Caroline94535

Be sure to rotate your long strips. If you sew "up" one long strip, then reverse it so you sew "down" then next one. This helps to alleviate puckering.

I love strip quilting.

lynnie

go for it. after that first seam is sewn, it's all downhill. goes quickly too. I felt the same way on a regular machine. but think how quickly you'll be done with it. I do it in less than an hour. have fun, and don't forget to show us it.

J Miller

When you get that figured out let me know. I need something like that cut fabric too.


Joe

roserips

Go for it! Sewing on a treadle is so much fun and very relaxing, any pattern will work and you can even quilt on a treadle just enjoy the rhythm.

elnan

Joe, I like that treadle cover, just what I need to do for the two that reside here.

Rodney and Greywuuf, take a look at the Fiskars 24" Rotary Ruler Combo, and also the 27" one by SewEasy at Sewforless.com . I know, expensive, but works. I made fun of those Fiskars combos when they were available at Wallmart until I watched a member of our quilters group whip out a big stack of squares for a donation quilt. She bought her's at half price when Walmart was closing them out. By the time I was looking, they were scarce as hen's teeth and full price. Now they are being produced again. The Fiskars does not cut all the way to the end of the 24" mark, which is probably why the SewEasy is 27". When I cut with the mat on plywood supported by sawhorses, there was slight flex that caused some skipping, but a piece of plywood cut to fit the top of a chest freezer worked fine.

KenZ

This is the charity quilt top my wife made practicing withher new treadle.

Sewnoma

I liked making my race quilt (because it's quick and mindless and I can FLOOR the pedal and it's fun to zoom along) but once it was done I thought it was really boring. So I chopped it up into squares, 45 degrees off from the seam lines, and rearranged them into blocks with sashing. I liked that much better.