Thank you!! This was a super great lesson. I used to have problems with wavy borders...not now because, now if possible I cut my borders along the grain. I have over 50 quilt tops ready for quilting, and in two day, I am going to take a look at a HQ Sweet Sixteen used machine. I am turning 65 next May and want to Quilt in my retirement. Thank you for generously sharing your valuable knowledge! I love your humility and humble way of showing us how to fix things. You are amazing! Thank you!!
Basting on my gammill vision 2.0 longarm is my nemesis... thank you for this video! I am grateful for the channel locks. I love how you teach and your quilting!
Susan! I am so glad I came across this video,, I have a couple of quilt tops that I'm going to be working on that I have already told the client are most definitely not square. I feel like what you have shown us here will go a LONG way towards helping me correct some of the fullness that exist on one end of each quilt. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
You’re so welcome! I hope some of these tips work well for you👍🏻 it’s pretty rewarding to be able to produce a finished quilt the maker can be proud of.
Thank you so much for sharing these tips. Sewing over all those pins makes me nervous though....doesn't your needle ever hit them? Couldn't that dull or bend the needle?
Measure and determine the border length first (my preferred way is to measure middle and both sides and take an average), then cut, then pin. It’s virtually impossible to simply feed a long seam into the sewing machine and have both layers feed equally, you have to manage the fit. It’s easy - but proactive.
Hi Susan. Could you tell me how you "attached" your tape measure? I have one but haven't figured out how to use it. I found your videos today and really enjoyed them.
Sure! I loop the end around the end rail of my machine, and use a metal office clip to pinch it. You know the kind that are spring loaded and have the fold-over grippers? Too bad I can’t attach a photo🤣
Thank you!! This was a super great lesson. I used to have problems with wavy borders...not now because, now if possible I cut my borders along the grain. I have over 50 quilt tops ready for quilting, and in two day, I am going to take a look at a HQ Sweet Sixteen used machine. I am turning 65 next May and want to Quilt in my retirement.
Thank you for generously sharing your valuable knowledge! I love your humility and humble way of showing us how to fix things. You are amazing! Thank you!!
Love that you added the bees. ❤❤
I love that you showed us all the details. Being semi new at long arm all your tips are awesome!!
Basting on my gammill vision 2.0 longarm is my nemesis... thank you for this video! I am grateful for the channel locks. I love how you teach and your quilting!
Thank you for this video. I have often struggled with borders
I have another whole-quilt episode called the 2" Minimizer. Wavy borders are a thing!
Susan! I am so glad I came across this video,, I have a couple of quilt tops that I'm going to be working on that I have already told the client are most definitely not square. I feel like what you have shown us here will go a LONG way towards helping me correct some of the fullness that exist on one end of each quilt. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge.
You’re so welcome! I hope some of these tips work well for you👍🏻 it’s pretty rewarding to be able to produce a finished quilt the maker can be proud of.
thank you so much for this video!!
Thank you so much for sharing these tips. Sewing over all those pins makes me nervous though....doesn't your needle ever hit them? Couldn't that dull or bend the needle?
Yes, it could....but I go slowly, and I have never bent a pin in many hundreds of quilts. Don't jinx me 😂
Is the fix for *preventing* wavy border to pin the borders on from the centre out? What do you advise for the construction process?
Measure and determine the border length first (my preferred way is to measure middle and both sides and take an average), then cut, then pin. It’s virtually impossible to simply feed a long seam into the sewing machine and have both layers feed equally, you have to manage the fit. It’s easy - but proactive.
@@StitchedBySusan Thanks!
Just watching this video. How did you attach the measuring tape to your long arm?
It's just wrapped around the frame at either end and held with an office clip.
Do you rinse and machine dry your batting before using?
I don't, no.
Hi Susan: This is a great video, do you square up and cut the excess and bind the quilt for your customers?
Glad you enjoyed the video! I square as I quilt, and trim excess unless the client requests otherwise, and I apply bindings by request.
Hi Susan. Could you tell me how you "attached" your tape measure? I have one but haven't figured out how to use it. I found your videos today and really enjoyed them.
Sure! I loop the end around the end rail of my machine, and use a metal office clip to pinch it. You know the kind that are spring loaded and have the fold-over grippers? Too bad I can’t attach a photo🤣
@@StitchedBySusan Great thank you. I'll give it a try
Feels edited with Dave speeding up the camera. Not really sure how long it took you to get this quilt done that would be helpful.
This was a very early episode! There are several since that deal with wavy border where the entire quilt is done in real time.