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janetter
01-14-2011 05:55 PM
Hello from NJ...can't wait to have that much time to quilt :-)
Tennessee Suzi
01-14-2011 06:01 PM
Welcome from cold, snowy, Tennessee
All Thumbs
01-14-2011 06:04 PM
Waving high and wide from Missouri. Welcome.
jellyrollnut
01-14-2011 06:54 PM
Welcome from northern Alabama!
ClydeneC
01-14-2011 07:01 PM
Welcome from Texas!! You will learn so much here, I already have!
Annz
01-14-2011 09:27 PM
Hello and welcome from Boston, Ma
KSue
01-14-2011 10:20 PM
Hello Linda and welcome from Nevada.
sik1010
01-15-2011 04:33 AM
Hello, and welcome from Michigan!
sik1010
01-15-2011 04:39 AM
Originally Posted by Cdrlinda
Ok. Here is my first question. I am machine quilting in the ditch or by making a grid with painters tape and then stitching along my tape. My quilting stitches are really short but when I stitch on cloth, without sandwiched material they are normal. I use a walking foot. What am I doing wrong?
Have you altered your tension? Sometimes, certain machines need the tension adjusted for the bulk, which is pulling on your thread a little too much also, some of my friends tell me they use a slightly longer stitch to allow for the bulk. Each machine is different, so try to get a small sandwich scrap and tweak your machine adjustments and see if it alters the stitching. I'm not an expert, but these are things we've tried.
