Why Does My Longarm Machine Shift to the Right and Down???
#21
Junior Member
Join Date: Apr 2011
Location: Spencer, OH
Posts: 283
I quilt on an Innova with IQ. When I'm doing a panto I put on my "bowl foot". Since I've been using that with pantographs I have no shifting at all. The foot glides over everything. I think my regular foot had a tendency to sort of "push" stuff along if it encountered any sort of bump (seams...). I LOVE this foot!
#22
jmoore - mostly I don't baste because it gives me grief when I go to sew on the binding. I sew all my bindings by machine and find it lays nicer for me if I don't have a line of stitching in the seam allowance.
#23
I am a Handi Quilter educator and I have that happen as well. You are doing everything right. I also add a centering tape on my idler bar so I'm sure my sides stay straight. When I do an edge to edge I go off my quilt about 1-2". Very often I will use drag and drop from a spot in the center and adjust accordingly.
#24
Power Poster
Join Date: May 2009
Location: NY
Posts: 10,590
There was an excellent post about just this issue on the MQR forum recently but I believe posting a link to that posting is against QB rules.
#25
Cindi, can you share where you found the bungee cord setup ... or did you make it yourself? Looks really useful.
BTW, I checked out your blog and I love your cutting table! I've seen that design with the Ikea sections before, but your version is really nice . Cup holders and trash bin built in: genius!
BTW, I checked out your blog and I love your cutting table! I've seen that design with the Ikea sections before, but your version is really nice . Cup holders and trash bin built in: genius!
#26
thanks Cathy...I knew there was a logical reason behind your pinning versus basting. I’m going to give it a try on one of my next crib quilts. I usually sew the bindings on them as they get washed more often.
#27
Member
Thread Starter
Join Date: Aug 2017
Location: Carrollton, GA
Posts: 90
Thank you all! I did most everything everyone told me. I measured with a level. It was level. I measured and re-did my leaders. I basted upwards. Everything came out perfectly! I'm hoping it will stay that way when I put a queen quilt on the frame! Someone mentioned bowl foot - I use the HQ glide foot, which I really like.
Cindi - The shock cord and toggle clips are just to keep it straight, right? They do not replace the side clips that keep the quilt taunt, right? Also, would you only use this set up on a floating quilt? Thanks!
Cindi - The shock cord and toggle clips are just to keep it straight, right? They do not replace the side clips that keep the quilt taunt, right? Also, would you only use this set up on a floating quilt? Thanks!
#28
Thank you all! I did most everything everyone told me. I measured with a level. It was level. I measured and re-did my leaders. I basted upwards. Everything came out perfectly! I'm hoping it will stay that way when I put a queen quilt on the frame! Someone mentioned bowl foot - I use the HQ glide foot, which I really like.
Cindi - The shock cord and toggle clips are just to keep it straight, right? They do not replace the side clips that keep the quilt taunt, right? Also, would you only use this set up on a floating quilt? Thanks!
Cindi - The shock cord and toggle clips are just to keep it straight, right? They do not replace the side clips that keep the quilt taunt, right? Also, would you only use this set up on a floating quilt? Thanks!
#29
Yes, set this up myself. If you look a little further up the post, I give the info on what is needed to do it. I quilt on an Innova, but it can be done on any frame.
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post