Leah, I am still a domestic machine quilter, but I also watch all the long arm stuff. Westalee makes a 3-piece set of ruler foot echo spacers, a clear plastic spacer that you can fit over the ruler foot. You let the edge of the spacer ride along your previous spiral lines once you get the first round of the small central spiral stitched. It will help with the spacing. Wouldn't that work on a long arm ruler foot? Also, using a curved ruler to help guide the machine seems to help some longarmers, like Natalia Bonner, to not wobble when guiding the machine; the ruler acts like a bumper..
Yes, that could definitely work, but you still can't quilt beyond the space of your frame without thread breaks. To cover your quilt with one massive super spiral (spiraling all the way to the edges of your quilts) you'll need to switch to a walking foot on a home sewing machine.
I love the home machine talk through, knowing it would be one stitch at a time to start but increasing quicker than I expected! Your technique of finishing a “corner “ at a time in the end was clever and made good sense!! I will definitely try this. It was also insightful on how this design is done on the long arm - Limited space, definitely seems more challenging estimating the distance to stay consistent and smooth. You have a good sense of space. Thankful for you and this tutorial.
Exactly! If the entire thing is wobbly, then that's the way it was supposed to be! Start eyeing the space in your home Kati and see where it can fit. They do take up a lot of space, but I think it's definitely worth it to be able to quilt from start to finish on a quilt in a few hours if needed.
Love your programs have your cd and still trying to quilt like you do. Can you tell me what these things on the end if your pins are, Been trying to find them?
Amazing! I always enjoy your videos so much! Hey, I have a question for you that I can't seem to find an answer to and I know you own Bernina sewing machines. Why do you think Bernina has such a narrow workspace on their machines and so seem top heavy? I thought maybe because they expected people to use tables but then again, aren't they front loading bobbins? I am really confused as to this.
Thank you Carol! On your question - I have no idea why Bernina builds that way. Most likely you can look back at their machines in the past and see how they have changed over the years and pull clues from that. You're right, they do tend to be heavy!
I think I've figured it out somewhat because I didn't realize they also come with a little table, but it still looks uncomfortable to me. Thank you for replying! :)
Leah, I am still a domestic machine quilter, but I also watch all the long arm stuff. Westalee makes a 3-piece set of ruler foot echo spacers, a clear plastic spacer that you can fit over the ruler foot. You let the edge of the spacer ride along your previous spiral lines once you get the first round of the small central spiral stitched. It will help with the spacing. Wouldn't that work on a long arm ruler foot? Also, using a curved ruler to help guide the machine seems to help some longarmers, like Natalia Bonner, to not wobble when guiding the machine; the ruler acts like a bumper..
Yes, that could definitely work, but you still can't quilt beyond the space of your frame without thread breaks. To cover your quilt with one massive super spiral (spiraling all the way to the edges of your quilts) you'll need to switch to a walking foot on a home sewing machine.
Thank you so much for giving me the confidence to quilt more with the walking foot, and tackle bigger projects too.
I'm so happy to hear that Susan!
I love the home machine talk through, knowing it would be one stitch at a time to start but increasing quicker than I expected! Your technique of finishing a “corner “ at a time in the end was clever and made good sense!! I will definitely try this. It was also insightful on how this design is done on the long arm - Limited space, definitely seems more challenging estimating the distance to stay consistent and smooth. You have a good sense of space. Thankful for you and this tutorial.
Thank you for watching! Super Spiral is such a great design and I'm so happy you found this tutorial helpful!
Love your lessons. Can you tell me what and we’re you got the things that go on the ends of your pins.
wobbles add charm, especially if they all have wobbles. :) I loved my time on the longarm. I really want one of my own now.
Exactly! If the entire thing is wobbly, then that's the way it was supposed to be! Start eyeing the space in your home Kati and see where it can fit. They do take up a lot of space, but I think it's definitely worth it to be able to quilt from start to finish on a quilt in a few hours if needed.
Love your programs have your cd and still trying to quilt like you do. Can you tell me what these things on the end if your pins are, Been trying to find them?
Just ordered your book Explore walking foot quilting, on Amazon.
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Is this difficult when using a whole quilt with lots of color and squares?
Amazing! I always enjoy your videos so much! Hey, I have a question for you that I can't seem to find an answer to and I know you own Bernina sewing machines. Why do you think Bernina has such a narrow workspace on their machines and so seem top heavy? I thought maybe because they expected people to use tables but then again, aren't they front loading bobbins? I am really confused as to this.
Thank you Carol! On your question - I have no idea why Bernina builds that way. Most likely you can look back at their machines in the past and see how they have changed over the years and pull clues from that. You're right, they do tend to be heavy!
I think I've figured it out somewhat because I didn't realize they also come with a little table, but it still looks uncomfortable to me. Thank you for replying! :)
I've tried home machine quilting in the past but I'm unable to do it. If I had a machine with a stitch regulator then I could possibly do it.
It's definitely a balance of speed and movement without the stitch regulator. Just keep practicing and you'll get it the hang of it soon!