On this month’s LIVE Q&A, Ashley Hough and special guest, Colleen Tauke, chatted about how to properly hang your quilt on the wall, what to make out of Jelly Rolls and the quilt as you go method. Come back next month to get your questions answered LIVE!
In this month’s NQC LIVE, Heather discussed different batting, how to fix common stitch quality issues when you start quilting, and how changing both your needle type and size can help keep thread from breaking.
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During the April NQC LIVE, Heather Thomas discussed the different types of batting and when to use each one, how to store your thread and what needle size and type to use when piecing and quilting.
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In this month’s NQC LIVE with Heather Thomas learn what her favorite presser foot is to use and how you can modify your own presser feet, understand why some fabrics ravel more than others when cut and how to know if a fabric is good quality and get tips for starting your first quilting project.
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In this month’s NQC LIVE with Heather Thomas, get tips on how to make your binding look professional on both the right and wrong side, learn how to secure your backing fabric when basting your quilt and get ideas on how to make a Family Tree Quilt.
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How do you feel about cotton vs polyester or blend threads with cotton fabrics? My machine likes poly-blends, so I use them but the quilt police came by one day and gave me a warning about it!
How do you know if you have a low shank or high shank on my sewing machine?
Hello Kathy,
Thank you for your patience while I reached out to the expert, here is the reply:
Hi,
You can either consult your machine manual- as it should tell you. Or, you can measure. A high shank machine will measure approximately 1 1/4″ from the screw to the bottom of the foot, whereas a low shank will be approximately 3/4″ from the screw to the bottom of the foot.
Cheers,
Ashley
National Quilters Circle
I’m piecing a quilt of HST only. If I plan to wash it in the washing machine, would you suggest securing the seams?
Hello Cathy,
Thank you for contacting us. I would secure the seams. And I usually wash on a delicate cycle.
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Hi i am from Melbourne Australia. How to stop getting puckers on the back of your quilt?