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Old 10-01-2010, 08:36 PM
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sewin'sam
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Originally Posted by stitchingmemories
I am feeling very inept at quilting. I mean, I can follow a pattern (piecing) but when I get to the quilting part, my work stinks! (And no I won't post a picture, I would die from embarrassment!) I can't even SID without going outside the lines forget trying to stitch a design . I need to change my username, nobody want's those kind of memories! Sorry to rant, just having a bit of a pity party! :oops:
Don't know how many do this but I read that if you leave your feed dogs UP,while FMQ, you have 60% more control!! Try it! I am not the greatest & don't always SID perfectly but this really helped!!! :-D I also draw my pattern on the fabric with an air erasable pen at times. That works, too!
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