For Long Arm Quilters
#1
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For Long Arm Quilters
Quick question, how Thick are the rulers you are using? I have a couple of rulers that are 1/4 thick, and it seems like I need a little more thickness on the ruler, or a thicker quilting foot. Any Ideas?
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Quilting rules are 1/4 inch thick so you have the proper rulers....rotary cutting rules are about 1/8 inch thick and not thick enough. I don't know what machine you have. There are different types of feet used for long or mid arms. I have an APQS machine and need to use the thicker ones for ruler work and I have thinner ones for free motion work. I would check with your machines dealer to see if they have a specific foot to use. It would help if we knew what machine you have as someone here might know what you need.
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Sewingpup, thanks for the info.
I checked out a few sites, and think my hopper foot is my problem. I have two of them and both the feet are flat, no height at all. I saw others that were 1/4 to 1 1/2 inch in height. I think the 1/4 inch would be better than my 1/16 flat foot. Lol thanks
I checked out a few sites, and think my hopper foot is my problem. I have two of them and both the feet are flat, no height at all. I saw others that were 1/4 to 1 1/2 inch in height. I think the 1/4 inch would be better than my 1/16 flat foot. Lol thanks
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My longarm would go right over a 1/4” ruler and would be a terrible thing- for the machine and probably for me. All of the longarm rulers I have purchased were just a hair under 1/2” thick. I’ve only purchased longarm rulers from HandiQuilter since my machine is a HandiQuilter Avante. I get a good deal. I tried my ( cutting ruler) once when I first tried ruler work. It was a disaster. Broke my needle, knocked the timing out of whack and bruised my finger. Learned my ( costly) lesson.
#10
There are some longarm rulers with 3/8" thickness. Some people prefer those for the Innova, but I have always used 1/4" rulers with no problem.
I agree that your hopping foot is probably the problem, and it needs to be set at the correct height.
I agree that your hopping foot is probably the problem, and it needs to be set at the correct height.
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