stitch length
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stitch length
In normal, walking foot quilting, I want my machine to be consistent with stitch length disregardless of speed. I am consistent in quilting, stitch-in-the ditch or echo quilting but must slow down to avoid mistakes and my stitches shrink from 3.00 (ish) to 1.5-2 or so. Is it the operator? Or would a more sophisticated machine solve this? I'm thinking of the Singer Quantum 9960 - good for a decent quilter like myself and online for $320.00 -- all the features I could want. But I must understand about my problem - thanks.
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The only time my walking foot makes tiny stitches is when I forget to put the arm on the needle bar. It usually takes me increasing the stitch length several times that I inure out I forgot to put the bar on the right spot. If that isn't the problem, does your machine allow you to adjust the pressure on the foot? If so, decrease the foot pressure and see if that helps.
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Is your walking foot a brand same as your machine or a generic foot. Also be sure you don't pull as indicated above. Let the foot do the walking... Don't drag the quilt behind the bus....or try to outrun the bus.
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