Problem inherent in strip quilting??
#12
You might also try stay stitching around the outside perimeter just outside the 1/4" seam area. This will especially help if you handle the blocks quite a bit. This and shorter stitches should make it more enjoyable for you.
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If you have been basting all of your seams you may need to now go back and restitch them, or the whole thing might come apart. Each machine seems to have different settings for selecting stitch length, but, 10-12 stitches per inch should be about the longest stitch for piecing. When paperpiecing or other piecing that requires pulling on seams or cross cutting 12-16 stitches per inch are more secure, likely to hold up.
#17
I like a fairly small stitch for piecing and a longer stitch for straight line quilting. I got the idea from sewing clothing many years about. If I mess up and have to unsew maybe it will teach me to be more careful.
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Yes, basting stitch is easy to rip out, but not nearly durable enough for piecing a quilt you will want to last for a long time, through much tugging, washing, etc. Small stitches for quilt piecing... always. You can make them a little bigger for quilting, but not for piecing. No wonder your seams were coming apart.
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If you have been basting all of your seams you may need to now go back and restitch them, or the whole thing might come apart. Each machine seems to have different settings for selecting stitch length, but, 10-12 stitches per inch should be about the longest stitch for piecing. When paperpiecing or other piecing that requires pulling on seams or cross cutting 12-16 stitches per inch are more secure, likely to hold up.
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