Am I the Only Quilter Who Thinks Stippling is Hard?
#141
I am afraid to try. My husband used to work in a mine manufacturing plant (on sewing machines) and said one of the seamstresses inadvertently dropped the feed dog once and got the entire machine out of adjustment. He prefers I not try it. I looked at long arms but they look like too much work (the cheap ones) or too much expense.
#142
Most machines, today, have a lever or something and it will lower the feed-dogs. It should not mess up the machine in any way. You can always just cover the feed-dogs with an index card with a whole punched for the needle to go thru. Just to keep the feed-dogs from pulling the fabric thru in a direction you don't want it to go.
Don't be afraid of machine quilting or steppling. It just takes practice, practice, practice, practice... and more practice. Work on something small. A place mat or something and work up to larger quilts. Get Ricky Tims CD," Grand Finale". He does all his machine quilting on a sit down machine. Just concentrate on the small section in front of you.
Don't be afraid of machine quilting or steppling. It just takes practice, practice, practice, practice... and more practice. Work on something small. A place mat or something and work up to larger quilts. Get Ricky Tims CD," Grand Finale". He does all his machine quilting on a sit down machine. Just concentrate on the small section in front of you.
#144
Originally Posted by qwkslver
I am afraid to try. My husband used to work in a mine manufacturing plant (on sewing machines) and said one of the seamstresses inadvertently dropped the feed dog once and got the entire machine out of adjustment. He prefers I not try it. I looked at long arms but they look like too much work (the cheap ones) or too much expense.
#147
I found that I learned to relax by first doing loop de loops. Once I got the feel of letting the motion just flow, it made it a lot easier.
Also, try 'writing' your name. It's something you do all the time, so translating it onto your machine quilting is sometimes a good teacher.
And don't give up. If you're a linear thinker - just stipple with lines. No law says it has to be curves!
Also, try 'writing' your name. It's something you do all the time, so translating it onto your machine quilting is sometimes a good teacher.
And don't give up. If you're a linear thinker - just stipple with lines. No law says it has to be curves!
#148
Originally Posted by kit'smamma
OOOPS, I just read your post again and I see that you have the stitch regulater. You lucky dog.
Kit's Mamma
Kit's Mamma
Please help me out here - 1) what IS a stitch regulator?
2) Someone mentioned spraying bed of machine with Pledge to make it smooth - does the fabric pick up some of the Pledge oils?
3) Another mentioned creating a smooth surface with freezer paper - do you tape it all over, just in a small area by the machine - in other words, how is it used?
4) What is a supreme slider?
5)Also, what IS a stippling stitch on a sewing machine?
Thanks - I know someone out there can help me understand.
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