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alice
Joined: 18 Feb 2006
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 Posted: Sat Jun 23, 12 11:41 am Post subject: |
 
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I dont think I have a quilting/walking foot for my machine.
I have loads of other feet Ill never use (tucking foot etc).
Cant I just use the foot that is on it? |
Of course you can but you'll be amazed at how much easier it is to quilt with a walking foot. It helps all the layers to move through the machine at the same speed - especially useful if you are quilting in long straight lines. |
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Lorrainelovesplants
Joined: 13 Oct 2006
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Location: Cornwall
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Gythagirl -
 Im sorry, you started speaking a whole new language to me...
Is the photo I postyed of a darning foot?
What is a 'feed dog'?  |
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Vanessa
Joined: 08 May 2006
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Location: Zummerzet ;o)
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The feed dog is the bit with teeth under your fabric. Normally, you sew with the dog up, so it feeds the fabric; you'd also have the teeth up with a walking foot.
Free-hand quilting, however, is usually done with the feed dog down, so the teeth don't move the fabric, YOU do. |
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Lorrainelovesplants
Joined: 13 Oct 2006
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Location: Cornwall
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Thanks for that - so in 'normal' sewing the teeth are up? Yes? |
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Sally too
Joined: 14 Sep 2006
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Location: N.Ireland
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Eldest daughter did the whole quilt with the hand cranked Singer and no extra bits. She did find it difficult to prevent the puckering, but pulled all the layers through together. (I don't think the teeth can be turned off in an old Singer.)
Anyway end result was highly satisfactory and she is tickled pink with herself. Must get a photo up of it all done up and bound round the edges.
One good thing however was the arrival of the self-healing mat and the rotary cutter thing just in time for her to trim everything for the bias binding at the end. |
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Vanessa
Joined: 08 May 2006
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Location: Zummerzet ;o)
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| Posted: Sat Jun 23, 12 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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| Lorrainelovesplants wrote: |
| Thanks for that - so in 'normal' sewing the teeth are up? Yes? |
Yes.  |
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Lorrainelovesplants
Joined: 13 Oct 2006
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Location: Cornwall
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Ive found some more feet......
is the plastic thing a quilting foot?
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alice
Joined: 18 Feb 2006
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Lorrainelovesplants
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Thanks Alice
Good link....loads of information. |
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Lorrainelovesplants
Joined: 13 Oct 2006
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So, where do you buy a quilting foot then? Ive decided to go for one for my Singer 221K machine. |
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pookie
Joined: 01 Aug 2006
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Location: Mid-Wales
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Luath
Joined: 03 Dec 2009
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| Posted: Mon Jun 25, 12 9:38 am Post subject: |
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I am, yes, starting on it this week  |
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pookie
Joined: 01 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jun 25, 12 10:37 am Post subject: |
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| Luath wrote: |
| I am, yes, starting on it this week |
Excellent  |
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Cathryn
Joined: 16 Jul 2005
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Location: Ceredigion
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| Posted: Mon Jun 25, 12 11:27 am Post subject: |
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| Lorrainelovesplants wrote: |
| So, where do you buy a quilting foot then? Ive decided to go for one for my Singer 221K machine. |
Another option is to increase the pressure above to compensate. I haven't tried it as I cannot lower the feed dogs or increase the pressure on my original machine. I'm doing meandering long lines until I can get another machine up and running. My main tip would be to practise on small pieces first of all. Theoretically you can do the quilting without any foot at all or with an embroidery foot on. Make lots of little mats. I'm improving slowly.
Meant to add that you can do this with the screw at the top of your sewing machine (directly above the needle on the top of the machine). |
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pookie
Joined: 01 Aug 2006
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| Posted: Mon Jun 25, 12 7:07 pm Post subject: |
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I have finished block 2!! yay! 
Photo will have to wait till camera batteries recharge however  |
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