Hoping someone can help me with a little confusion...
03-21-2011, 03:03 PM
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Originally Posted by MTS
Originally Posted by MadQuilter
The walking foot is not designed to work backwards. That is correct.
I go backwards all the time with mine (Bernina) because I'm too lazy to turn the quilt. My entire bee does it - Pfaffs, Janomes, Vikings.
I'm going to hope (fingers crossed ) that if it were a problem for a particular machine, it would make some horrible noise in warning.
Maybe it's just the generic feet?
Yikes!
03-21-2011, 03:07 PM
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when I come to the end of my stitching, I hold the fabric and do a few stitches in one place to "lock" the stitching.
As for the binding, it can be done from either front or back, all a matter of choice. I do both ways, using the zig zag stitch so it catches both sides nicely and looks good too. :)
As for the binding, it can be done from either front or back, all a matter of choice. I do both ways, using the zig zag stitch so it catches both sides nicely and looks good too. :)
03-21-2011, 03:20 PM
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Originally Posted by KatFish
If you can't reverse stitch you can do what I do with my vintage 66 Singer that doesn't have a reverse. Stitch about 1/2 inch down, lift the presser foot, slide the fabric back up to where you started, and sew back over it again. This works really well for me.
03-21-2011, 04:38 PM
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I found this so interesting. I can reverse stitch on both my Elna's and my New Home with my walking foot regardless of the stitch length and it never occured to me that you couldn't on some machines. Hmmm . . . learn something new every single day! :D
03-22-2011, 05:14 AM
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Someone on the board shared this link for a boarder that you can sew completely on the machine. I'm going to try it. It takes a little more fabric, but I think it will make a nice finish!
http://tlcstitches.blogspot.com/2010...-tutorial.html
http://tlcstitches.blogspot.com/2010...-tutorial.html
03-22-2011, 05:34 AM
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I am confused. You need confusion or you are confused? If you require confusion, I have plenty to spare!! Seriously, on your question, I would reduce the stitch length at the beginning and end of each seam if my walking foot did not permit back stitching. AS for the binding technique, you can probably find a demo online. Try several methods and see which one you like best. I have tried them all and still like sewing double fold binding to the front, folding it to the back and hand stitching to finish.
03-22-2011, 05:35 AM
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This sure is interesting as I can backstitch with my IDT on my Pfaff and also on the walking foot for my Juki and vintage machines.....never had a problem whatsoever. I wonder if it is just certain walking feet that don't have the capablility to backstitch? Strange but interesting and I've never had to change the stitch length either. :roll:
I have also machine stitched on both sides of my quilt first to the back and then fold over to the front without any problems either....probably more of a personal preference as we quilters seem to have a lot of them. :-D
I have also machine stitched on both sides of my quilt first to the back and then fold over to the front without any problems either....probably more of a personal preference as we quilters seem to have a lot of them. :-D
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