Divokittysmom

Thank you for your replies! Love the chart Barb in Louisiana... thank you for sharing!

Retired Fire Chief

I piece and paper piece at 1.5 for secure stitching, that's what I was told was the best to insure your seams don't pull apart when I first started. I never see any stitching when I press open the seams. If I am a little unsure of matched seams I first stitch at around 3.0 on a couple of short spots so I can turn and see if I am matched then secure stitch the entire length. The 3.0 is so easy to remove if I am off and have to reposition.

DOTTYMO

I find all my machines are slightly different the machine I start patchwork on I keep on. The quilting on top would be any machine usually a juki. Today a bernina and I have upped my stitch by 3 presses 2.8

danlynmartin

2.0 if harder to rip if you have a problem. However there is a great seam ripper with a magnifying glass and a light that works well. Nothing smaller would be my advice. Usually I use 2.5 which my machine chooses to come on at.

GammaLou

Same here. My default is 2.5 and that works fine for most piecing. Need smaller like 2.0 or 1.8 for paper piecing.

salederer

Always use 2.0 for piecing! It makes for a nice tight seam that won't come apart!

LavenderBlue

I use the default on my Janome: 2.2

Mariah

I have an old machine and a featherweight, and use 12 stitches to the inch. Seems to work well for me.
Mariah

quiltstringz

First - THANKS for the chart!

I used to use what came up automatically on my Bernina (2.5) but find it really (I feel) is too lose of a stitch. I use a 2.0 now for all of my piecing. I use 1.5 or sometimes a little lower for paper piecing.

mckwilter

My Bernina 440QE automatically sets the stitch at 2.4. If I am paperpiecing, I change it to 1.5. On my Featherweight, I use 12 for piecing and 20 for paper piecing.