Free motion quilting must haves/necessities - besides quilting foot
05-11-2010, 06:31 PM
#41
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Originally Posted by kwiltkrazy
I like the quilting gloves, but, I haven't tried gardening gloves. I don't know about the other stuff in the pkg, I don't use them, but have heard of them. I think practice is the best tool. Don't get discouraged, chalk all the mistakes up to a learning experience. You didn't learn to do cursive in one day, so you practiced, same with fm quilting.
05-11-2010, 09:07 PM
#43
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i would pass on the "deal" the gloves you can buy anywhere i bought mine at menards in there glove section and love them!! i bought the slider that is suppose to make the qult slide across your machine but honestly i could quilt with out it and it cost me 30.00 as far as the bobbin cleaner thingy ive never used it before and i always do free hand quilting on all my quilts for the last 5 years, i use my darning foot and lower the feed dogs
05-12-2010, 04:23 PM
#46
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Originally Posted by smitty
I've tried lots of gloves--Machingers are definitely worth the $8 !
Kind Regards,
MaryAnna
05-13-2010, 07:02 AM
#49
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I watched a Ricky Tims show where Phillipa Naylor free motion quilted on a domestic machine. She used a piece of shelf liner laying flat on the quilt top(the kind that looks almost like woven) a little bit larger than her hand. She finds it more convenient if needing to pick up something than taking a glove off. Worth trying?
05-16-2010, 02:12 AM
#50
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I'm in the free motion foot and walking foot category. That's all I need. And a practice "sandwich" that sits beside my sewing machine to so I can "get into the swing of things" before every time I start to quilt. Gets me in the mood and the motion. I can't use gloves, although the banking fingers are sometimes helpful (they don't fit on all ten fingers, though). I, too, like acrylic extended table. And music is a must! Stephen Halpern CD's bring out the creative part of me and help me relax, which is really important in free motion quilting.
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