I need direction.....
#1
I need direction.....
Hi fellow quilters! I do most of my quilting by machine with a walking foot. Occasionally I have trouble when doing all over diagonal channels that the quilt gets out of square. I mean it get distorted and then it lays crooked when I get the binding on. Should I do all the stitches in the same direction? Or should I alternate first one way, then turn around at the same side and go back the other way? I tried loosening the tension, but that didn't help. I would love your suggestions!
#2
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: Piedmont Virginia in the Foothills of the Blue Ridge Mtns.
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I alternate directions when I channel quilt for this very reason. Plus it saves some effort as I can "go around the bend" and start back the other direction with less hassle.
Jan in VA
Jan in VA
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Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Ontario, Canada
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I just finished straight quilting with my walking foot on a lap quilt. I alternated every other row sewing from the opposite direction. It does help to keep the fabric from traveling but I still had a little bit of movement. It was on polyester batt though and would have worked better on cotton or cotton blend batt.
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Join Date: Oct 2012
Location: Virginia
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I was taught by Harriet Hargrave to stitch all lines from the center to the right toward you, then turn the quilt and repeat. That way all lines are stitched in the same direction on half of the quilt and the opposite direction on the other side. She stressed not to stitch back and forth. So, that's the way I do it.
#8
I was taught by Harriet Hargrave to stitch all lines from the center to the right toward you, then turn the quilt and repeat. That way all lines are stitched in the same direction on half of the quilt and the opposite direction on the other side. She stressed not to stitch back and forth. So, that's the way I do it.
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