FMQ on domestic machine
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FMQ on domestic machine
I have been quilting and FMQ for about 10 years. I have a curiousity question. When you FMQ do you quilt in the ditch of blocks/border to stabilize the quilt and then go back and do your quilting design (meandering, stippling, stencil quilting etc)?
If you do Stitch in the ditch do you use a wash-out thread? That way it disappears after the 'real' quilting design is done?
If you do Stitch in the ditch do you use a wash-out thread? That way it disappears after the 'real' quilting design is done?
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If I have blocks or straight lines on my quilt, I do SITD first to stabilize. I find that FMQ distorts straight seams if they are not SITD first. I do have water solvable thread for stabilizing quilts when I don't want the lines to show after the other FMQ.
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No, never and my blocks are not distorted. Once it's pinned, I just start wherever I want to. Most of my quilts are quilted on a block by block basis. I had more trouble keeping track of where I was when I did an allover meander.
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Most of the quilt artists recommend stabilizing the straight stitches first with SID. Some use water soluble, other use a thinner thread in a matching color to hide the stitches.
I am worried that I pick up my water soluble thread by accident so I marked that bobbin with big black "W"s.
I am worried that I pick up my water soluble thread by accident so I marked that bobbin with big black "W"s.
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Most of the quilt artists recommend stabilizing the straight stitches first with SID. Some use water soluble, other use a thinner thread in a matching color to hide the stitches.
I am worried that I pick up my water soluble thread by accident so I marked that bobbin with big black "W"s.
I am worried that I pick up my water soluble thread by accident so I marked that bobbin with big black "W"s.
As a *hint* ...... When your top thread dissolves, the bobbin thread will separate from the quilt.
Save the water soluble thread ... and ultimately get more mileage and save the added co$t!
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