I am using an old Singer Touch and Sew I cannot lower the feed dogs on this machine but I can raise the throat plate to a position for darning. This seems to work. I have a free motion pressure foot that works on this machine.
I have a fresh needle, sized 14 and I have fiddled with the stitch length and tension. The thread continues to break. Do you have any suggestions? In my question above, I meant to say I have a singer model I have right foot on also. Great question! With your membership you will also receive discounts on products and hours of Premium video content.
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This also creates more of a challenge with dragging. Bunching puts less pressure on my shoulders too. Try both methods and see which feels best to you. Change your needle often.
As in, every 3 bobbin changes. Yup, that seems like a lot. But a sharp needle plays an important part in stitch quality and helps on the tension front too! On that note, clean your sewing machine frequently. Also, every 3 bobbin changes. You can read more about my sewing room maintenance habits here. Check your tension early on. I will take several stitches and then stop and take a peek at the back. A great tip is to have a test patch to check your tension after each bobbin change.
Pictured above is the Cloud Surfing quilt pattern this was the first time I used curved templates to create curved quilting lines using Aurifil Thread in 50wt.
So, dive in and give it a go. This leads me to my next point. Nothing in quilting is perfect. I always think back to my first quilt and how awful the quilting is on it, but I learned so much by doing it. Pulling up the bobbin thread is a great way to then bury your threads. Once I know the stitch is completely secure, I snip the two threads as close to the fabric as possible. There are a lot of great tutorials and videos on how to bury threads if you are interested in doing that.
Thank you so much for responding! I learn so much from you! Thank you! How do you choose your quilting designs? Knowing what will look good stitched over your pieces? I usually try to follow the pieced pattern. Echoing that design turns out really well. Not bad at all! Your blog posts are so helpful! You mention forward stitching and backstitching to lock the thread. Is that true? And if so, how do you lock the thread while using a walking foot?
You should still be able to backstitch with a walking foot. I saw the link in the pattern to this site. Can you tell me how you keep your quilt from having holes from the needles. Lint roller and masking tape. You did a beautiful job! I will be referring to this again as I proceed with a project.
I find it very helpful as I can refer to it more easily for me. Your email address will not be published. Quick note! The quilt featured in this post is my Fly Away quilt. You can find the pattern in the shop! Click here. Add to Wishlist. Quick View. Rated 5. On most sewing machines there is an option to keep the needle down after a stitch.
By default, the sewing machine will lift up the needle after each stitch. If you keep the needle down, you can raise the foot and rotate the fabric without messing up any stitches or losing your place. Quilt sandwich - I will go over this in more detail later. I chose to use safety pins in this tutorial because the dense quilting of this Fly Away quilt required me to stop, pivot and smash my quilt through my sewing machine A LOT.
With safety pins, I knew my quilt sandwich would always stay in place. Actually, even when I use basting spray I still use a few safety pins. Here are 3 different ways to baste if safety pins aren't your thing. Walking foot - What's that you ask? It's a heavy duty foot that works with your sewing machine's feed dogs to push thick fabric and bulk through the machine with ease.
Match the tread to the lightest fabric in your quilt top. This helps the quilting to blend in with the quilt and achieve beautiful texture. It also hides any stitching mistakes! The thought makes me cringe. So you never have that problem I wrote a blog post about the best marking tools that won't ruin your quilts.
Read more about fusible basting tape here. Backing - unless you are making a scrappy-backed quilt, for a throw quilt or smaller you typically only have to sew one seam. Lay the two large pieces of fabric on top of each other, right sides together, and rather than using pins, I just keep my walking foot on my machine. That way the tension is loose and no pulling occurs.
I also iron my seams to the side and not open. The backing should be at least a couple inches larger on each side than the quilt top.
Read a tutorial on how to match a fabric print seamlessly on you quilt backing here! That way I can trim it to whatever size I want and I can usually get a throw and a couple baby quilts out of each bag. Read more about all of the different types of batting here: How to Choose the Right Batting. Basting - this is the process of adhering or pinning the quilt sandwich together.
I end up sprawled on the floor for the majority of this process. Below you can see that I'm placing safety pins throughout the quilt. Here is a blog post with 3 different ways to baste a quilt.
Making A Quilt Sandwich Making the quilt sandwich is my least favorite part of quilting. Jump to the opposite side of the fabric and tape the other side to the floor. Tape all sides of the backing to the floor, making sure to smooth out all of the wrinkles.
Place the batting on top of the backing fabric and trim it to fit. They should be roughly the same size. If you have a pet, it's not a bad idea to lint roll the back of the quilt top. Also, use scissors to trim long stray threads. Smooth out the pieced quilt on top of the other two layers. Pin a safety pin at least every four inches working in rows throughout the quilt. Try to scatter them so that they are the most effective in holding the sandwich in place. Machine Quilting Small Areas Now that you have a nice sandwich, the quilting fun can commence!
Start quilting in the middle of the quilt and work your way out. Don't be so critical of your work. Choose projects that have an everyday use. Table runners and placemats are wonderful. They are small Because you have them out to use, you get comfortable with seeing your own work.
We quilters incessantly point out the flaws in our work. Concentrate on what you did well. Quite simply, be proud that you finished a quilt. That's an achievement! Enjoy the process! It feels good to see your improvement with each project you complete. It's comforting to have something that stays done when you're finished. Let's move on to using your domestic sewing machine for quilting.
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