What machine do you use for FMQ?
10-24-2011, 07:30 PM
#31
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It's just beautiful, love the brightness of the colors and your FMQ design looks very nice.
Yes, that helps, do you start in the center and how do you mark your design on the quilt top.
Do you drop your feed dog? I tried that and it seemed to do better with them left up.
I also put my stitch regulator at the lowest position, but I'm am just learning to regulate speed (knee lever) and work my hands to make designs. I'm working on a quilt sandwich, but can't imagine how it will be to work a design on the whole quilt top.
It still would be nice to see how the process works on the 301. I've watched other tutorials but the machines are different. Thank you for all the detail you provided
Yes, that helps, do you start in the center and how do you mark your design on the quilt top.
Do you drop your feed dog? I tried that and it seemed to do better with them left up.
I also put my stitch regulator at the lowest position, but I'm am just learning to regulate speed (knee lever) and work my hands to make designs. I'm working on a quilt sandwich, but can't imagine how it will be to work a design on the whole quilt top.
It still would be nice to see how the process works on the 301. I've watched other tutorials but the machines are different. Thank you for all the detail you provided
10-25-2011, 02:47 AM
#33
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Join Date: Oct 2011
Location: NE Indiana
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I use a Singer 15-91 with a vintage Pfaff foot that I found one day in a sewing machine drawer. It fits it perfectly, it was meant for darning I guess. I also have an old industrial 31-15 Singer that I use if its a really big quilt but its loud and it makes me nervous, I purchased a zuki industrial fm foot for it and I keep it from vibrating loose with a dolop of JB Weld. The 15-91 is my favorite, don't know what it would be like to have a fancy quilting sewing machine...
10-25-2011, 03:23 AM
#38
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Location: Ohio
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I have a Pfaff 7570 that fmq's beautifully and a Singer Slant 403A.
Because I love my Pfaff and it's difficult to get parts for it (these are no longer made in Germany - Pfaff sold out) I just purchased from Ebay the Singer 403A as a backup. The Singer runs like a top and has a little larger harp than my Pfaff 7570. The Singer also does beautiful FMQ so I will use it for quilting, taking some of the workload off my Pfaff.
Because I love my Pfaff and it's difficult to get parts for it (these are no longer made in Germany - Pfaff sold out) I just purchased from Ebay the Singer 403A as a backup. The Singer runs like a top and has a little larger harp than my Pfaff 7570. The Singer also does beautiful FMQ so I will use it for quilting, taking some of the workload off my Pfaff.
10-25-2011, 03:54 AM
#40
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Location: Hastings, Victoria, Australia
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hi woody i am just about to pick up a janome horizon 7700 i am so excited.
jane
jane
Originally Posted by woody
Janome Horizon and I love it. I previously had a Brother NS30 and this is in another league.:)
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