Originally Posted by Cdrlinda
Ok. Here is my first question. I am machine quilting in the ditch or by making a grid with painters tape and then stitching along my tape. My quilting stitches are really short but when I stitch on cloth, without sandwiched material they are normal. I use a walking foot. What am I doing wrong?
Have you altered your tension? Sometimes, certain machines need the tension adjusted for the bulk, which is pulling on your thread a little too much also, some of my friends tell me they use a slightly longer stitch to allow for the bulk. Each machine is different, so try to get a small sandwich scrap and tweak your machine adjustments and see if it alters the stitching. I'm not an expert, but these are things we've tried.