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 Thomas answered your questions on everything from pre-washing fabric to layering and basting a quilt. She also discussed ways to fix thread problems such as breakage and ‘eye-lashing’, and ways to both prevent and fix fabric puckering that can happen during quilting. Heather shared her ideas on ways to…
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In this month’s NQC LIVE, Heather Thomas answered your questions on how to deal with fullness when quilting, how to enlarge blocks and how to get started machine quilting. She also talked about how to start building a fabric stash as well as how to find inspiration to start a new project.
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In this month’s NQC LIVE with Gina Perkes, learn about free motion quilting, quilt marking, long-arm quilting, quilting rulers and machine speed.
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In this month’s NQC LIVE with Heather Thomas, learn about accurate cutting and piecing, proper ways to enlarge blocks, and how to ensure your backing fabric is lined up. Heather also gives tips on embellishing, including how many different embellishments to use, as well as how to make sure the end result is balanced. Heather…
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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?