Can I machine quilting with my regular sewing machine?
12-02-2010, 09:35 AM
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Thanks. I'll give it a shot. Can't afford long armer now that I've retired.
Go slower and try to move the quilt smoothly without jerking. Relax your shoulders and don't hunch them up around your ears.
Originally Posted by purplefiend
Originally Posted by Lilyized
Thanks. If I FMQ without one, is it hard to keep the stitches the same lengh? I bought a quilting foot, so I guess I just need to give it a try. Any tips you can offer to keep stitches uniform?
Originally Posted by garysgal
The stitch regulator keeps your stitches from being uneven. some short, some long, that type of thing. I'm hoping I can find one for my Juki but not sure they make them for it.
12-02-2010, 10:25 AM
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many fabulous award winning quilters use a regular sewing machine to quilt their quilts...it only takes practice. start with making maybe 12" square sandwiches and start practicing...as you get the feel of it and a good (flow) then make something bigger and keep practicing, and enlarging.
before you know it you will be quilting big quilts.
before you know it you will be quilting big quilts.
12-02-2010, 10:42 AM
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Originally Posted by Lilyized
Thanks. If I FMQ without one, is it hard to keep the stitches the same lengh? I bought a quilting foot, so I guess I just need to give it a try. Any tips you can offer to keep stitches uniform?
Originally Posted by garysgal
The stitch regulator keeps your stitches from being uneven. some short, some long, that type of thing. I'm hoping I can find one for my Juki but not sure they make them for it.
Practice, Practice, Practice and remember to go slow until you get the hang of your machine. My Juki does 500 stitches a minute and sometimes I feel like I am flying an airplane. I made a very small practice quilt that I can load and practice on until I get the stitch right and can quilt the real thing with confidence.
12-02-2010, 11:39 AM
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12-02-2010, 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by ktbb
the key is finding out if your feed dogs will drop...some of the old ones have that feature. Check your manual on this. Even if they don't drop, you can try setting your stitch length to zero, and putting masking tape over the feed dogs...this allow you to have control over the movement of the fabric. These options address the bottom of the quilting sandwich.
In either case, you will also need to have a machine quilting foot that puts less/no tension on the fabric from the top. These feet are called either quilting feet or darning feet...Sears should have them, and there are some generic feet out there that will work as well....one brand is called "Big Foot", but don't know names of others.
In either case, you will also need to have a machine quilting foot that puts less/no tension on the fabric from the top. These feet are called either quilting feet or darning feet...Sears should have them, and there are some generic feet out there that will work as well....one brand is called "Big Foot", but don't know names of others.
12-04-2010, 02:39 PM
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Originally Posted by klgreene
I got the slider, a ring, gloves all the stuff necessary to FMQ. Did what I was supposed to do....but my feed dogs don't drop and it just eats up the slider. So I pretty much have to stick to straight lines. Hope your feed dogs drop. If they do here is a great site for FMQ.
http://www.daystyledesigns.com/
http://www.daystyledesigns.com/
12-04-2010, 02:43 PM
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I do with no problem. I have two domestic machines that I have used successfully. One of them doesn't drop the feed dogs but if you set the stitch length at 0 you can do it. Truth is I had more success with the feed dogs up!
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