Quilts made using vintage machines!
08-20-2012, 01:28 AM
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08-20-2012, 05:36 AM
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I had another GS deployed so I did a rush quilt. AnnieRose, my 301, did here usual nice job. A simple pattern, but it was done in time to go with him and that's what matters. My soldiers need to wrapped in stitches of love.
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08-20-2012, 05:40 AM
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08-20-2012, 07:35 AM
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09-09-2012, 04:32 AM
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Katfish, great idea for a tote! I got a bunch of 60s/70s cloth calendars at an auction and was going to put them in a garage sale, but I want to look through them first now. 
Been busy with life here, so not much sewing machine or quilting play time, but I did get one more baby quilt finished up just in time. It was all done on my 301, so this is the first quilt I've made with her. I had a lot of trouble with skipped stitches when FMQ, which is weird because my practice squares were so easy with no problems.
Scrappy disappearing 9 patch:
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Been busy with life here, so not much sewing machine or quilting play time, but I did get one more baby quilt finished up just in time. It was all done on my 301, so this is the first quilt I've made with her. I had a lot of trouble with skipped stitches when FMQ, which is weird because my practice squares were so easy with no problems.
Scrappy disappearing 9 patch:
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09-09-2012, 06:35 AM
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Cute quilt!
Some questions to help you figure out the skipped stitches:
1. Were you using a sharp, a ball point or a universal needle? Our vintage machines were designed for sharps, although some vintage machines will also give you acceptable results with ball-point needles on knits. A universal needle is almost always troublesome - woven or knits, they don't sew either very well.
Change to a new sharp when you start getting skips and see if that doesn't help.
2. What size thread and needle were you using? Too large a needle for the thread will cause skips - it makes such a big hole in the fabric that the fabric doesn't create the drag on the thread as the needle begins to rise - that drag is what creates a loop for the hook to catch.
3. Did you spray baste the quilt? A little bit of gummy build-up on the needle is all it takes to cause skips.
Hope this helps you figure out what was causing the skipped stitches. It's so frustrating to get those in the middle of a project.
1. Were you using a sharp, a ball point or a universal needle? Our vintage machines were designed for sharps, although some vintage machines will also give you acceptable results with ball-point needles on knits. A universal needle is almost always troublesome - woven or knits, they don't sew either very well.
Change to a new sharp when you start getting skips and see if that doesn't help. 2. What size thread and needle were you using? Too large a needle for the thread will cause skips - it makes such a big hole in the fabric that the fabric doesn't create the drag on the thread as the needle begins to rise - that drag is what creates a loop for the hook to catch.
3. Did you spray baste the quilt? A little bit of gummy build-up on the needle is all it takes to cause skips.
Hope this helps you figure out what was causing the skipped stitches. It's so frustrating to get those in the middle of a project.
09-09-2012, 06:57 AM
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This tunred out wonderful. I bet your friend loves it. It is nice to see what you did with some Morris fabric.
I'm really enjoying this thread! What a joy to see so many lovely quilts of all sorts and shapes, and isn't it just great that they are all made on vintage and antique machines?
Here's my latest project, a table runner. It was pieced on my Pfaff 1222E and then quilted on my Bernina 830 Record. I went with straight line quilting this time and used Invisafil so that the design and the anemone flowers would show up. (Besides, my FMQ isn't quite up to speed yet.)
I made it for my friend Mary, so please don't tell her yet, OK?
Here's my latest project, a table runner. It was pieced on my Pfaff 1222E and then quilted on my Bernina 830 Record. I went with straight line quilting this time and used Invisafil so that the design and the anemone flowers would show up. (Besides, my FMQ isn't quite up to speed yet.)
I made it for my friend Mary, so please don't tell her yet, OK?
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