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Question- can a serpentine stitch be used in quilting something? As you can see I don't use my decorative stitches much!
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Yes it can SusieQ. I make mine as wide as possible and lengthen the pattern as well. I then use it instead of a straight stitched line. I have done crosshatched type designs on place mats and small quilts and it worked very well.
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This has been quite an informational thread...I honestly forget to use the decorative stitches for quilting small projects. I purchased my first Bernina this spring but with summer responsibilities and operating two businesses, I have not yet had time to play with it...have only pieced on it. Thank you for sharing your experiences.
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Originally Posted by GingerK
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Yes it can SusieQ. I make mine as wide as possible and lengthen the pattern as well. I then use it instead of a straight stitched line. I have done crosshatched type designs on place mats and small quilts and it worked very well.
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I have the Janome 6500P...with more stitches than you can shake a stick at....plus alphabet fonts. I'll never ever use 99% of these stitches and wish I had bought a simpler machine. I bought it for the 9 inch throat space. maybe I'll trade it in in a different one!
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One stitch on my Bernina 880 that I use often when top stitching binding, is the herringbone stitch. I use it on utility or everyday quilts that can withstand lots of washings. It holds up nicely and looks good.
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My 2nd quilt was Storm at Sea and I didn't know how to quilt the 2 borders, so I put 2 needles and 2 different top threads in my Singer 401a and used a surpentine stitch. It was the first time I tried 2 needles and it worked great. I always forget about all of the stitches on that machine. I think now that I am quilting I will be putting it through its paces more often.
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Originally Posted by Bjbaxter
(Post 7928350)
It should be stitch #4, you just have to increase the length and the width of the stitch. Just google it, specific to your machine. It really makes it easier if you just use your regular stitch and make your own serpentine, it goes a lot faster than using the actual stitch!
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Many of us will never use all the features on our sewing machines. But since we're talking about decorative stitches, Nancy Zieman did a show on Doodle Stitching. Looks like lots of fun and easy to do. She uses various stitched to make art. If you are interested in seeing how she uses some of the stitches, here's the link to the YouTube video of her show.
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Both of my Vikings have beautiful buttonhole stitches and a variety. They also have the serpentine stitch.
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