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| stitch-in-the-ditch quilting with walking foot |
Having said that, there can be some very frustrating moments. If you do a perfect job with the basting stage, everything lays completely flat and there are no puckers, pleats, or bubbles on the top or backing.
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| evidence of basting fail |
Then I switch to the free motion foot and have some fun adding other quilting designs.
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| Free motion quilting late at night! |
This is my favourite part of machine quilting.
In the past with different needles and a variety of threads, I have experienced thread skipping, thread breakages, and thread tension challenges.
But with the found combination of:
1) my Brother 1500 sewing machine (which is almost 25 years old and is still amazing!)
2) a top stitch 90 needle, and
3) Aurifil thread, I never have any problems.
Famous last words... as soon as I wrote this blog post, I started having problems. I jinxed myself!
Come back tomorrow to hear my tale of woe.
12 comments:
Looks wonderful. I didn't like doing the quilting myself with a domestic machine as the bulk under the short arm was a pain. You seem to deal with this easily.
Although I don't mind machine quilting, it is always a tale of woe with me. My issue is my machine doesn't like sewing over bulk. It causes a bird's nest on the back of the quilt. So I have to quilt and avoid these areas. I am getting pretty good at that!
I think it is neat you do your quilting on your machine and by hand. I really do not know how some afford to have so many quilts "sent out" that would really add up a lot and I think I would give up making quilts if I had to do that.
I don't do hardly any quilting by hand but I do quilt 90% of my own quilts on my domestic machine! I always have to pin and repin and repin my tops as I go along with the quilting. I'm really excited to see your ORL quilted!
Oh Kathy, I admire you doing the quilting on your Domestic. I am at the point where the stupid CT and Ulner Nerve won't allow me to do that. Besides, I tried it and would not be good doing it. I do not do custom work, just 3 types of meandering free motion on my 2005 HQ16. That puppy purrs!
This will be a beautiful quilt! You are one of the FEW that finished this quilt and it is colorful!
Can you believe it was started in Dec 2017?????????? Where has the time gone!
I've only once ever sent a quilt to be done professionally. I must admit it does look fantastic but it feels a little bit like I'm cheating on myself! Your quilt is going to look amazing. I love the colours and the pattern. I look forward to seeing it completed.
I do my quilting on a domestic machine and so far I haven't had any done by a long arm quilter. I find the weight a bit of a struggle but take my time and it gets done. I enjoy the quilting process and I can say I made the whole quilt which to me is important. Like you I start from the centre and re-pin as needed.
lol. Isn’t that the story of our lives? As soon as we say something, it all goes to pot. It looks beautiful.
This quilt is lovely; I have always quilted my quilts on my domestic machine. I may, though, quilt holding lines (vert. and hor.) and then tie the rest..I can no longer be pulling big quilts through the machine--keep on keeping on there;)))
hugs, Julierose
I quilt on my domestic the same as you, Kathy...start in the center and stabilize before doing any free motion. I recently bought a frame and a Juki (not a long-arm), but I still enjoy quilting the way that I have always done. I have a top pin-basted and ready to play with now.
I quilt all my quilts on my domestic machine. I don't have space for a long arm and I have done this for so long it would be hard to switch. I think I don't want to give up control to someone else to quilt to projects! I hope it was an easy fix and everything is smooth sailing on your quilting now!
I hope you figured out the issue and no more oops happen as you finish your May UFO. I still need to load mine on my 10' table and get it quilted.
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