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Originally Posted by SueDor
Personally I think your are being to hard on yourself. But if it bothers you maybe by each corner mark it so you know where to stop.
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I think it's a beautiful and colorful Easter quilt. (I think you are being too hard on yourself) It LOOKS GREAT!
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I took a quilting class a few years ago. I had the same problem. The instructor had me stop at the corner, lower my stitch length to the smallest stitch ( I have a newer Bernina, so no problem), put my needle in the same hole I stopped in, then pivot, change back to the normal stitch length and sew the next line. I have not had any problems since doing that, although it is a bit of a pain!
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looks great,we are our own worst critics-we see the things non-quilters won't notice
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Same advice I give my daughters.
"You see the errors, others see the beauty... quit being so hard on yourself and know to the rest of us out here with little or no talent... that is a WONDERFUL job. |
Looks great! Besides, you are the only one that will notice the 'one' stitch unless you point it out to everyone who looks at your runner.
Give yourself a break and don't be so hard on yourself. When you want it to be perfect, you will mess up eveytime. Relax and have fun instead. Life is too short. Patrice said it well. Follow her great advice. |
Beautiful runner, looks good to me.
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Many yrs ago in home ec,with very basic machines, we were taught this very method.Come almost to corner,do last couple stitches using the handwheel,leave needle down,turn fabric & proceed.
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Patrice, you are a miracle worker. This helped me too, and I have a needle down button. Thank you so much
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Looks great to me......try to let it go :) :) No one will ever notice.
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love the runner, quilting looks fine to me.
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You are able to correct this sometimes if you shorten/lengthen your stitch to fit in the area exactly. I usually measure the first length to work out how long my stitches need to be to fit the length. After that, I can eyeball it OK because the machine stitch is not caught between one that is too long or too short to go around the corner. (Yes, I am that fussy).
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Hi,
Give this a try next time you are going to pivot when you get to where your going to make the turn and pivot make sure before you make the turn the needle is on the way back up even if you have to turn the wheel with your hand. It should help that is what I was taught in clothes sewing class. I just love to sew. Dosen't matter what it is. I hope this help let me know. Have a good week. Pam Bflo, NY |
Looks good to me
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I sent you a PM, hope it will help you has some ideas I've never thought of before.
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When I approach a corner to turn and pivot I often shorten my stitch length ever so slightly so that I stop where I want to. It doesn't take too long before you can "eyeball" the approaching corner and know if your stitch length is just right or if it needs to be a tad shorter not to over shoot. But I'm in agreement with the others...the only one noticing this is you...there are no quilt police here! ;-)
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Originally Posted by Marion Jean
someone once told me if you can't see it while riding by on a galloping horse, then it's fine. and by the way, your table runner is really nice, and I think it looks just fine!
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You are probably the only one that sees it. I think it is pretty.
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Your quilt is beautiful and I really can't see the problem that you don't like.
The only thing I can think of in addition to the ones others wrote about is: It looks like you are sewing over a seam line where the seam is pressed toward the point of your needle, this maybe raising the tip of your presser foot a little, you might try using a small piece of folded fabric under the base of the presser food to level it out. This works with heavy fabric but I have not really noticed a problem with thin matterial. |
Originally Posted by featherweight
Originally Posted by PatriceJ
the dreaded extra stitch. i know it well. :lol:
the good news is that nobody will ever notice or worry about it but you. the better news is that if it's only one stitch too many, and you notice it before you start stitching the next section of your line, it's fairly easy to fix. slow down as you approach the pivot point. if necessary, do one stitch at a time for the last quarter inch or so. if your machine doesn't have a reliable needle up/down button, do it manually by turning the wheel in the proper direction. make sure to stop stitching with the needle down. life the presser foot, pivot the fabric, put the foot back down. if you realize you are one stitch too far, manually back the needle up out of the sandwich to undo the extra stitch. carefully reposition the quilt. manually lower the needle so that it goes down in the correct spot. manually turn the wheel to bring the needle all the way down and then back up to complete that stitch. proceed. |
I think I see what you are referring to. Is it the width of the stitching away from the seam? If that is what you are referring to I have a lot of problems with that to but I have learned that when you turn the corner, leaving the needle down, before you begin to sew again, check to see that the spacing is correct. If it is not then I just back out of the last stitch or add one, which ever is needed and then continue on. For the most part this works but you may want to practice on a scrap block to be sure it works for you.
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The other problem I have, as I do the same outline quilting that you do, is how to make my back-stitches look nice. They always stand out on the backing.
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Originally Posted by PatriceJ
the dreaded extra stitch. i know it well. :lol:
the good news is that nobody will ever notice or worry about it but you. the better news is that if it's only one stitch too many, and you notice it before you start stitching the next section of your line, it's fairly easy to fix. slow down as you approach the pivot point. if necessary, do one stitch at a time for the last quarter inch or so. if your machine doesn't have a reliable needle up/down button, do it manually by turning the wheel in the proper direction. make sure to stop stitching with the needle down. life the presser foot, pivot the fabric, put the foot back down. if you realize you are one stitch too far, manually back the needle up out of the sandwich to undo the extra stitch. carefully reposition the quilt. manually lower the needle so that it goes down in the correct spot. manually turn the wheel to bring the needle all the way down and then back up to complete that stitch. proceed. Been there...that's my additon to PatriceJ's direction. |
Originally Posted by plainpat
Many yrs ago in home ec,with very basic machines, we were taught this very method.Come almost to corner,do last couple stitches using the handwheel,leave needle down,turn fabric & proceed.
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Cannot help with your problem, but wanted to say what stunning fabrics you used and your design is beautiful. Good luck with practising to solve your problem.
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Originally Posted by wildyard
The other problem I have, as I do the same outline quilting that you do, is how to make my back-stitches look nice. They always stand out on the backing.
unless it's for a paying customer, or for a super-dooper-extra-special gift i don't worry about it. when it matters, i don't try to backstitch. i leave nice long tails of thread. i pull the front thread to the back and then use a needle to pull both under the back fabric and through the batting. |
Originally Posted by PatriceJ
Originally Posted by wildyard
The other problem I have, as I do the same outline quilting that you do, is how to make my back-stitches look nice. They always stand out on the backing.
unless it's for a paying customer, or for a super-dooper-extra-special gift i don't worry about it. when it matters, i don't try to backstitch. i leave nice long tails of thread. i pull the front thread to the back and then use a needle to pull both under the back fabric and through the batting. |
Hope this board can help, but I had a hard time seeing the problem, maybe your being too critical of your work. Believe me know one except yourself will ever see it.
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Originally Posted by wildyard
The other problem I have, as I do the same outline quilting that you do, is how to make my back-stitches look nice. They always stand out on the backing.
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Honestly it looks great to me. I would be happy if mine turned out that good. Very pretty.
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Originally Posted by Lisa_wanna_b_quilter
I have had that problem with my new machine. I've never had the needle down option before and I keep expecting it to stop immediately, but it goes one more stitch. With my older machine, I always hand turned the last couple of stitches, so why didn't I think of it on my new machine???
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I THINK IT IS BEAUTIFUL. IF ANYONE SHOULD CRITICIZE IT, SHAME ON THEM. YOU ARE THE ONLY ONE IN THIS WHOLE WORLD THAT WILL BE BOTHERED BY IT. KEEP ON DOING SUCH BEAUTIFUL WORK.........
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Great table runner!!!
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Your runner is really pretty. Are you using a walking foot on your machine? That might help or you can try free motion quilting.
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beautifull table runner
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