-
Yes Barb, that is a great site, I immediately started practicing her daily exercises and boy does that help. She gives great tips and fun designs to exercise with. Thanks for passing the info to us. Myriam
-
Nancy I'm looking for all the help I can get. I rec'd a Bernina stitich regulator from my husband. I want to live up to his belief in me! Could you give me any suggestions on how best to use the stitich regulator? I have done some successful machine quilting without it in the past. Any sugestions...
-
Just want to thank you for your ebook on 67 machine stitching tips and the 5 small quilting projects e book..I made these today with the instructions. I had a go at last with freestyle with the feed dogs down. Its addictive..I just sewed random circular patterns over layers of burnt chiffon, organza...
-
See my post to "Free Motion Frustration". I think it will answer all your questions. If not, let me know and I will try to help you.
-
I had an Elna at one time and I had a lot of trouble with free-motion quilting because the machine needed adjusting. Take it to a very good dealer (this is not necessarily the one you bought it from). I suggest an independent machine mechanic. He can run a shop too, but ask around and find out who your...
-
Thanks Jill & Barb, I'm going to try again. I'm pretty sure it's free motion that I want to do, not embroidery. All the videos I see show the "foot" being pretty stable in its position, hovering over the fabric while the needle moves. Mine goes up and down wildly so I must have...
-
Hi Zoldesign, you need to place your fabric in a hoop and make sure it is very taught. This will avoid the fabric coming up and down with the needle. I assume you are using a single thickness of fabric? The only time you need not place fabric in a hoop to free motion, is when you are stiching through...
-
I am using an Elna machine, feed dogs down, special "foot" attached, ready, set, go...oh man! Even with the foot lowered it doesn't sit on the fabric. Maybe an 1/8" away from it when the needle goes down and as much as 1/2" away when the needle comes up. My fabric "pops"...
-
I find that if before I work on the actual quilt I do a little sample piece that helps ease me into what my plan is for the quilt. I think also starting on a smaller piece helps because you are not man-handling so much extra material. As well I remind myself "yes machine fast but my hands and the...
-
Hi All - I am new here and have been helped with many of my issues just by reading all of the helpful ideas and suggestions. But I have so many issues!! The one that is foremost in my mind right now is how jerky and awkward my free-motion quilting is - just not that smooth, effortless meandering I am...