My batting is always slipping and stretching when I use my regular sewing machine. I’ve tried a walking foot, even lowered my dogs, but still the batting squishes out. I’m only using 2–3 layers of fabric. HELP PLEASE! What am I doing wrong?
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Hi there! Another thing that can help keep all of your layers even is if you can lessen the presser foot pressure on your machine. If your machine does not have this capability, I would recommend basting the layers together with pins every couple inches or so to make sure the batting doesn’t slip.
Hope that helps!
Ashley
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I would like to have my quilt finished by a Longarm quilter. What do I need to know. Do I give them the quilt top, batting & backing separate? Do I supply the thread?
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I have a question. I’m a beginner at quilting. Why do you cut the batting larger than the quilt? You have to trim it anyways so why not cut it to size?
When you are quilting the batting and backing can pull together a bit and seem to shrink. If you cut the batting to the size of the quilt top, you will likely not have enough batting to reach to the edge once it is quilted.
maybe the person whose batting is slipping could also try “505 spray glue” lightly between the layers ? ? should help a bit. AF
Has anyone tried a light spray of spray starch?
Just enough to have it ‘tacky’ enough to keep
the batting in place? It’s just a thought. :-)
I came across 20 12×12 quilt blocks that were hand sewn by my husband’s grandmother. I am unsure what to do with them next. Is there a specific video or other instructions that would help me with the next steps in making a quilt?
need some advice on putting strips horizontally and vertically between fold and sew blocks. It is for a lap quilt.
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