Quilting wavy lines
06-03-2013, 12:53 PM
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You've gotten a lot of information about how to do the wavy stitches. I had the jumping around problem - or at least a jumping around problem when I was free motion quilting and found that if I used some the bands for my hands from
Steady Betty that I no longer had that problem. Hmmmmm. Sounds confusing. Some people use garden gloves, some people use special gloves for FMQ and I like the things that fit around the palms of my hands and allow me to move the quilt sandwich more easily and smoothly. That's what helped me get rid of a lot of the hopes and bumps. Good luck.
Steady Betty that I no longer had that problem. Hmmmmm. Sounds confusing. Some people use garden gloves, some people use special gloves for FMQ and I like the things that fit around the palms of my hands and allow me to move the quilt sandwich more easily and smoothly. That's what helped me get rid of a lot of the hopes and bumps. Good luck.
06-03-2013, 07:31 PM
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When using a walking foot for making wavy lines, it's a matter of gently moving the quilt sandwich as it feeds into the walking foot. I never had difficulty with it, so I'm not sure I understand the problem.
Regarding FMQ, have you tried doing it with the feed dogs up? That can help with the jumping around problem.
Otherwise, I do not see that sewing horizontally would be any easier than sewing the length of the quilt. It could be more difficult because there would be more bulk under the arm of the machine to manage.
Regarding FMQ, have you tried doing it with the feed dogs up? That can help with the jumping around problem.
Otherwise, I do not see that sewing horizontally would be any easier than sewing the length of the quilt. It could be more difficult because there would be more bulk under the arm of the machine to manage.
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