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From: JoanieB
Date: 06-09-2005, 08:56 PM (1 of 6)
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I am primarily a hand quilter, but I am piecing a Queen size top right now. My question is when machine quilting with a walking foot, can I start quilting from the sides and work across to the other side or should I start in the middle and work out like when I hand quilt? I hope this doesn't show my ignorance too bad. Thanks in advance. JoanieB |
User: JoanieB
Member since: 01-28-2005 Total posts: 68 |
From: Chrysantha
Date: 06-09-2005, 09:07 PM (2 of 6)
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Start in the middle and work your way out....it's easier to keep your quilt rollled on the inside with clips to keep it straight when you're working on it. (inside=towards the machine body). Don't forget to hold it or keep it up, so it doesn't pull/fall from the machine bed. (make sure your needle doesn't have grease on it from servicing...makes for nasty black marks...I forgot one time...whata mess) Chrys
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User: Chrysantha
Member since: 09-06-2002 Total posts: 2414 
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From: HeyJudee
Date: 06-10-2005, 06:31 PM (3 of 6)
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JoanieB, it can depend on what pattern you are planning to use. I have machine quilted two quilts with a walking foot and did a simple diagonal checkerboard pattern. Don't know if I can explain it well but, the quilts were just squares of the same size something like an Irish chain. I started in the upper left corner and quilted diagonally through the squares down to the right hand side. Then I turned and quilted down to the bottom, again turned, and quilted up to the left side, etc. I just kept going around in a circular grid until I couldn't continue because I had already quilted there. Then I would start again at the next row to be quilted in the upper left corner and go around again. I found this method in a book I bought "All about Quilting From A to Z". When quilting with this grid pattern, you have the smallest possible amount of the quilt going through the arm space of the machine. This worked for me but I did have my quilt well pinned and didn't have any problems with wrinkles, etc. Good luck on yours. TTFN from
Judy |
User: HeyJudee
Member since: 01-25-2005 Total posts: 1366 
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From: JoanieB
Date: 06-10-2005, 11:26 PM (4 of 6)
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The quilt top is a Dutch Windmill, I was thinking about just doing diagonal rows in the ditch. Thanks for the info. Joanie |
User: JoanieB
Member since: 01-28-2005 Total posts: 68 |
From: Magot
Date: 06-15-2005, 02:04 PM (5 of 6)
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I have only done a couple by machine- very basic diagonals and I tended to start in the middle and work out just in case of slippage.
love and kisses, Jan
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User: Magot
Member since: 12-22-2002 Total posts: 3626 
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From: calcharlie
Date: 06-16-2005, 03:59 PM (6 of 6)
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Joanie, I am no expert but I only do machine quilting. Don't have the patience to do hand quilting. What I do is pin my layers with a pin about every three to five inches all over the quilt. Then I stitch in the ditch. Next I remove the pins except for the pins in the outer border. I don't roll my quilt I hold it in my lap or on the table where I have my machine. Now, I start my quilting by marking my pattern using a pencil and ruler so that I have straight lines and equal spacing. Then I start at the easiest place to get the machine on the fabric. Usually at one of the edges. I do take care not to pull the fabric so that I don't stretch it out of shape. I have done about 5 or so quilts this way and I only had problems with my first because I did pull the material and it caused the quilt to not be square. I had to do a little creative cutting to make up for that. You also can do machine quilting without using the walking foot. You can use a darning foot and that gives you a little more freedom of movement. If you do that practice first as you have to move the material yourself. But, for straight lines the walking foot is great. Best of luck. Charlie 
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User: calcharlie
Member since: 12-14-2004 Total posts: 28 |
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