I've mentioned how much I cherish my vintage sewing machine. The only disappointment is that I could not free motion quilt since there was no way to drop the feed dogs. Alas, I was wrong! While reading about how to machine sew a button, I discovered the feed dogs drop by a screw underneath my machine. I've thumbed through the machine manual several times and this is the only mention of dropping the feed. I was thrilled to say the least! Now, there's a darning/free-motion foot on it's way to me, and I'm ready to practice, practice, practice.
I have pieced and sandwiched a quilt for my friend's daughter that I'll show off soon, but I've been trying to decide just how to quilt it. It seems fate has determined that there must be some stipple quilting incorporated. Once I get the technique down, I may give it a try.
Here's a helpful video of free-motion quilting:
CrazyMomQuilts (a great quilting blog to check out otherwise!)
Wish me luck!
Tuesday, August 5, 2008
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How exciting! I feel in love with free motion so quickly once I started doing it. And once you get the hang of it, it's really not too tough and loads of fun. Good luck and can't wait to see the quilt!!
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