stitch in a ditch -scallop!

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05-30-2011, 06:55 AM

#21

mtnative

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I have used this stitch on a lot of quilts. Learned from my mother. She used it so you couldn't tell if you hadn't got exactly straight but it was not as harsh as the zigzag. She was a smart lady.

05-30-2011, 07:01 AM

#22

dglvr

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Quote:

Originally Posted by JanTx

Well, for the sake of accuracy I cannot call mine Stitch IN a Ditch so started using "near". Glad it gave you a good laugh. I just felt so liberated when I saw that baby quilt with it's scallop. SAAD (Stitch AROUND a Ditch?) :)

Now thats a good new term for me too. I love it. Thanks for sharing that tip. I'm going to go see if I have that on my machine. I'll be doing it too. Happy SAAD'n :thumbup:

05-30-2011, 07:02 AM

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karenpatrick

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Jan in VA

Quote:

Originally Posted by JanTx

.... my machine quilting skills are limited to Stich Near a Ditch....

Don't know if I was supposed to, but I laughed right out loud at this comment -- "stitch NEAR a ditch", LOL!! It's SO me, too! :lol: :lol:
(and the reason I use that scallop often myself.)

Jan in VA

Jan, I often laugh at your posts. I also stitch near a ditch but have started using the decorative stitches on my 3 machines, depending on the pattern of the quilt.

05-30-2011, 07:23 AM

#24

susanwilley

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Great idea! My stitch in the ditch seems to come out of the ditch anyway, so why not make it decorative. I'll be using my scallop or some other decorative stitch from now on myself.
Thanks for the tip!

05-30-2011, 07:29 AM

#25

Monika

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Love it!

05-30-2011, 08:31 AM

#26

johanna2le

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Did you have to adjust a certain stitch or did come this way?

Johanna
North Carolina

05-30-2011, 08:40 AM

#27

nativetexan

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yep, i like doing curvy lines too instead of straight ones all the time. easier too.

05-30-2011, 11:48 AM

#28

amma

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Beautiful! Check out some of the other more open decorative stitches on your machine. I love to use them along the ditch, in borders and to sew down the binding on the front of the quilt too :D:D:D