Thread: Tried the FMQ
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Old 04-10-2010, 05:38 AM
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Originally Posted by ranger
Yesterday I spent most of my day practicing free motion quilting. I like it. Not good at it but everything I've read on this board says that it takes practice, practice and more practice. The one thing that is annoying me is the stitches on the back------- they look too tight even when the top stitches look good. It's probably a tension issue but I can't seem to fix it. Will be doing more practice today.
Try reducing your top tension by one number at a time until things are good top and bottom....if it is on the back of your work, it's the top tension that is the problem....

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