Having trouble machine quilting a sampler quilt. Fabric is puckering on the top an bottom. I think it is because they are all a different size and can't just go in a straight line. What can I do. Getting frustrated.
zenabe

Maybe you have not basted. If you are doing straight line quilting try using a walking foot with your feed dogs UP. If you are doing free motion quilting, feed dogs DOWN with a hopping or darning foot. You can PM me if you want, I will try to help the best I can.

I was using a regular foot. I will try my walking foot and see what happens or maybe just stop for now. Let you know what happens. Thanks for replying.

You may also want to check your machine tension...change the needle, rethread the machine... ;-)

Ditter

I did baste, maybe not enough. Also would I stitch each block individually? I did start in the middle and it came out okay but the other did not.

I would try basting more.

Try spray starching both the top and the bottom. Starch stabilizes fabric so it is less likely to stretch and pucker. I normally starch my backing heavily before creating the quilt sandwich but in a situation like this, where the quilt sandwich has already been created, I would mist both sides with several layers of spray starch.