appliqueing do you keep feed dogs up or down??

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04-22-2011, 03:57 AM

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Originally Posted by luey0202

I know when you "quilt" you put the feed dogs down..but when you are going around something, appliqueing, do you keep the feed dogs up or are they down then too??
thanks for the information

feed dogs are up. you need this to move the fabric along. it also helps to loosen the top tension & with satin-stitching, to use a stabilizer underneath. you may think stabilizer an extra expense, but it is well worth it for the pretty stitching you get,

I agree and a double roll of wall paper liner as stabilizer is only $15 at Lowe's.

04-22-2011, 04:22 AM

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04-22-2011, 09:01 AM

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Kathleen charnell

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Up only, down for FMQ

04-23-2011, 12:37 AM

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Annya

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Originally Posted by AlwaysQuilting

I leave them up for applique

I know that you must keep the feed dogs at normal place so the fabric can feed along the edge like normal stitching.

04-23-2011, 04:56 AM

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Linda1

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I leave them up for applique.

04-23-2011, 04:58 AM

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04-23-2011, 07:25 AM

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Ruby the Quilter

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I leave them up. I use tissue paper for the stabliizer.

04-23-2011, 10:24 AM

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Originally Posted by HeatherS

I leave them up, and I also leave them up for FMQ as I feel I have better control. Just a personal thing I guess.

How do you FMQ with the feed dogs up? Wouldn't you have to pivet the quilt this way and that? I'm confused.

04-23-2011, 10:35 AM

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MadQuilter

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I do both. When I use the buttonhole of zigzag stitch on the outline of the fused pieces, the feed dogs are up. When I use a freemotion outline stitch on raw edge applique, I use the darning foot and the dogs are down.

04-24-2011, 12:25 AM

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Originally Posted by luey0202

I know when you "quilt" you put the feed dogs down..but when you are going around something, appliqueing, do you keep the feed dogs up or are they down then too??
thanks for the information

The only time I know of that the feed dogs are down is Free Motion Quilting. FMQ