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08-21-2010, 06:36 AM

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littlehud

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It depends on the quilt for me. I enjoy meandering. It's relaxing for me.

08-21-2010, 06:41 AM

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ganny

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Originally Posted by MinnieKat

I stipple almost everything. It works well for me.

What is a stipple stitch?

08-21-2010, 07:35 AM

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Butterflyblue

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I like to use echo quilting in a lot of my quilts, where the line of the quilting echos the shape of the piecework. I use stitch in the ditch occasionally, esp. when I am in a hurry, but I avoid it if I can and stitch beside the seam line instead of in it becuase I have read that it can cut the threads of the seam itself and lead to damage to the quilt top as the quilt is washed.

08-21-2010, 12:14 PM

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Jim's Gem

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Sadiemae

A regular SID is straight. I think if you meander a SID it would mean you just kind wander back and forth across your ditch instead of trying to make it go straight(kind or curvy line). I have seen this around applique's. Great idea. That way you aren't trying to make a perfectly straight line. Others may have a different take on this.

I have a stitch like that on my machine, so it's easy to follow the ditch and the wave back and forth is really even.

08-22-2010, 12:25 PM

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Berta48

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Originally Posted by Jim's Gem

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sadiemae

I have a stitch like that on my machine, so it's easy to follow the ditch and the wave back and forth is really even.

Do you sew the wavy line acroos the ditch or beside it or what?I normally use a stitch n the ditch foot attachment and that is pretty easy to use too.