rolling my quilt for quilting
02-24-2014, 05:13 PM
#12
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Evelyn, you can do anything with a 9 inch throat! Just keep playing with it until you find the method that works for you. I can do a reasonable job on jumbo queen sized quilts on my 9 inch machine. I could do better than reasonable if I had an once of artistic talent.
02-24-2014, 07:34 PM
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I do large accordion pleats under the arm of the machine and "puddle" around the presser foot. The accordion pleating works better for me than simply stuffing the quilt under the arm. Rolling was the worst for me -- made for a very dense, stiff, hard-to-move-around bundle. Large accordion pleating keeps the quilt loose and pliable for adjustments in the area of the needle.
02-24-2014, 10:07 PM
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I find it. Easier to puddle and work on just the area under the machine at a time. Let the rest of the quilt play with itself, as long as it doesn't pull your bit.
I found rolling to stiff to move under the machine.
I found rolling to stiff to move under the machine.
02-25-2014, 04:42 AM
#18
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Puddling has got to be a new quilting term! To me it's just gathering up the quilt with my arms underneath and my hands coming up and over the quilt in order to guide it underneath the pressure foot to quilt. I'm kind of draped over the quilt and machine.
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