Thread: what a drag !
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Old 02-04-2011, 08:27 AM
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dar627742
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Originally Posted by PaperPrincess
I've never had any luck with anything but a straight stitch or sinple zig zag on fleece. When you do a decorative stitch, the feed dogs need to grip the fabric and move it in weird directions to achieve the pattern. If you try fancy stitches on fleece, especially a sandwich with fleece on the bottom, the feed dogs have a hard time gripping the fabric (with all that nap). I don't think that the slider sheet will make any difference. It's not that the quilt is dragging, it's that the feet can't get a grip. The only thing I can think of is to use water soluable stabelizer under the fleece. Between the feed dogs and the fleece. Might need to baste it in place first. Try on a swatch.
wish i had readyourtip a little close,the stablizer worked GREAT,but i skipped the part that said "water soluble",tried tearing it off,would take me a year w/tweezers,my next try will be to cover the mess w/ wide rick rack.iif that doesn't work ,i'thinking babies r us !
thanx again for youir help,would have worked perfectly if i'd learn to read!dar
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