Juki 2010 for quilting
12-29-2016, 07:28 AM
#11
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I have that machine too. Your plan will only work if you are SURE you want to be FMQing with your feed dogs down. I FMQ on my Juki with my feed dogs UP. I feel it works better. With the sideways positioning you plan to do, your feed dogs would be feeding your fabric sideways unless they were down.
You also wouldn't be able to do any walking foot quilting, which is what the machine does best (in my opinion!).
I would suggest you get the machine and not set it into the table until you quilt on it a little, and decide just exactly how you want to use it to quilt. FMQ with feed dogs always down: your plan will work. FMQ with feed dogs up, or walking foot quilting: your plan will not work.
You also wouldn't be able to do any walking foot quilting, which is what the machine does best (in my opinion!).
I would suggest you get the machine and not set it into the table until you quilt on it a little, and decide just exactly how you want to use it to quilt. FMQ with feed dogs always down: your plan will work. FMQ with feed dogs up, or walking foot quilting: your plan will not work.
12-29-2016, 09:09 AM
#12
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Join Date: Jul 2016
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sewbizgirl, are there any tricks or tips you'd care to share about FMQ with feed dogs up? I have the Juki TL-2000Qi and am just getting started in trying to learn how to FMQ - never occurred to me that I could leave the feed dogs up. What advantage does that give you? Very interesting!
12-30-2016, 11:09 AM
#13
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Join Date: Feb 2013
Posts: 66
Originally Posted by sewbizgirl
I have that machine too. Your plan will only work if you are SURE you want to be FMQing with your feed dogs down. I FMQ on my Juki with my feed dogs UP. I feel it works better. With the sideways positioning you plan to do, your feed dogs would be feeding your fabric sideways unless they were down.
You also wouldn't be able to do any walking foot quilting, which is what the machine does best (in my opinion!).
I would suggest you get the machine and not set it into the table until you quilt on it a little, and decide just exactly how you want to use it to quilt. FMQ with feed dogs always down: your plan will work. FMQ with feed dogs up, or walking foot quilting: your plan will not work.
You also wouldn't be able to do any walking foot quilting, which is what the machine does best (in my opinion!).
I would suggest you get the machine and not set it into the table until you quilt on it a little, and decide just exactly how you want to use it to quilt. FMQ with feed dogs always down: your plan will work. FMQ with feed dogs up, or walking foot quilting: your plan will not work.
I also bought a quilting frame for this machine (don't have it set up as yet) so the machine would be used sideways with that
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