Originally Posted by Quilter7x
Originally Posted by almostfree
Originally Posted by Quilter7x
Originally Posted by almostfree
Originally Posted by Quilter7x
I have an idea - instead of doing stitch in the ditch, draw a diagonal line and do a wavy design on one side and the other side of the line. You won't have to drop your feed dogs, you can use a regular stitch. I've done it and it comes out great!
Can I see a picture? It sounds like a good idea.
Like this. I put the ruler down to show that's where you draw the line, then you just sew a wavy line around the line. I drew lines 3" apart on this and did it in both directions. What's nice about this is that you don't have to be perfect and because you're not dropping the feed dogs, you don't have to worry about your stitches on the backside. You do need to use a walking foot, though.
I like it! It looks harder than it is...and that's what I want. I do have a walking foot, so it's do-able. Thanks for the pics!
You're welcome. This is actually very easy to do. Try it on a sandwich first and then you'll see how easy it is. A local quilt shop owner who does LA services told me about this.
This is a great idea. I have a large quilt I have put off quilting because stitch in the ditch would not do well and I really don't want to do FMQ over the whole thing. Your idea is perfect!