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Favourite foot?
Er... the darning foot! There's a Big Foot version too, but I prefer
the smaller one. The Pfaff has its special "mezzanine" position where the tension discs are engaged but the foot doesn't come all the way down except at the moment of forming the stitch. So my advice is maybe to slow down. Or depending on your quilting plan, maybe you could use the normal foot, no free motion, and do a grid that takes you over the lumpy bits. then fill in with FM. Roberta in D On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 11:29:55 -0800, Sandy Foster wrote: In article , Lizzy Taylor wrote: I'm in the middle of free motion quilting a top with lots of bumpy seams on my domestic sewing machine and struggling because my (darn) darning foot is catching on the bumps. What is your favourite foot for FMQ that glides over the bumps? Lizzy Lizzy, have you tried less presser-foot pressure? That could help get over the bumps, too. I use an open-toed foot for FMQ, and it works well for me. |
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Favourite foot?
On 27/03/2013 09:55, Roberta wrote:
Er... the darning foot! There's a Big Foot version too, but I prefer the smaller one. The Pfaff has its special "mezzanine" position where the tension discs are engaged but the foot doesn't come all the way down except at the moment of forming the stitch. So my advice is maybe to slow down. Or depending on your quilting plan, maybe you could use the normal foot, no free motion, and do a grid that takes you over the lumpy bits. then fill in with FM. Roberta in D On Sun, 03 Feb 2013 11:29:55 -0800, Sandy Foster wrote: In article , Lizzy Taylor wrote: I'm in the middle of free motion quilting a top with lots of bumpy seams on my domestic sewing machine and struggling because my (darn) darning foot is catching on the bumps. What is your favourite foot for FMQ that glides over the bumps? Lizzy Lizzy, have you tried less presser-foot pressure? That could help get over the bumps, too. I use an open-toed foot for FMQ, and it works well for me. Hi Roberta, I did splash out on a Big Foot and it has made so much difference! A wonderful invention and I love it. I haven't quite finished the project in question as quilting is taking a bit of a back seat at the moment as DS2 had another round of orthopaedic surgery and is now staying with my MIL for his 6 weeks of non-weightbearing on crutches as she has better ground floor facilities and easier stairs, so I am shuttling between 2 house, luckily only one mile apart. On top of that DH has accepted a job offer in the US and now is the time to declutter (except the stash) in preparation for whenever the big move takes place. So busy, busy, but not much quilting. Lizzy -- http://lizzyastro.etsy.com http://www.instructables.com/member/lizzyastro/ |
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