Pantograph direction?
05-29-2018, 08:13 PM
#11
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Pantographs never came easy to me. I feel I have to have Much better control to follow someone else's line. Don't beat yourself up. I usually quilt from left to right...it just feels more comfortable.
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05-29-2018, 08:33 PM
#12
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I was over at a friend's and helped long arm a charity quilt. The pantograph was 'swirly' and one repeat was made up of two passes--the first part going from right to left and then the second going from left to right. It was interesting to note that the other helper preferred the right to left while I preferred left to right.
I am not a longarmer--really just learning the basics, and this is probably a very silly question--but since the machine can go both ways, why does it matter which direction the pantograph is stitched?
I am not a longarmer--really just learning the basics, and this is probably a very silly question--but since the machine can go both ways, why does it matter which direction the pantograph is stitched?
05-29-2018, 08:50 PM
#13
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Facing my machine My stitches better(no skipped stitches, or fraying of thread, no problems)left to right. When I do a pantograph I stand behind machine and always go right to left, advance quilt and go right to left again, and so on. I just taught myself and this works better for me with my machine, which uses a laser light. I get the" feel" of the pattern this way.
05-30-2018, 06:56 AM
#14
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I watched some videos on YouTube recently about this and both Linda Taylor and the woman that does the quilting in the Fons and Porter magazine show you should do pantograph quilting from right to left! I tried it and it makes it easier the way they show you. Why can't I think of that woman's name, ugh!
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