mmbuga

I am about to embark on SITD a king size double wedding ring on my home sewing machine (crazy, I know!). does anyone have any ideas/techniques on the best way to SITD the rings to minimize pulling and tugging the quilt thru the harp when doing the rings?

Onebyone

That is going to be very hard to do. Lots of pivoting. Unless the person it's made for knows about quilting enough to know the difference of SITD from edge to edge I wouldn't put that much labor in it.

cashs_mom

I agree. Way too much work for me and I have a machine with a fairly large harp.

Tartan

I would advise doing the quilting in columns down the quilt. I would stitch along the patchwork edge in an serpentine manner in and out of the vertical line of the rings. Start your stitching in the centre row and gradually move out to the edge stitching down the other vertical rows. Once one half was done to the edge, rotate the quilt and start stitching the other vertical rows side outward to the edge. After all the vertical rows are done, do the horizontal rows in the same manner. Good Luck!

toverly

I have done it. I actually went beside the ditch to help stabilize the seams. My seams were pressed to the arcs, so I stitched just inside the arc on each side. The center X had a center floral motif. IN the end, it didn't matter, the stitching couldn't be seen. I would do an all over design if I had to do it again.

mmbuga

thank you so much! very good ideas!

JanieW

I hate SITD. When I have to do it I use 100 wt thread. it’s not as easy to see when I go out of the ditch.

I also do it with my FMQ function as I find it gives me more control to stay in the ditch; especially if there are places where the seams don’t match up exactly.

quiltedsunshine

I would use a walking foot with a stitch-in-the-ditch guide. I like the idea of using a finer (polyester) thread. And lots of pin basting.

Peckish

Wine. Lots and lots of wine. 🤣

mmbuga

lol!! wine indeed!!