Another FMQ Question
#1
Ok. So thanks to you lovely people I have figured out how to properly set my Designer 1 to fmq. I have been practicing but I think my stitches are way to small.. I would like them to be bigger.. Any advice. Do I slow the machine speed down? Or if I go to slow will it cause loops or something?? I am not real comfortable with moving my hands yet so if I try to make the material move farther between stitches it looks really sloppy. My stiches are not consistant yet and I definatly need more practice.. Any help would be appreciated.
#2
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Originally Posted by familyfun
My stiches are not consistant yet and I definatly need more practice.
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Some machines need to set the stitch length to 0 for FMQ and the quilter controls the stitch length. Some machines, like my Baby Lock, need to have the stitch length set to their regular length (or even a little larger) for FMQ.
If it is situation 1 with yours, then it sounds like you need to find the sweet spot between motor speed and how fast the sandwich gets moved.
If it's @2, then you can easily try by bumping the stitch length.
Good luck - it takes time and many many trials.
If it is situation 1 with yours, then it sounds like you need to find the sweet spot between motor speed and how fast the sandwich gets moved.
If it's @2, then you can easily try by bumping the stitch length.
Good luck - it takes time and many many trials.
#5
I know keeping the stitches the same length is key but like you, I feel my stitches are too small. Working on getting them a little longer. Just takes time and loads of practice. The worst part is by the time I finish a project they're looking fairly good. Then it's several weeks before I get another project ready and by then I've forgotten the "technique" that worked so well before.
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