Comments on: Loose vs. Tight Stippling http://southernquilter.com/2009/07/loose-vs-tight-stippling/ Sat, 04 Sep 2010 19:43:09 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Rachel http://southernquilter.com/2009/07/loose-vs-tight-stippling/comment-page-1/#comment-149 Rachel Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:31:18 +0000 http://southernquilter.com/?p=208#comment-149 Jen, I have a Viking, which my mom gave me when she upgraded her machine. I love my machine! The most important advice I can give on choosing a machine is make sure you buy it from an authorized dealer and that you can get it serviced locally. To keep you machine working in tip top shape, it's best to bring it to get serviced/good cleaning annually...it makes your machine run better and it makes it last longer. Thanks for the compliment on the evenness of the stitches...but looks are deceiving! ;) The tip for getting even stitches is to quilt at a consistent speed--not just with the foot pedal but with how fast or slow you move the quilt. It's definitely one of those skills that gets better and easier the more you do it. Jen, I have a Viking, which my mom gave me when she upgraded her machine. I love my machine! The most important advice I can give on choosing a machine is make sure you buy it from an authorized dealer and that you can get it serviced locally. To keep you machine working in tip top shape, it’s best to bring it to get serviced/good cleaning annually…it makes your machine run better and it makes it last longer.

Thanks for the compliment on the evenness of the stitches…but looks are deceiving! ;) The tip for getting even stitches is to quilt at a consistent speed–not just with the foot pedal but with how fast or slow you move the quilt. It’s definitely one of those skills that gets better and easier the more you do it.

]]> By: Jen http://southernquilter.com/2009/07/loose-vs-tight-stippling/comment-page-1/#comment-147 Jen Thu, 30 Jul 2009 14:26:58 +0000 http://southernquilter.com/?p=208#comment-147 I have a tendency to stipple tight as well. I think my last quilt (which was around 55x60 or so) went through almost 8 full bobbins! My next one I'm going to try and do it more loose. I probably won't be able too, since I'm so use to doing it tight! Yours look very nice! What kind of machine do you have? I need a better machine. I'm using this old basic Janome sewing machine I got from Sears. I don't even think it's for quilting, but it does the trick for now. My stitches are definitely NOT even or consistent, but I'm working on it. Yours look so good! I have a tendency to stipple tight as well. I think my last quilt (which was around 55×60 or so) went through almost 8 full bobbins! My next one I’m going to try and do it more loose. I probably won’t be able too, since I’m so use to doing it tight! Yours look very nice! What kind of machine do you have? I need a better machine. I’m using this old basic Janome sewing machine I got from Sears. I don’t even think it’s for quilting, but it does the trick for now. My stitches are definitely NOT even or consistent, but I’m working on it. Yours look so good!

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