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Holice 02-12-2011 10:38 PM

i use the foot that has a center guide. might be in the ditch foot and a zig zag. works great. Havn't used the tape as it appears to be an added expense when the zig gag works finel.

jpthequilter 02-12-2011 10:54 PM


Originally Posted by thepolyparrot
A whip stitch is an overcast stitch - in on one side of the seam, out on the other, pull through.

I don't sew or use the joining tape when I spray baste or when I'm using fusible batt. If you get the pieces butted well without any overlaps, then spray, the fabric you put over it will hold the joins together.

If you sew two butted pieces together with big stitches,
it you will not have trouble in the future, with the batting curling up or shifting, especially in the washer or dryer!

jajudd24 02-12-2011 11:13 PM

I use largest zigzag...it works great...

rona thickpenny 02-13-2011 12:24 AM

Butt them and zig zag them together.iI use all of my small pieces this way.R.

katigirl 02-13-2011 12:47 AM

Never knew that tape existed. Thanks. I always just sewed the pieces together.

ladyredhawk 02-13-2011 01:29 AM

I zig zag down them together

tepewalsh 02-13-2011 06:48 AM

I use this all the time. I hate wasting the pieces. they stay together great once it is put together.

Vanuatu Jill 02-13-2011 08:07 AM

I slightly over-lap the pieces, then take your rotary cutter and ruler and make a straight cut thru both over-lapped pieces and you'll get them both perfectly straight to butt up against each other-I then just machine zig-zag them together with a fairly wide and not too close together stitch or it will pucker. Never had a problem doing it this way.

bobquilt3 02-13-2011 09:01 AM

Over lap the two pieces about 2". Cut a wavy line down the center of the overlap from top to bottom. Remove the smaller sections of both overlaps and butt the two larger sections together. That way when you sew them together, the joining seam will not form a straight line and will be less noticibeable.

Iamquilter 02-13-2011 09:37 AM

Just cut edges even and whip stitch together. Do this all the time when piece is not large enough and I have pieces I can sew together.


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