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#31
An easy way to SID is to gently spread the seams where you are going to SID so you can maintain a nice stitch in the ditch. If you have color problems variagated thread does help blend more. The object is not to have your SID show on the front of your quilt but there are times when you will have some show regardless of how hard you try to make it perfect.
Another solution many use is to use a decorative stitch that covers each side of the seam but also allows the quilter to still stitch the seamlines. This can be a really pretty effect on your quilt.
You do need to use a walking foot for this keeps both the front and back of your fabric moving together correctly so you won't have any ripples on either side.
Another solution many use is to use a decorative stitch that covers each side of the seam but also allows the quilter to still stitch the seamlines. This can be a really pretty effect on your quilt.
You do need to use a walking foot for this keeps both the front and back of your fabric moving together correctly so you won't have any ripples on either side.
#32
I have a stich in the ditch guide on my foot. Works great. the stitching is supoose to be slightly on the outside...once you wash and dry it. You can not see or barely see the stitch. Its amazing wow different and wonderful a quilt looks like once its washed.
#33
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Originally Posted by saf
Thanks for this advice andrea. I am about to make my first attempt at hand quilting on my very first quilt. The teacher at class has suggested doing SID as being the easiest. I have been practising on a sample but found that it was much easier to stitch in a place away from a seam, as you suggested. So I think that I will stitch about 1/4" away from the seams. What do you think? :?
#35
Originally Posted by saf
Originally Posted by Borntohandquilt
Originally Posted by knitpick
thanks do you ever sid by hand?
I have already done SID by hand several times. I stitch very close along the seam line on the side where there are no seam allowances. The quilting stitches are almost unnoticeable that way.
SID gives structure but I like it much more when the quilting is more visible. As far as I know SID is recommended for beginners - but I must say it is easier to practice hand quilting on a surface without seams nearby and you can control and improve your skills better when you see your stitches clearly on the fabric.
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Another hand quilter here. What Borntohandquilt said. I've also done SID by hand and it can be a bit difficult when crossing multiple seams. Make sure you have some rubber finger grips and/or some needle nosed pliers handy to pull that needle through those spots. It's definitely easier to hand quilt where there are less seams. SID is mainly (at least in my mind) a utilitarian stitch to simply hold the layers together. If this is your first hand quilting attempt it might be the appropriate thing to do on the bulk of the quilt and then maybe some smallish design on the more open areas of your quilt. That way the quilt is definitely held together but you also get a chance to do some more decorative quilting as well. Good luck.
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Originally Posted by Suzi
Originally Posted by saf
Originally Posted by Borntohandquilt
Originally Posted by knitpick
thanks do you ever sid by hand?
I have already done SID by hand several times. I stitch very close along the seam line on the side where there are no seam allowances. The quilting stitches are almost unnoticeable that way.
SID gives structure but I like it much more when the quilting is more visible. As far as I know SID is recommended for beginners - but I must say it is easier to practice hand quilting on a surface without seams nearby and you can control and improve your skills better when you see your stitches clearly on the fabric.
Have a blessed day & may all your quilts be filled w/love. :lol:
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All interesting!
Wondering ... if the class teacher was suggesting SID by hand, was that so that the unevennes of a beginners stitches would not show? Like the suggestion of doing that, and then a little decorative top stitching.
While I've been piecing for years, I am finally learning to machine quilt. My first SIDs varied, in the seam, on the edge and OOPS, further from the edge.
I now have the SID foot mentioned already. It's kind of like a little plough that follows the seam. On test stitching, I think it will make it much easier, and certainly evener. You need to adjust your needle left/right to get it right into the seam.
Wondering ... if the class teacher was suggesting SID by hand, was that so that the unevennes of a beginners stitches would not show? Like the suggestion of doing that, and then a little decorative top stitching.
While I've been piecing for years, I am finally learning to machine quilt. My first SIDs varied, in the seam, on the edge and OOPS, further from the edge.
I now have the SID foot mentioned already. It's kind of like a little plough that follows the seam. On test stitching, I think it will make it much easier, and certainly evener. You need to adjust your needle left/right to get it right into the seam.
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