Sewing sideways
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Sewing sideways
When I was at Sew Expo last year I looked at a number of brands of sewing machines. One of them sewed both back to front and side to side. I can't seem to Goggle the right question to find it and can't remember which brand it was. Can anyone help me?
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I have BERNINA machines and they sew sidewise. Somehow, I think you are asking a double question. To sew sidewise, just lower the feed dogs and stitch away-just like you do to free motion quilt because that is what you are doing. Some quilting frames, such as the John Flynn model, are intended to use in the perpendicular position-but you are FMQing with the feed dogs down.
Now, if you question is, can I sit and sew with the faceplate of the machine facing me as I sew from side to side, you need a different machine structure-one that I am not familiar with. Are you asking if there is a machine available that sews from this perpendicular position with feed dogs up and measured stitching?
I will look forward to other comments because this is an interesting question.
Now, if you question is, can I sit and sew with the faceplate of the machine facing me as I sew from side to side, you need a different machine structure-one that I am not familiar with. Are you asking if there is a machine available that sews from this perpendicular position with feed dogs up and measured stitching?
I will look forward to other comments because this is an interesting question.
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