How to Use a Quilting Ruler and Ruler Foot
A quilting ruler and ruler foot work together to create perfectly straight lines and accurate measurements on your quilts. Place the ruler on your fabric, align the ruler foot against…
A quilting ruler and ruler foot work together to create perfectly straight lines and accurate measurements on your quilts. Place the ruler on your fabric, align the ruler foot against…
Machine basting your quilt means using long, loose stitches to temporarily hold the quilt layers together before final quilting. The key to perfect machine basting is using a 4-6mm stitch…
To thread a longarm machine, start by turning off the power and raising the needle to its highest position. Follow your machine’s threading path diagram, which typically guides thread from…
Wind a perfect quilting machine bobbin by pulling the thread through your machine’s tension disc, wrapping it around the bobbin 4-5 times by hand, then using medium speed to fill…
Installing a walking foot on your sewing machine takes just a few simple steps: remove your regular presser foot, attach the walking foot’s fork to the needle bar, and lower…
To drop feed dogs for better free motion quilting, locate the feed dog drop lever or button on your machine and engage it to lower the feed dogs below the…
You can quilt a large quilt on a small machine by rolling the quilt sections, using the arm space efficiently, and quilting in sections from the center outward. Small sewing…
A pantograph on your longarm frame guides your quilting needle along predetermined patterns, making complex designs achievable for quilters at any skill level. You simply trace the pantograph pattern with…
To start a line of quilting, position your quilt sandwich under the needle, lower the presser foot, and begin stitching slowly while guiding the fabric smoothly. To stop a line…
Burying threads in quilting means hiding thread tails by pulling them through fabric layers and trimming them close to create invisible, secure finishes. The key to professional thread burial is…