HELPPPPPPPPPP!!!
#32
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Join Date: May 2011
Location: Monticello IL
Posts: 42
Hi Diana - first thing the name quilter teachers tell us is "try to relax those shoulders" - right!!! I started wearing a quilter's glove to lightly move the fabric around and kept practicing and now I do a pretty fine job. When I was practicing, I did not worry about crossing stitching - I wanted to just get the movement down. I hope this helps - I also put my machine on medium speed so I did not feel like I was on a "stippling marathon" - hope you smile and just keep at it - I know it looks better than what you are taking credit for. Linda in IL
#34
Use gloves or those little rubber drink coasters under your hands to move the quilt and make sure you have a smooth surface on your table to swing it around on. My friend was trying to move her quilt on top of a heavy cotton table cloth because she wanted to protect her table - it doesn't work. Place a vinyl sheet over the table if you want to protect it.Good luck.
#35
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Central PA
Posts: 3,736
Originally Posted by nativetexan
are you using a darning foot? it has a spring on the shaft. that helps keep the fabric from moving for the split second the needle is in the fabric.
slow movement of the quilt and fairly fast foot pedal speed works well.
slow movement of the quilt and fairly fast foot pedal speed works well.
#36
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: North Central, NC
Posts: 2,741
Originally Posted by Deecee
Apart from gloves, I also use a Supreme Slider. Its a thin teflon sheet that you lay over the machine bed and your fabric glides more freely.
http://sew-whats-new.com/video/quilt...review-supreme
http://sew-whats-new.com/video/quilt...review-supreme
#38
You said you are using the quilting foot. If you mean the walking foot, it just won't work for free motion quilting. You need the free motion quilting foot, otherwise known as the darning foot. The walking foot is for quilting in straight lines, the darning foot for free motion. You'll get there. It just takes lots of patience sometimes, but worth it.