Determining Free Motion Quilting Stitch Length
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- Опубликовано: 30 июл 2024
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DescriptionHow do I know what my free motion quilting stitch length should be- is a very common question when it comes to free motion quilting. Heather Thomas explains what a good stitch length should be, shows you how to achieve it as well as shows examples of stitch lengths that are too long and too short.
Free Motion Quilting:
Getting a consistent free motion quilting stitch length can be difficult in the beginning because most quilters are used to their machine determining the stitch length for them. Heather explains that when free motion quilting YOU determine your stitch length based on how fast your machine is stitching in relation to how fast you are moving your fabric under the needle.
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Heather further explains this concept and shows what free motion quilting should look like. She shows examples of stitches that are too long, which is caused when you are moving too fast in relation to how fast your machine is stitching and examples of stitches that are too short, which is when you are moving too slow.
She then shows what a good pace of movement should look like and gives tips on how to better achieve it with hand placements and machine speed settings. Heather then explains that it is also important to be consistent with your free motion quilting stitch length. She gives an example of a number of stitches per inch that you should work towards and shows how you can practice free motion quilting and then select several areas on your work to count stitches to see if you are consistent.
Once you feel comfortable and consistent with the movement of the stitching you can use free motion quilting to create unique designs. Once you’ve mastered free motion quilting, move on to this fun class where you’ll learn new ways of machine quilting.
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Wow, you answered my question in two minutes after searching for hours..lol 👌 😆
I have watched so many different videos on how to do this and may l say you are just great at explaining it to us. I worked it out in seconds . Thank you
Glad it helped!
Thanks a lot the stitches now look like stitches really appreciate it......a lot of things REALLY have to work together!
This lady is an excellent instructor.
I've watched your tension video and am getting even better after watching this one. Thank you.
i love this woman. she's one of the best quilting teachers i've seen in a video.
very experienced!
Thank you for an excellent demonstration of how to set the machine for free motion quilting.
75%!!!! I never heard this before, but I am eager to do it. Thanks Heather.
Thank you! I leaned a lot here!
As always, great demonstration, if I have quilting questions, all I have to do is look you up for my answers, thank you
Thank you so much, I've never seen as good an explanation of how to make your hands and machine work together. I'm going to try again following your advice. Clare.
Thank you Heather for this excellent video. You have really helped me with my free motion quilting.
This is the best explanation I’ve seen yet. Thank you
You giggle but I did NOT know that. This was a fantastic lesson, thank you.
Absolutely! Thank you for your comments. Enjoy quilting!
What a lot of really good advice! I especially like the suggestion to work
Great demonstration...thank you!
Thank you. Answered lots of questions.
Thank you !
Excellent thank you very much
Oops! ...to work on consistent stitch length first. I had been working on shapes. Thanks!
You're awesome
Ive got a slider for fast or slow
If you can’t lower your feed dogs, then do change your stitch length - to zero, so the dogs just go up and down and don’t grab in the usual direction.
what if your stitches look like stitches on the bobin side and eyelashes on the other tension set at 5 tried the 75 % speed and stitch set at 2.5.....first time ever trying this also is the foot suppose to hover over the quilt sandwhich or sit snug mine is not snug sewing on a singer 74h wondering if this is even possible with this machine......thanks a lot for any help will watch another of your videos
Hi,
You may need to consult your machine manual, however some machines have two different settings for free motion quilting- one where the foot 'hovers' over the fabric and never really touches it and one where the foot 'hops' on the fabric, meaning it goes up and down with the stitching. If you are sure that your bobbin is wound and inserted correctly, you tension is good and your machine is threaded correctly- the issue could actually be caused by a dull needle. Try changing your needle (and re-threading your machine just to be safe) and see if that fixes the issue.
Cheers,
Ashley
National Quilters Circle
Watching her video on tension should help. Raise your presser foot and increase your top tension. Mine had to go up to 5.5 to look good on the back.
Hmm. Ive never had a machine where you could preset the speed. Always determined just by the presser foot
I do not agree with this!! I had my stitch length set to 3.0 and stitched the same as when i had it on 2.0 and the back of my quilt had all loose stitching that has to be now pulled out. Do not have that problem when I’m set at 2.0
uggh....i don't have a turtle or a rabbit to help me gauge my stitch speed!!! ha ha
you try not to giggle when someone in your class asks a question? I'm not sure why anyone would want to take your class. There are tons of people who teach FMQ and refrain from mocking their students!