What length stitch to machine quilt?
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Everybody has to decide what stitch length is best for them and the machine they are using. Practice on a scrap sandwich (even if it just made out of plain white cloth and batting). Make sure to write down the settings that show on your machine onto your little practice piece. Sometimes you want longer, and sometimes you want shorter stitches.
For me, I like to machine quilt when my stitch length setting reads either 2.6 or 2.8. But that wouldn't mean anything to the folks who don't have the same settings on their machines.
For me, I like to machine quilt when my stitch length setting reads either 2.6 or 2.8. But that wouldn't mean anything to the folks who don't have the same settings on their machines.
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Originally Posted by clem55
The smaller the number, the shorter the stitches. For me on my Janome, I like the 3.8 for my "normal" stitch length, and I use a 5 for basting. Hope this helps!
Thanks for the insight.
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Originally Posted by Jeanne girl
It doesn't matter what length the stitch is set, when you free motion, your feed dogs are down and you control the length by the fastness or slowness that you move your fabric under your open toed darning foot.
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Thanks everyone for your advice. I will do some practice pieces and see what works best for me. I am going to do echo quilting on a pillowcase I am making to match the quilt I made for my GD. I had the quilt hand quilted but thought I could just machine quilt the pillowcase. This forum is great! Thanks!
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Originally Posted by QuiltnCowgirl
Originally Posted by clem55
The smaller the number, the shorter the stitches. For me on my Janome, I like the 3.8 for my "normal" stitch length, and I use a 5 for basting. Hope this helps!
Thanks for the insight.
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Originally Posted by QuiltnCowgirl
Can someone translate for me the 2.2, 2.5, 3.5 stitch lengths? Both of my machines (Singer 403 & Singer Featherweight) have the stitch lengths 6, 7, 8...20. Thanks!
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