Originally Posted by
Debbie B
I bought a cheap (just around $200) refurbished Brother XR9000 and it has lots of decorative stitches. I bought it 3 or so years ago to learn how to quilt. I love this little Brother and sew just about 4 - 5 days a week with it. And it has never given me a problem. Although, I do wish for a longer throat space. I've made Missouri Star's tube quilt and also their Summer in the Park tube quilt, but never thought to do decorative stitches. I'm definitely going to try this. One question...did you use any backing (stabilizer) on the fabric like you would for embroidery? When you get through showing your guild you should post a tutorial on the board. Thanks so much for sharing your idea. By the way, I love your quilt.
Thank you Debbie! My Brother is very small also but I love it. Yes, I did use Stitch and Tear on some of the strips but since I had them sewn together, they were kind of cranky trying to snug into the throat. So, on the rest (most) of it I used Cut Away Embroidery Stabilizer (which tears also) from
http://www.worldweidner.com/cutawaye...ht-8x20yd.aspx
If I can get the written text part of the tutorial understandable and also utilize the Strip Tube YouTube tutorials, I just might post it sometime next month. Stay tuned. Oh....and by the way, I am going to do Summer in the park also, very soon.