Question for those of you that FMQ
02-22-2014, 03:31 PM
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I decided to practice on a potholder and started doing the stitch in the ditch using my darning foot...never using a darning foot again to do SID it was horrible...then I tried some feather...Yikes..don't do that with 3 layers of batting...insulight, W&N and and then the layer of wool batting...too thick it was hard to do. good thing it as a small potholder. I think the wool batting is going to make a huge difference though once I get the hang of it.
02-22-2014, 05:11 PM
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Thank-you! I did one last week and did the stitch in the ditch with just the batting and top. I did not want all those stitches to show on the back since I used Muslim. then when done put on the backing and did the FMQ'ing. It was a long all day process. It was a chevron quilt and I did every seam...every triangle.
02-22-2014, 05:52 PM
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I was taught in the 80s BEFORE there were spray adhesive or fusible batting to do your ditch stitching first to prevent any shifting. I still do it by habit and I have never felt comfortable using spray adhesive. In the ditch doesn't mean every seam. If you look at my Avatar, I did diagonal stitching thru the 1.5" squares. I didn't ditch stitch anywhere on the quilt except for the border. I was careful to start in the middle and work my way out to each of the four corners. If you feel confident in doing it another way from the way they taught you, go ahead and try it out. If it works, then that is the only thing that really matters. Good Luck !!
02-22-2014, 07:07 PM
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Cindy Needham says to stitch every stinkin' seam in the ditch. I believe she uses a 60 weight in the bobbin and possibly monofilament in the top. It looks nice what she does.
That said, I don't do any SID for overall patterns but for any custom work, I do SID on the outlines first.
That said, I don't do any SID for overall patterns but for any custom work, I do SID on the outlines first.
02-22-2014, 10:23 PM
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If I am going to FMQ a large piece that I expect to take me more than a day or so, I generally ditch baste ( just like stitch in the ditch only I use a very contrasting thread usually a neon green LOL and a long stitch length) around borders and then use the quilt pattern as my guide for a large scale grid. I use 505 or Elmers to baste as well, but I find that on a large project, I like the added security of the basting stitches to keep things straight. Using a bright contrasting thread and a long stitch length makes it very easy to pull out when done !
02-23-2014, 12:53 AM
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I decided to practice on a potholder and started doing the stitch in the ditch using my darning foot...never using a darning foot again to do SID it was horrible...then I tried some feather...Yikes..don't do that with 3 layers of batting...insulight, W&N and and then the layer of wool batting...too thick it was hard to do. good thing it as a small potholder. I think the wool batting is going to make a huge difference though once I get the hang of it.
Enjoy.
02-23-2014, 03:53 AM
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