I hate it! I hate it!!
06-03-2011, 12:16 AM
#61
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Originally Posted by lclang
I just read today on the internet where a really fine free motion quilter said that she had all kinds of trouble with her tension if she dropped her feed dogs. So she left them up but covered them with a piece of a file card with a hole for the needle and said it took care of the tension problems. You might want to try it. All I know is what I read. HA It's a cheap fix if it works and doesn't cost anything but a little of your time if it doesn't.
06-03-2011, 01:16 AM
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I love playing with fabric and piecing, but am seriously hopeless at the quilting part of it. If I do it by hand, it takes forever and may never get done. If I do it by machine, it's a losing fight...
So, now I piece to my heart's content and send the tops to be finished either by hand (when I have the budget!) or by longarm.
The results are so beautiful and it helps other people make a living from their skills. Skills I just do not have.
It's a win-win situation
So, now I piece to my heart's content and send the tops to be finished either by hand (when I have the budget!) or by longarm.
The results are so beautiful and it helps other people make a living from their skills. Skills I just do not have.
It's a win-win situation
06-03-2011, 11:42 PM
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Originally Posted by lclang
I just read today on the internet where a really fine free motion quilter said that she had all kinds of trouble with her tension if she dropped her feed dogs. So she left them up but covered them with a piece of a file card with a hole for the needle and said it took care of the tension problems. You might want to try it. All I know is what I read. HA It's a cheap fix if it works and doesn't cost anything but a little of your time if it doesn't.
06-04-2011, 08:42 AM
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Originally Posted by shamrock
What's a stright stitch needle plate? I get the drift, but never heard of it.
http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-126059-1.htm
06-06-2011, 05:04 PM
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Well, I'm still alive and enjoyed just going through all of this thread and reading your comments. I left it alone for a couple of days, then I ripped out the 3 rows that I had in. This is the FWS quilt, it is on point. So I changed my mind from having a stitching line down the side of each cornerstone and just put one through the center, diagonally and vertically. When I finished the verical columns, I pressed each horizontal column, and pinned each side of the stitching line. I worked slower, telling myself it was beautiful, I would love it, put Enya on the radio, and it doesn't look too bad,. Now I can hand quilt in the border triangles. As for the wine idea, I would be afraid to start. We make wine and have a cellar full. (You might never have heard from me again) Thanks for all of your help..
06-07-2011, 12:09 AM
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Originally Posted by shamrock
Well, I'm still alive and enjoyed just going through all of this thread and reading your comments. I left it alone for a couple of days, then I ripped out the 3 rows that I had in. This is the FWS quilt, it is on point. So I changed my mind from having a stitching line down the side of each cornerstone and just put one through the center, diagonally and vertically. When I finished the verical columns, I pressed each horizontal column, and pinned each side of the stitching line. I worked slower, telling myself it was beautiful, I would love it, put Enya on the radio, and it doesn't look too bad,. Now I can hand quilt in the border triangles. As for the wine idea, I would be afraid to start. We make wine and have a cellar full. (You might never have heard from me again) Thanks for all of your help..
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