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Hi I love to do free motion quilting.I have a Kenmore model 385.19606 machine.When I do my free motion quilting on my machine I have to lower my feed dogs.I usually leave the stitch length at my normal setting which is a 2.2 stitch length.Dependin...
Hi keetch, if you are having trouble moving the fabric under the needle, try cleaning the bed of the machine including the metal plate under the needle. Use a silicone spray from the auto supply store, sparingly, and buff with a paper towel or sof...
Hi, free motion is very fun but it does take some practice. yes, you do lower the foot and you might need to do some trial & error with the thread tension, don't change the bobbin tension. I have found using a stretch needle (any brand) makes free...
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Hello from Cobourg Ontario Canada. Any other Canadians here? Walmart killed Fabricland here and now stopped selling fabric, I have to drive 1 hour to get fabric now, not happy, thats what happens with corporate comes to town.
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I am able to lower my feed dogs so have room for the quilt to fit under my darning foot. How thick is your plastic piece? There should be enough room to fit the quilt and lower the darning foot. No you don't need to set your stitch length at 0. I ...
Hello everyone, I have just found this site and think its wonderful, My first question is regarding free motion quilting. I just purchased my darning foot and I am wondering, do I need to lower the foot to do free motion? My machine has a plastic ...
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Smocking is an embroidery technique used to gather fabric so that it can stretch. Before elastic, smocking was commonly used in cuffs, bodices, and necklines in garments where buttons were undesirable.
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- What type of sewing do you enjoy?
- garment, drapery, home decor, quilting, cross stitch
- What type(s) of sewing machine(s) do you have?
- kenmore serger, singer sewing maching
- What brand of patterns do you prefer?
- any
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- At 3:24pm on June 2, 2009,
Buttons said…
- Hi Keetch, I am from Canada also. I'm from Winnipeg, Man. We have 1 Wallmart lwft in the city that still sells material. We have a new and bigger Fabricland. I was upset when the Wallmart close to us quit the material. So now I just go to Fabricland more. I understand how you must feel. Buttons
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