out well.
Watson
I also second using a thinner thread that blends when ditching...last time I used a Decobob in a neutral and it turned out well.
Watson
#15
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We are so often our worst critics. I believe that almost all of us go out of the ditch sometimes. But, we are probably the only one who will notice (unless you are submitting to a show). The person you are giving the quilt to will be thrilled and will probably never see your 'mistake'. And, yes, we do get better with experience, but never perfect!
#16
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I most always use a serpentine stitch right over the seams. Small deviance's don't show and it moves along quickly. Newer machines often have this built in with the quilt stitches, but I have done it on older machines with the triple ZZ elongated. Grabbing both sides like it does, I think it holds the seams together through some pretty heavy use.
#18
Most of the time I do the 1/4" from ditch....but I like the wavy suggestion. I'll have to try that. When I do st-in-ditch, I go super slow...which is exhausting. We are lucky in that there is more than one way to quilt a quilt.
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