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Old 09-26-2010, 04:26 PM
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Originally Posted by Lady Shivesa
I just discovered the decorative stitches on my sewing machine and tried them out on one of my Castle Crasher Wall Hanging projects...Just wondered if this is cheating? So easy - just guide the fabric so the stitch pattern keeps going straight!

The only difficult part (as you can probably see) is the corners. :P

I was wondering though - is there any reason (besides it being too easy) that quilters don't use decorative stitches more? Does it not hold as well?
Funny you should bring this up.... :) I used my decorative stitches today, too.... here is what I did.... the star in the middle is embroidered though... I used my fancy stitches on the binding part and around the white blocks... I had fun using them... :)
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