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I actually stitch about 1/8 inch from the actual seam. The stitching looks better, I think, than sewing directly on top of the seam.
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Originally Posted by PaperPrincess
(Post 6940379)
I've read if you press your seams open, you should not stitch in the ditch because you are only catching the thread that you used to join the patches. In this case, you would want to stitch close to the seam.
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Originally Posted by quiltingcandy
(Post 6940335)
For the most part I press my seams to one side, so I stitch on the lower side next to the seam. It appears to be the ditch, but not actually on the seam.
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I stitch right in the ditch. I am lucky and have a Pfaff, and it has a stitch in the ditch foot. That makes it pretty easy for me to do, and SID is my preferred quilting method. (I understand I am pretty rare in that regard. :) )
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Originally Posted by Tartan
(Post 6940364)
Well, I try to stitch directly in the ditch but it doesn't always turn out that way.:D
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Originally Posted by omaluvs2quilt
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Right in the seam, and I hate every minute of every ditch, lol! I've tried matching thread, clear monopoly thread, special stitch in the ditch foot, you name it. I've decided that the open toe "accufeed" foot for my Janome works best, along with going slowly. If you put slight outward pressure with your hands on either side of the seam, it does help some, but its difficult to get it perfect. It does however, secure the seams nicely and really does make the quilt pretty, even with free motion designs. I don't always do it if I'm doing an all-over fmq pattern, but some swear by it.
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OK, I'm the odd one out. I stitch on top of the seam as I find that it gives me more of a cleaner look than in the ditch where it usually looks like I've veered off course more than once.
It is probably unconventional and against all the rules. If I can add that I think it makes the seam sturdier as it is sewn down. |
I have done this but I was told that it is one of the hardest to do. FMQ is what I do anymore.
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Like others, I press seams to the side and stitch on the lower ditch side, next to but not on top of the stitched seam. this is the goal, actual execution usually misses the mark at times!
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I use the same foot for SID as I use for FMQ. I find it much easier to move the fabric myself rather than rely on the feed dogs and the walking foot. I feel like I have better control. Besides, quilting with the walking foot is SO Slow! I get bored really quickly.
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