Ruler work on domestic machine
12-21-2015, 12:14 PM
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Ruler work on domestic machine
Has anyone used Linda Mae's rope template on their domestic machine? It looks like a great way to quilt a rope border without marking.
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12-21-2015, 01:11 PM
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If you had a ruler foot for your machine it should work IF the plastic template is thick enough to run along the ruler foot. Check out Amy's blog about quilting with rulers on a domestic machine. It is important that the ruler doesn't slip under or over the ruler foot to mess up your machine. www.freemotionquiltingadventures.com/
12-21-2015, 02:14 PM
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Originally Posted by Tartan
If you had a ruler foot for your machine it should work IF the plastic template is thick enough to run along the ruler foot. Check out Amy's blog about quilting with rulers on a domestic machine. It is important that the ruler doesn't slip under or over the ruler foot to mess up your machine. www.freemotionquiltingadventures.com/
12-21-2015, 03:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Prism99
I don't think this would work on a domestic machine because you would have to move the template along with the quilt sandwich.
12-22-2015, 02:32 PM
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I do ruler work on my domestic machine. Yes, you do move the ruler along with the quilt sandwich and it works just fine. You lower the feed dogs and use a special ruler foot and templates that are designed to be the correct thickness to prevent the ruler riding up over the template. There are a lot of other considerations when choosing a template or ruler to use when doing ruler work on a domestic sewing machine and one of the best people to ask would be Amy Johnson.
Craftsy offers a course called "Quilting with Rulers on a Home Machine" taught by Amy Johnson. She's also got a lot of information out via You tube and her blog "Freemotion quilting adventures.com" see the link in Tartan's post above.
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Craftsy offers a course called "Quilting with Rulers on a Home Machine" taught by Amy Johnson. She's also got a lot of information out via You tube and her blog "Freemotion quilting adventures.com" see the link in Tartan's post above.
Rob
12-22-2015, 02:41 PM
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Originally Posted by ManiacQuilter2
I agree. I tried it and it came out OK but it was difficult to move the ruler along with the quilt.
Doing ruler work on a domestic machine is a Free motion quilting technique and it involves using a specially designed FMQ foot with the feed dogs down, not a walking foot. There's lots of folks who do it and it works just fine.
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