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Katie replied to the discussion 'Free motion quilting' in the group Hand & Machine Quilting
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.Depending…
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Thea McCurry replied to the discussion 'Free motion quilting' in the group Hand & Machine Quilting
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 soft…
Maire Machens replied to the discussion 'Free motion quilting' in the group Hand & Machine Quilting
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)…
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keetch commented on the group 'Sewing For Children'
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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HeyJudee replied to the discussion 'Free motion quilting' in the group Hand & Machine Quilting
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.…
Free motion quilting
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 thing i put over the feed dogs and this seems to give me less space for the fabric, it doesnt move very well and I read some where that my stitch length should be set to zero, is this true? My stitches on the bottom seem to be off too, I am thinking a…See More
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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 brands of patterns have you tried?
- 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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