Originally Posted by Joanieu
The stitches look too small and look like they are all crumped together plus I am not able to keep the stitches in the ditch. It just looks too messy - I am trying it on the quilt I am making for myself.
When it comes to doing SID, I find that alot has to do with how well you baste your quilt sandwich. I pin baste using the Harriet Hargrave method. Make sure the backing fabric is taut, the batting and pieced top is smooth and then leave no more than 3" between pins. Using a longer stitch length (I like 3.0), anchor your piece first by doing SID both horizontally and vertically, as close to the center of the quilt as possible. Then work from center out with the rest iof your SID, sewing slow & steady. You definitely need to use a dual feed/"walking" foot to do successful SID. I hope this helps.