LAQ question - getting over lumps and bumps
07-26-2011, 07:21 PM
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I am pretty new to long-arming, working on an Pfaff GrandQuilter 18.8 on an Imperial frame.
I am still sooooo new at this ... I'm only working on my own tops, practice tops like D9P and D4P. I am finding that the hopper foot is catching on the seams. Did some SID to stabilize, still pulls and wobbles.
What should I be doing differently? Piecing? Pressing? Stabilizing?
Advance thanks for all your help!
Linda
I am still sooooo new at this ... I'm only working on my own tops, practice tops like D9P and D4P. I am finding that the hopper foot is catching on the seams. Did some SID to stabilize, still pulls and wobbles.
What should I be doing differently? Piecing? Pressing? Stabilizing?
Advance thanks for all your help!
Linda
07-26-2011, 07:35 PM
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I have never ever had the hopping foot catch on the seams. Certainly the top should be well pressed so it lies flat, and the back, batting, and top should be stretched taut, but not over-tight. Is it possible your frame is set up wrong? I'm not familiar with the Grandquilter, so maybe someone with experience with that machine can answer.
Where are you located in Canada?
Where are you located in Canada?
07-26-2011, 07:43 PM
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Originally Posted by LindaM
I am pretty new to long-arming, working on an Pfaff GrandQuilter 18.8 on an Imperial frame.
I am still sooooo new at this ... I'm only working on my own tops, practice tops like D9P and D4P. I am finding that the hopper foot is catching on the seams. Did some SID to stabilize, still pulls and wobbles.
What should I be doing differently? Piecing? Pressing? Stabilizing?
Advance thanks for all your help!
Linda
I am still sooooo new at this ... I'm only working on my own tops, practice tops like D9P and D4P. I am finding that the hopper foot is catching on the seams. Did some SID to stabilize, still pulls and wobbles.
What should I be doing differently? Piecing? Pressing? Stabilizing?
Advance thanks for all your help!
Linda
Im not sure what an Imperial frame is, but check to see if you can raise the frame a bit, just so the quilt rests on machine bed. Not the whole frame just the part that the rollers sit on. Maybe you could take a pic of your set up and where its catching.
07-26-2011, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by dunster
I have never ever had the hopping foot catch on the seams. Certainly the top should be well pressed so it lies flat, and the back, batting, and top should be stretched taut, but not over-tight. Is it possible your frame is set up wrong? I'm not familiar with the Grandquilter, so maybe someone with experience with that machine can answer.
Where are you located in Canada?
Where are you located in Canada?
I'm in Southwestern Ontario! About an hour from Detroit MI.
07-26-2011, 08:21 PM
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Originally Posted by suebee
Im not sure what an Imperial frame is, but check to see if you can raise the frame a bit, just so the quilt rests on machine bed. Not the whole frame just the part that the rollers sit on. Maybe you could take a pic of your set up and where its catching.
07-26-2011, 08:48 PM
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Don't know about your machine, but my Tin Lizzie 's hoper foot is adjustable, I have mine about the thicknes of a dime between the machine bed and the foot, with the foot lowered. If I use a high loft batting I will raise it a bit.
07-27-2011, 04:59 AM
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Are you catching on the straight seams or just the corners where several blocks intersect? If on the straight seams, your top may not be tight enough. If at the intersections, then try raising your hopping foot a TINY bit.
In the future, twirl the seams when you piece.
Here's an example:
http://laquilter.blogspot.com/2009/0...ing-seams.html
you can't always do it, but it really makes for flat tops.
In the future, twirl the seams when you piece.
Here's an example:
http://laquilter.blogspot.com/2009/0...ing-seams.html
you can't always do it, but it really makes for flat tops.
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