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There's a red, white and blue quilt on the Bernina right now to go to the
military hospital in Germany. I'm FM quilting - just wandering, no particular pattern except I'm staying off of the white flying geese so they'll puff up when laundering time comes. I avoid 'big' quilts because the exercise annoys my back... front, arms, legs, hands and assorted other parts. So. I decided I'd quilt the very center block first and the rest would be easy. ( er ?) Something interesting I've noticed. The quilt is scrappy and 'nothing sews like a Bernina'. Yes. You've heard that . . . but the strangest thing. The stitching everywhere is just so perfect and pretty except when I have to skate around on the batik strips. The stitching there is 'okay' but certainly not as nice as on the other fabrics. Any thoughts? Polly |
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"Polly Esther" wrote in message ... There's a red, white and blue quilt on the Bernina right now to go to the military hospital in Germany. I'm FM quilting - just wandering, no particular pattern except I'm staying off of the white flying geese so they'll puff up when laundering time comes. I avoid 'big' quilts because the exercise annoys my back... front, arms, legs, hands and assorted other parts. So. I decided I'd quilt the very center block first and the rest would be easy. ( er ?) Something interesting I've noticed. The quilt is scrappy and 'nothing sews like a Bernina'. Yes. You've heard that . . . but the strangest thing. The stitching everywhere is just so perfect and pretty except when I have to skate around on the batik strips. The stitching there is 'okay' but certainly not as nice as on the other fabrics. Any thoughts? Polly |
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The tighter weave causing the problem maybe? I can't remember if you
prewash. Maybe some sizing in it that is creating a fuss. Are you using a jeans or microtex needle? Those might help. My old Bernina 930 is my go to machine whenever I am having problems of most any kind. If that machine were a stretch model it would be perfect. Taria, i think i have a gastro dr. for your gators after the colonoscopy trip today with dh. "Polly Esther" wrote in message ... There's a red, white and blue quilt on the Bernina right now to go to the military hospital in Germany. I'm FM quilting - just wandering, no particular pattern except I'm staying off of the white flying geese so they'll puff up when laundering time comes. I avoid 'big' quilts because the exercise annoys my back... front, arms, legs, hands and assorted other parts. So. I decided I'd quilt the very center block first and the rest would be easy. ( er ?) Something interesting I've noticed. The quilt is scrappy and 'nothing sews like a Bernina'. Yes. You've heard that . . . but the strangest thing. The stitching everywhere is just so perfect and pretty except when I have to skate around on the batik strips. The stitching there is 'okay' but certainly not as nice as on the other fabrics. Any thoughts? Polly |
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Good thought, Taria. It won't kill me to change needles. I'm using the
plain old green band but I'll change and see if that does better when crossing the batik. As to the gators - oh my, yes! Send the food for the gators on down. Obama was campaigning today and talking about a moat in Texas with gators. Little does he know about gators. We dearly love our Texas friends and would love to help but gators don't much care for their notion of humidity. Polly "Taria" wrote in message ... The tighter weave causing the problem maybe? I can't remember if you prewash. Maybe some sizing in it that is creating a fuss. Are you using a jeans or microtex needle? Those might help. My old Bernina 930 is my go to machine whenever I am having problems of most any kind. If that machine were a stretch model it would be perfect. Taria, i think i have a gastro dr. for your gators after the colonoscopy trip today with dh. "Polly Esther" wrote in message ... There's a red, white and blue quilt on the Bernina right now to go to the military hospital in Germany. I'm FM quilting - just wandering, no particular pattern except I'm staying off of the white flying geese so they'll puff up when laundering time comes. I avoid 'big' quilts because the exercise annoys my back... front, arms, legs, hands and assorted other parts. So. I decided I'd quilt the very center block first and the rest would be easy. ( er ?) Something interesting I've noticed. The quilt is scrappy and 'nothing sews like a Bernina'. Yes. You've heard that . . . but the strangest thing. The stitching everywhere is just so perfect and pretty except when I have to skate around on the batik strips. The stitching there is 'okay' but certainly not as nice as on the other fabrics. Any thoughts? Polly |
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Hey there Sunshine
Spent the day at the beach watching the water skiing with kites. Oh, we are talking about quilting, A-humm-m--mm. Well have you tried using scilicone spray. You know what I mean, sillycone spray. (giggle) I pour some on a bit of batting and tuck it under the thread as it comes off the spool so the thread will get coated with it. It helps with the thread making a good stitch. I do this when practicing my feathers. You know the ones that look like a wort on a toothpick. Sometimes I spray it on the batting, as I make the sandwich. Needle goes through everything quite easily. Kate T. In hot, dry South Mississippi. weatherman says we are in a severe drought. |
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Just finished FM quilting a scrappy strippy: pieced strips using all
sorts of sample squares, alternating with strips of a dark blue with white dots. Also an all-over quilting design. That blue fabric was a bit heavier and denser than normal (whatever normal is), and every time the needle crossed a seam to a blue strip, it wanted to skip a stitch. I switched to a jeans needle and it helped a lot. Roberta in D On Wed, 11 May 2011 20:18:48 -0500, "Polly Esther" wrote: There's a red, white and blue quilt on the Bernina right now to go to the military hospital in Germany. I'm FM quilting - just wandering, no particular pattern except I'm staying off of the white flying geese so they'll puff up when laundering time comes. I avoid 'big' quilts because the exercise annoys my back... front, arms, legs, hands and assorted other parts. So. I decided I'd quilt the very center block first and the rest would be easy. ( er ?) Something interesting I've noticed. The quilt is scrappy and 'nothing sews like a Bernina'. Yes. You've heard that . . . but the strangest thing. The stitching everywhere is just so perfect and pretty except when I have to skate around on the batik strips. The stitching there is 'okay' but certainly not as nice as on the other fabrics. Any thoughts? Polly |
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I just read an article about this yesterday - the suggestion was to use
a thinner, sharper needle (microtex?) and to use silicone/Sewer's Aid on the thread. Now it also said to raise the feed dogs - I'm not sure why! Maybe it slows down the movement a bit to allow more time for the needle to enter the fabric. Louise in Iowa http://community.webshots.com/user/LouiseinIowa nieland1390@mchsidotcom On 5/11/2011 8:18 PM, Polly Esther wrote: There's a red, white and blue quilt on the Bernina right now to go to the military hospital in Germany. I'm FM quilting - just wandering, no particular pattern except I'm staying off of the white flying geese so they'll puff up when laundering time comes. I avoid 'big' quilts because the exercise annoys my back... front, arms, legs, hands and assorted other parts. So. I decided I'd quilt the very center block first and the rest would be easy. ( er ?) Something interesting I've noticed. The quilt is scrappy and 'nothing sews like a Bernina'. Yes. You've heard that . . . but the strangest thing. The stitching everywhere is just so perfect and pretty except when I have to skate around on the batik strips. The stitching there is 'okay' but certainly not as nice as on the other fabrics. Any thoughts? Polly |
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When I first started free-motion, I occasionally(!) forgot to lower the
feed dogs, but I set the stitch length to zero and set off. Eventually I discovered that, when I did forget, I had marginally more control over the piece: there wasn't so much slippage. When a special bobbin case was created for free motion quilting (all quilting?) for the Janome, I bought one, and that really makes the job easier. Maybe other makers have introduced such a thing? I, too, use jeans needles - I find them even better than microtex (which I have also tried). I've never tried the silicone on the thread, though. So, I have yet one more help to try when I need it. .. In message , Louise in Iowa writes I just read an article about this yesterday - the suggestion was to use a thinner, sharper needle (microtex?) and to use silicone/Sewer's Aid on the thread. Now it also said to raise the feed dogs - I'm not sure why! Maybe it slows down the movement a bit to allow more time for the needle to enter the fabric. Louise in Iowa http://community.webshots.com/user/LouiseinIowa nieland1390@mchsidotcom -- Best Regards Pat on the Green |
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That second bobbin case is just so you don't have to readjust the oricinal
back and forth. Just adjusting the bobbin tension would do the same thing. I think there has been a 'black bobbin case' for Bernina's for a long time. Bernina cases also have a little extra hole for the thread that changes the tension but that is more for thread work and not quilting. I have the extra bobbin cse for the 6600 here but I just hate having to take the plate and all off unless I really need to. I need to try the silicone sometime too. Taria "Pat S" wrote in message ... When I first started free-motion, I occasionally(!) forgot to lower the feed dogs, but I set the stitch length to zero and set off. Eventually I discovered that, when I did forget, I had marginally more control over the piece: there wasn't so much slippage. When a special bobbin case was created for free motion quilting (all quilting?) for the Janome, I bought one, and that really makes the job easier. Maybe other makers have introduced such a thing? I, too, use jeans needles - I find them even better than microtex (which I have also tried). I've never tried the silicone on the thread, though. So, I have yet one more help to try when I need it. |
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"Pat S" wrote in message ... When I first started free-motion, I occasionally(!) forgot to lower the feed dogs, but I set the stitch length to zero and set off. Eventually I discovered that, when I did forget, I had marginally more control over the piece: there wasn't so much slippage. When a special bobbin case was created for free motion quilting (all quilting?) for the Janome, I bought one, and that really makes the job easier. Maybe other makers have introduced such a thing? I, too, use jeans needles - I find them even better than microtex (which I have also tried). I've never tried the silicone on the thread, though. So, I have yet one more help to try when I need it. -- Best Regards Pat on the Green I also leave my feed dogs up when machine quilting. Stitch length is set to zero - usually! Once in a while I forget and the stitch length is whatever it was set to before (the Horizon remembers), 2.0 or so. I can't say I have ever noticed a difference in the free-motion stitching either way. I only notice when I happen to glance at the screen and see that it's not set to zero. I have the blue bobbin case and I do use it for free-motion. The quality of my free motion is usually good on the Horizon, even when I use the regular bobbin case. I haven't noticed any "laddering." I do sometimes have to fiddle with the tension setting a bit, but that seems to depend on the kind of thread, the phase of the moon, and maybe the position of the stars! Iris |
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