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Ashley
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I would to take a free motion quilting class.
Would like to take a class in machine quilting
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I am just wondering if any of your machine quilting videos talk about how to handle a queen size quilt on a sewing machine in order to be able to quilt it. Do you roll it, how, and where on the quilt do you start,middle, edge, etc. Most of the videos I have seen demos for are using small wall art quilts. I need to know how to deal with the bulk. I’d like to see how a professional would do it.
Please let me know if you have a video or maybe it could be a future idea for one.
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i have a singer stylist 834 straight stitch with a few zigzag options. it requires a feeddog cover plate. but when i try to sew it does not move. what could be wrong. I have right foot on also.
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Hi. I am new to quilting and am trying to learn free motion quilting. The needle thread keeps breaking. I am using an old Singer Touch and Sew 26. I cannot lower the feed dogs on this machine but I can raise the throat plate to a position for darning. This seems to work. I have a free motion pressure foot that works on this machine. I have a fresh needle, sized 14 and I have fiddled with the stitch length and tension. The thread continues to break. Do you have any suggestions? Thanks.
In my question above, I meant to say I have a singer model 626. I don’t see a way to edit my mistake.
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Should you set your stitches at a certain number?
I’ve quilted as beginner about 10 years ago & after cancer everything was shelved. I decided to start all over again. I bought a membership at National Quilters Circle hoping to get help & direction how I can start again. I hope to get back confidence but I feel lost where to start? I got a Scrappy Posies Pattern & so far cut my materials. But still not sure how to proceed. Please help.
hi, maria,
Great article loved the way you explained.
going to share this post.
I ordered a walking foot for my Elna 6600 Quilters Dream but can only straight stitch or zigzag. Apparently there is no quilting free motion foot for this machine. Should I just try it with feed dogs lowered and darning foot??
Why does the bobbin thread keep tangling up when I try to do free motion stitching?
Hello,
I would recommend making an adjustment to your tension. The needle tension might be too tight, which may cause the bobbin thread to tangle when you try to move the fabric for free motion stitching.
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Ashley
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On my regular machine, there is a little cover I can put over the feeddogs to allow for free motion quilting. I do not have a lever to lower them!
Hello! I am planning to restart sewing soon; since my high school days I do not use a sewing machine… (53 now!) Specially to make some crafts, curtains, home projects and quilting. I am clueless in terms of the machine I should be looking at to buy. I would like to buy a simple, easy to use, but complete machine to make beautiful quilts and decorating projects for my home. Any advice, guide or recommendations you can give about such a machine?
Hello Maria,
There are many different wonderful machines available today. It is hard for me to simply recommend one- however I do recommend that you go to a machine dealer and try out different machines. This will help you decide what kind of machine you want as well as what kinds of features you want with your machine.
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I have many machines. I love my featherweight’s. I have been very livky to find them. They so great seams and a true 1/4 inch seam in making quilt blocks. I have/had 2-301’s my daughter had one and I will get a phone call when things. It is the full sized head and uses the same bobbins as the 221’s. I bought the Singer Touch and sew.
Love windong bobbin in the machine. Gave the same machine to daughter when her husband was stationed at Kirtland AFB, Albuquerque. The kids had twisted the dial and she was upset because she kept breaking needles. Got mine out and she saw the needle position. Easy fix. Granddaughter has it. Her husband is stationed Joint base Bethesda-Andrews. I just bought her a New machine. I have been checking it out. Didn’t know the bobbin winder was on, it only growled, didn’t sew. It depends what you want your machine to do, as to what features you need. At my age I most likely would look at the trade-ins. The are reconditioned and they offer 2 yesrs of classes and free cleanings in that time frame as well. Just don’t let the machine intimidate you.
Hi, I was facing the same thing as you except I had an old Kenmore home sewung machine. I had sewn quite a few thingsbon it but not fir a long time. I have noticed the throat on the newer machines were getting shorter and shorter and I had already felt cramped on the old one I had. I wanted to be able to quilt on the new on3. My daughter bought a Janome 8900 at a quilt show she went toba few years before and I liked tge room it had and the solid sound it made in the motor. It had room to move on the bed. I 3as at a quilt show with her and tried the new 15000 model but itv was too expensive. The sales lady said I could get the 9400qcp thst would puece quilt toos and had room fir quilting the whole quilt in it and have money left over to buy a separate embroidery machine. I like it a lot except for ruler work, but I might not have been doing it right. I haven’t gotten the embroidery machine yet gut have had the 9400 for about a year and a half. It thing about it though is you need the Janome feet and parts because the others don’t fit.