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Machine Quilting Advice needed - THANKS!
I use to have Georgia Bonesteel's Quilt As You Go books....they 'stopped'
moving with us when the hand work quit, but I sure could follow her way of doing it. HTH Butterfly "- dlm." wrote in message . .. As always, the advice that I've received on RCTQ is invaluable! I will certainly give "quilt as you go" a try as soon as I check out the local library for books on the subject. I never thought about proper support for the quilt, so I will give it a whirl on my dining room table. Finally, I will remember to breathe. Maybe that will help to alleviate the discomfort/tenseness that I feel when I attempt MQing. Many thanks, - dlm. in central MA |
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Machine Quilting Advice needed - THANKS!
I use to have Georgia Bonesteel's Quilt As You Go books....they 'stopped'
moving with us when the hand work quit, but I sure could follow her way of doing it. HTH Butterfly "- dlm." wrote in message . .. As always, the advice that I've received on RCTQ is invaluable! I will certainly give "quilt as you go" a try as soon as I check out the local library for books on the subject. I never thought about proper support for the quilt, so I will give it a whirl on my dining room table. Finally, I will remember to breathe. Maybe that will help to alleviate the discomfort/tenseness that I feel when I attempt MQing. Many thanks, - dlm. in central MA |
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Machine Quilting Advice needed
Howdy!
Advice? Of course: don't. Don't worry about it. g Good to see you back here, Dawn! R/Sandy--handquilting, of course LOL On 8/14/07 8:54 AM, in article , "- dlm." wrote: Hi, I'm Dawn, and I am a self-professed MQing "failure." I've taken classes, and practised. I've practised quilting straight lines. I've practised stipple quilting. I've even practised MQing the pattern on the fabric. When I MQ small blocks ( no larger than 24 * 24 inches ), the quilting looks okay. Certainly not great, but definitely okay. Once I try to MQ anything larger, everything that can go wrong, will go wrong. I get puckering, stitches that are not equal in length, even stitches that are so small that they are almost impossible to rip out. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks, - dlm. |
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Machine Quilting Advice needed
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"- dlm." wrote: Hi, I'm Dawn, and I am a self-professed MQing "failure." I've taken classes, and practised. I've practised quilting straight lines. I've practised stipple quilting. I've even practised MQing the pattern on the fabric. When I MQ small blocks ( no larger than 24 * 24 inches ), the quilting looks okay. Certainly not great, but definitely okay. Once I try to MQ anything larger, everything that can go wrong, will go wrong. I get puckering, stitches that are not equal in length, even stitches that are so small that they are almost impossible to rip out. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks, - dlm. Dawn, you've had lots of good advice, and I don't think I have anything new to add to it! Just a reminder: make *sure* there's no "drag" on the quilt; that is, be careful that the quilt isn't dangling off the sewing machine table. As Pat said, also be sure to stop with your needle down so things don't shift. I sometimes use gloves (when doing a quilt that's larger than a crib size), but other than that I don't use anything on my hands. Still, lots of people swear by quilters' gloves. Good luck! Don't give up! -- Sandy in Henderson, near Las Vegas sfoster 1 (at) earthlink (dot) net (remove/change the obvious) http://www.sandymike.net |
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Machine Quilting Advice needed
On Tue, 14 Aug 2007 09:54:07 -0400, "- dlm."
wrote: Hi, I'm Dawn, and I am a self-professed MQing "failure." I've taken classes, and practised. I've practised quilting straight lines. I've practised stipple quilting. I've even practised MQing the pattern on the fabric. When I MQ small blocks ( no larger than 24 * 24 inches ), the quilting looks okay. Certainly not great, but definitely okay. Once I try to MQ anything larger, everything that can go wrong, will go wrong. I get puckering, stitches that are not equal in length, even stitches that are so small that they are almost impossible to rip out. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks, - dlm. When you write MQ do you mean Machine Quilting or Free Motion Quilting? I haven't had success with free motion yet, but straight or slightly wavy machine quilting I'm ok on. If you are having trouble with stitch length on bigger pieces doing straight stitching it could be that you don't have enough support for the size of the quilt you are trying to move through the machine. If major portions of the quilt is falling below machine height it's own weight will cause drag leading to varying stitch length. Add more table space around your sewing machine if possible to correct that problem. I learned the hard way to be careful not to let the quilt lay in my lap or droop down between my body and the sewing machine. Debra in VA See my quilts at http://community.webshots.com/user/debplayshere |
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Machine Quilting Advice needed
On Aug 14, 6:54 am, "- dlm." wrote:
Hi, I'm Dawn, and I am a self-professed MQing "failure." I've taken classes, and practised. I've practised quilting straight lines. I've practised stipple quilting. I've even practised MQing the pattern on the fabric. When I MQ small blocks ( no larger than 24 * 24 inches ), the quilting looks okay. Certainly not great, but definitely okay. Once I try to MQ anything larger, everything that can go wrong, will go wrong. I get puckering, stitches that are not equal in length, even stitches that are so small that they are almost impossible to rip out. Does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks, - dlm. Hi Dawn, I'm no MQ pro either. The only thing I've been able to manage with what I regard as some measure of success is to do straight line quilting. I can't maneuver a full sized quilt well enough to stipple. So one thing I did find that helped in regard to slipping and puckering, enabling me to do the straight line quilting, was to use spray basting. I "glue" the quilt sandwich together securely. When I'm spray basting backing to batting, I spray both the backing and the batting before I put them together and smooth out. I do the same between batting and the top. This pretty well makes the whole quilt sandwich unit act like one fat piece of cloth, instead of separate layers. Now, I'm off to read what others have to offer in hopes I'll get more tips! Best regards, Michelle in NV |
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