tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16987155963122776122024-02-20T21:48:22.446+00:00machinequilterAll about free-motion machine quiltingMarthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10487965846924497710noreply@blogger.comBlogger525125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698715596312277612.post-14157349994041849012019-07-15T14:30:00.000+01:002019-07-15T15:43:43.022+01:00Bits and Pieces <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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As you're unpacking your new Machine Quilter frame, you'll find some mysterious metal bits. They're bubble wrapped to the underneath of the bottom carriage with the G-clamps. You'll use the G-Clamps to clamp your side arms to your table. In this post we'll explain what to do with the other metal bits.<br />
Every one of our frames comes with these <span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-size: medium;"><b>three metal bits</b> </span><span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-size: small;">pictured</span> in the photo above. The elbow shaped bit is a stylus for pantographs. The other two bits fit into a rounded triangular piece of wood to make a thread stand which you can use on or off the frame.<br />
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This <b>elbow shaped metal piece is a<span style="color: #8e7cc3;"> stylus for following pantographs</span></b>. It fits into a hole in the top carriage. The simple metal stylus allows frame users to follow a pantograph pattern just like longarm quilters. There is a high tech laser stylus available. It does exactly the same job as the simple low tech metal stylus that comes free with your Machine Quilter frame. We think that simple is better.<br />
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A pantograph stylus allows you to copy the design on the pantograph design that's laid onto the frame table. As you trace the pantograph design with the stylus, which is attached to the carriage, the sewing machine needle will draw the same design on your quilt fabric. It sounds like magic. But using a pantograph has it's own set of challenges. The carriage movement needs to be smooth. If you move the stylus in a jerky way, the line of quilting will be jerky too. Treat the pantograph pattern just like a Free Motion Quilting line design. Turn off your sewing machine and trace the panto pattern over and over again with the stylus on the carriage. Your brain and muscles will remember the pattern and be able to create a smooth and flowing line with a pantograph.<br />
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I would strongly recommend waiting, and doing pantograph patterns later. Initially, it is better to focus on creating overall lines designs yourself. This requires a bit of letting go and loosening up so you can and make mistakes and learn from them. Trying to do the perfect pantograph interferes with this process. First, learn to relax and draw your own lines. It takes a few quilts and lots of practice to gain fluency with free motion designs. Once you're able to guide the carriage where you want it to go for your own designs, you be able to tighten up to do the panto designs. </div>
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The other two bits of metal also fit onto the top carriage. These remaining 2 bits make a thread stand so that older sewing machines, without extend-able thread guides, can still use the larger cross-wound thread cones. Once the thread goes through the eye of the thread guide, you simply thread your sewing machine as normal.</div>
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Many of the newer sewing machines, like my JUKI TL98P come with extend-able thread guides already built in. But these bits and pieces are included with our frames to make sure that any sewing machine can take advantage of the more economical cross-wound cones. </div>
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Now you know what the metal bits are for. Most people using our Machine Quilter frames invest in the Juki TL QVP Mini straight stitch sewing machine to use on the frame. The Juki TL QVP Mini comes with its own extendable thread guide so the bits are unnecessary. </div>
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Instead we provide a triangular wooden base so that you can still use the bits OFF the frame. Put the short bit in the bigger hole in the middle. Put the long thin bit with the loop on the end in the smaller hole to the side. Now you have an extendable thread guide that allows you to use the larger, more economical cross wound cones on your ordinary sewing machine.<span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: medium;">It's just a little gift from us to you.</span></div>
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Simply place the cone on the thread stand, pass the thread through the metal loop and thread your sewing machine as normal.<br />
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Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10487965846924497710noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698715596312277612.post-14492479267221636762019-07-13T10:00:00.000+01:002019-07-15T16:08:33.855+01:00Stays Square<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<b>Reason number 5:</b> <span style="font-size: x-large;"><span style="color: red;">I love machine quilting frames because they keep your quilt nice and flat and square</span>.</span> I could have called this post <i style="font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: large;">beginning as you mean to go on. </span></i>Basically, if you quilt it flat and square it stays flat and square. If you wrestle a quilt under the arm of the sewing machine, it bothers more than your neck and shoulder muscles. <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Yanking and pulling the quilt sandwich every which way under the arm of the machine can cause distortion.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138;"> </span>Drag it out of the arm of your sewing machine and it looks all wonky like it's been through the wars. You get the added job of blocking it to get it to lie flat and straight again. <span style="font-size: large;">Quilting frames save you that hassle. </span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;">When I take a quilt off the frame I've never needed to block it.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">It went on the frame nice and straight, I quilted it nice and flat, so it comes off just the way I quilted it.</span> It has great texture, but it lays flat. When I take it off the frame, I slice off my side sashings and square it up with the rotary cutter. Then I'm ready for the binding. Square and straight, sweet and simple. No fuss, no blocking. <span style="color: red; font-family: "georgia" , "times new roman" , serif;"><b>THE END.</b></span></div>
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Following on with <b><a href="http://machinequilter.blogspot.co.uk/search?updated-max=2012-08-12T14:23:00%2B01:00&max-results=7">5 reasons why I love machine quilting frames.</a></b> Here's reason # 4: <span style="color: #8e7cc3; font-size: large;">Machine quilting frames help you see what you're quilting.</span><span style="color: #b4a7d6; font-size: large;"> </span>FMQ wherever you do it, requires a certain amount of eye hand coordination. Drawing the right way round is a huge advantage. So is being able to see what you're doing!</div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">So this 4th reason that I love machine quilting on a frame, has to do with visibility. </span><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">Our Machine Quilter frames are designed to give you the best view of </span><span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">what you're quilting.</span><span style="color: #ffd966; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">. </span><span style="text-align: justify;">When you're free motion quilting sitting at the sewing machine you are working on a relatively small section of your quilt, maybe 5 by 7 inches. In contrast, a machine quilting frame lets you see a whole slice of your quilt. This really opens up your view. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">On a frame you can see where you've been, where you are and where you're going. </span><span style="text-align: justify;">This helps you keep your stitching consistent. Being able to see what you're doing makes you a better quilter. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7;"><span style="font-size: large;">Our Nifty Grip speed control handles replace your foot pedal</span>,</span> so you don't have to do one thing with your foot and another with your hands. The Nifty Grips mean that you don't have to kick your foot pedal across the floor, or squeeze it with your hand at the same time as you're trying to guide the sewing machine. </div>
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Here's my third reason for loving machine quilting on a frame: <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: red;">It's easy on your body</span>. </span> Real quilting is personal. Good tools are designed to fit the person using them. Good tools are designed to be comfortable.<br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Sitting hunched over the sewing machine, </span><span style="text-align: justify;">wrestling the quilt under the arm while trying to tension the layers and draw backwards IS hard on your body. That kind of stitching places many physical demands on your neck and arms and back not to mention your brain. I've always found it, literally, a pain in the neck.</span></div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">By tensioning the quilt layers for you, a machine quilting frame provides instant relief. </span>Being able to move with your whole body as you quilt relieves the tension in your neck and back. Drawing the right way round is simply easier so that you don't get so tense. And if you get stressed, you can leave the needle down and walk away. There's nothing quite like a little break to clear your mind and relax your body. While you have a nice cup of tea,<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"> <span style="font-size: large;">the frame will hold your project steady for you</span></span><span style="color: #9fc5e8;">.</span> It will be ready for you to pick up again right where you left off. </div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Anyone with muscle or joint pain will find machine quilting on a frame pure joy. The sewing machine glides effortlessly with just the touch of a finger. </span><span style="color: #6fa8dc; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-size: large;">Guiding the sewing machine is much easier than holding a needle</span> </span><span style="text-align: justify;">or even a pencil. So much so that people who have given up hand quilting due to muscle or joint pain, discover that machine quilting on a frame enables them to keep on quilting. Machine quilting frames gives back what the years have taken.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #134f5c; font-size: large;">Our Machine Quilter frames are designed for comfort and custom made to fit the height and quilt project preferences of each customer.</span> Our frames clamp to any table and we can recommend the perfect height so each person is able to work at their personal ideal height for comfort and visibility. The right table height lets you quilt comfortably without stretching up or bending over. The right height makes sure that you can see what you're stitching too. Our speed control handles are much easier than kicking the foot pedal across the floor and they're ergonomically designed to be comfortable.<br />
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Look at the photos above and below. Notice how my arms are level with my elbow as I hold the frame handles. <span style="font-size: large;">Our Nifty Grip handles are at elbow level so you won't have to lift your arms to use them </span>because lifting your arms puts a strain on your shoulder and back muscles. Our lower handles are also out of your line of vision so they won't block your view.<span style="font-family: "calibri";"> </span><br />
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<span style="color: red; font-size: large;"><i>"Ginger Rogers </i></span><i style="color: red; font-size: x-large;">did everything </i><i style="color: red; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;">that Fred Astaire did, </span></i><i style="color: red; font-size: x-large; text-align: center;">and she did it backwards and in high heels!"</i></div>
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What a brilliant line! It makes me smile. It also brings to mind the second reason why I love machine quilting on a frame:<br />
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A machine quilting frame lets you <span style="font-size: x-large;">draw with your needle.</span><br />
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I think, perhaps the coolest feature of a machine quilting frame is the carriage that rides on a set of tracks. Sit your sewing machine on this carriage and you can glide your sewing machine effortlessly every-which-way across the top of your perfectly tensioned quilt.This is the feature that you need to see to believe. No matter how much research you do ahead of time,<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"> this easy gliding of the sewing machine will astonish you.</span> It's like magic. The carriage transforms your needle into a pen and anything you can draw, you can quilt.</div>
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Most people hate wrestling a quilt under the arm of a sewing machine, and then trying to tension the layers <i style="font-weight: bold;">while drawing backwards. </i>Trying to FMQ while sitting at the sewing machine is counter-intuitive because the needle is stationary and the quilt is moving. <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">That's like trying to write or draw by holding the pencil still and moving the paper.</span> No wonder so many of us find this difficult! It requires a whole new set of skills - some people seem to manage this but I never could. My stitches were jerky and uneven while my neck and shoulders just got more and more tense. Machine quilting sitting at the sewing machine was a pain in the neck!</div>
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Using a machine quilting frame changes all this. There is no wrestling the quilt under the arm of the machine. The frame perfectly tensions the layers of the quilt creating a still and steady 'canvas' for you to draw on. <span style="color: red; font-size: large;">The easy movement of the carriage enables you to draw with your needle just the way you have been writing and doodling and drawing all your life.</span> And since you're moving the 'pen' the way you always have, you're good at it right from the start.<br />
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But don't take my word for it. Come visit us and try it for yourself. We offer free Demonstrations at our Lincolnshire studio or come and <span style="color: red; font-size: large;">visit us at the 2017 Festival of Quilts we're at <a href="http://www.thefestivalofquilts.co.uk/Exhibitor/JUKI" target="_blank">stand A46 with the JUKI guys.</a> </span><span style="font-size: large;">Some people say that free-motion-quilting is like taking a line for a walk. But with our machine quilting frame it's more like taking a line for a glide. That's why we call it <span style="color: red;">'Line Dancing!'</span></span><br />
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Loading the quilt on the frame just takes 20 minutes and when I'm finished, I know the layers will be perfectly tensioned and the back of the quilt will look gorgeous when I take it off the frame, with no rucks or wrinkles - even the first time! <span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">I hated the pinning part. My Machine Quilter frame lets me skip it!</span> <span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">By taking care of the parts I hate, machine quilting frames let me focus on the parts that I love...that would be the quilting!</span><br />
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If you're still wondering just how a frame tensions the layers of a quilt sandwich have a look at these links.<br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://machinequilter.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/pinning-purple-pumpkin-seed-quilt.html" target="_blank">Pinning the purple pumpkin seed shows how to load 3 layers </a></span>on a frame; a quilt top, the wadding or batting in the middle and the backing underneath</li>
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Come see for yourself at the Festival of Quilts. Read all about us in the online Show Guide. <span style="font-size: medium;">You'll find</span><span style="font-size: large;"> <a href="https://www.thefestivalofquilts.co.uk/exhibitor/machine-quilter-company-ltd-the/" target="_blank">Machine Quilter at STAND D17 </a></span><span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: #990000; font-size: medium;">right next to the Juki stand.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">p.s. </span>I just found this pie graph and I had to add it to the post. It's a response to an American quilter's survey. <span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">I'm happy to say that I'm in the blue on this one!</span> Having a quilting frame is brilliant because I never have to baste or pin or glue. EVER! Get happy and join the blue team!<br />
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We're busy <span style="font-size: large;">getting ready for the Festival of Quilts</span>. We love the show! The fun of preparations, ordering the threads and completing the display quilts, the buzz when we get there on the Wednesday and greet the familiar faces of the other stall holders and show staff. Then it's all go as we unload the car, find the stand and set up the frames and hang up the quilts and arrange the threads. Everyone all around us is busy creating order from all the jolly chaos as one by one the stands are finished and the Festival of Quilts gets ready to open the doors for yet another year. There's nothing quite like it. </div>
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Suddenly it's Thursday morning and the bell rings and thousands of people pour into the Halls to participate in the biggest Quilt Show in Europe. <span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">From the minute the doors open on Thursday morning until the Show closes on Sunday afternoon, we at Machine Quilter are busy answering two big questions:</span></div>
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<span style="color: #6fa8dc;"><span style="font-size: large;">"What's so great about machine quilting on a frame?"</span><span style="font-size: x-large;"> </span></span><span style="color: red; font-size: x-large;"> </span></div>
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You can read all about it in the next few posts.<br />
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Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10487965846924497710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698715596312277612.post-8127251658305672362019-07-04T09:35:00.000+01:002019-07-15T16:40:02.278+01:00Best of Both<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;">Here at Machine Quilter </span><span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;">we celebrate how </span><span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;">American innovation </span><span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;">meets British ingenuity!</span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;">Our Machine Quilter frames are an American idea that has been brilliantly adapted to fit into English </span><span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;">homes. </span><span style="color: #20124d;">Right from the start we've been keen to make American machine quilting products more readily accessible to the English quilter.</span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">We're right here in Lincolnshire, UK; </span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">we can give our customers ongoing support, education and inspiration. </span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-family: inherit; font-size: medium;">Quilting is all about connecting with people. Because our frames are made here in the UK we are able to give our customers personal service. We offer free demonstrations and workshops for people interested in machine quilting frames. We also offer workshops, and Retreats so that you can keep on learning and growing. We also offer online support with website blog posts & video tutorials, Facebook and Instagram but we think that meeting face to face is vital.</span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"> </span></span><br />
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<span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;"><br /></span></span><span style="color: #20124d;"><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">We became the original UK Distributor for Superior Threads </span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">so that we could offer the newest machine quilting thread ranges, just as soon as they come out.</span><span style="color: #20124d;"> We wanted English and European quilters to be able to get the latest threads while they were still new and exciting.We began in 2003 and we've been connecting British and American quilters ever since.</span></span></div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">The 6 foot Machine Quilter frame with Kimono Silk threads from Superior Threads</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;">On this day in 1989 I left Amercia with my brand new British husband. Now 6 kids and 30 years later we still celebrate the Best of Both. </span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">Happy 4th of July</span><span style="color: #20124d; font-size: large;"> from<a href="http://shop.machinequilter.co.uk/" target="_blank"> machinequilter</a>!</span></div>
Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10487965846924497710noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698715596312277612.post-41676923464509436972019-05-04T12:30:00.000+01:002019-07-15T16:45:37.221+01:00Stitches per minute<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">APQS</span> long arm machines can go up to <span style="font-size: large;">3500 stitches per minute</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Gammill </span>long arms can so up to <span style="font-size: large;">2700 stitches per minute</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Innova</span> 22 inch long arm goes <span style="font-size: large;">2000 stitches per minute</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">JUKI TLQVP Mini </span><span style="font-size: small;">semi-industrial straight stitch</span><span style="font-size: large;"> 1500 stitches per minute</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Bernina 820</span> goes <span style="font-size: large;">1100 stitches per minute</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Janome Horizon </span>goes <span style="font-size: large;">1000 stitches per minute</span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">Most domestic sewing machines go just under 1000 stitches per minute. That's NOT very fast. </span><span style="text-align: justify;">Most threads will run fine in sewing machine limited to or near the 1000 stitches per minute mark. Even though they have a longer arm the Bernina 820 and Janome Horizon fall into this group. </span><br />
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<span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">Once you move up to 1500 stitches per minute you need better quality thread.</span> I discovered this when I upgraded from a much beloved old Bernina to the JUKI TL98P. I had all sorts of tension problems and thread breakage.That's when I discovered <span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">Superior Threads designed for long arm quilting.</span> The large cross wound cones come in lots of ranges. Some long arms are pickier than others where threads are concerned. If you're having thread problems with your long arm ring me for a consult. Machine Quilter has been selling thread to long arm quilters here in the UK for 10 years. <span style="color: #674ea7; font-size: large;">We can help you choose the ideal thread for your machine quilter whatever the speed. </span></div>
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Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10487965846924497710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698715596312277612.post-36229990249186631832018-03-31T13:47:00.000+01:002018-04-02T13:55:29.146+01:00Pussy Willow<div style="line-height: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px;">
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we make an Easter tree. We get some branches and wedge them in a pot with rocks and place it on the table by the window in our music room. Then we get our collection of Easter eggs and hang them on the tree.</div>
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It takes a while to find the right sort of branches. Some years we've used blossom, which is so pretty but it doesn't last long. This year we found some pussy willow across the street and down the lane where we walk our dog. It was perfect and it lasted for ages.</div>
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Like the Christmas tree, the Easter tree is a German custom transported to the melting pot which is America by the Dutch settlers and then to our Lincolnshire farmhouse by me. I'm grateful for the way the customs from all over the world can enrich our lives.<span style="font-size: large;"> </span></div>
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-size: x-large;">I've been collecting <a href="http://pinterest.com/marthamilne/easter/" target="_blank">Easter craft ideas</a> on my pinterest board</span><span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #e69138;">.</span><span style="color: #f6b26b;"> </span></span></div>
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All during the year I find neat customs and craft ideas. The pinterest board keeps them in a place where I can find them when the right time comes. It works great as a place to keep track of quilty ideas too!<br />
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<span style="text-align: justify;">Superior Threads make great Spring presents for quilters. Such pretty colours and no calories!And while it's still so cold and wet outside, I'll keep happy stitching with pretty spring fabrics and threads.</span><br />
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<span style="color: #e69138; font-size: large;">Happy Easter! Hopefully Spring is coming soon!</span></div>
Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10487965846924497710noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698715596312277612.post-34343258214533999852016-10-04T23:06:00.000+01:002016-10-05T08:53:32.417+01:00Getting in the Mood<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPN_GJmQGLzC2aFPb366U-5niRZ_NjzuRJjyXCwUK_7AZ1IxdVKUPL-HHuLd1OLgU5bWv1iK0aujdUuPZeoQrlqFIAjZm_VTUfpE1OK9qlYtLOrdMgPVqjYD2bwpb7gkNKkVq1pURYoo/s1600/IMG_9412.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="213" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhnPN_GJmQGLzC2aFPb366U-5niRZ_NjzuRJjyXCwUK_7AZ1IxdVKUPL-HHuLd1OLgU5bWv1iK0aujdUuPZeoQrlqFIAjZm_VTUfpE1OK9qlYtLOrdMgPVqjYD2bwpb7gkNKkVq1pURYoo/s320/IMG_9412.jpg" width="320" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">We have a Christmas themed Retreat coming up at the end of October. Here's a post to get us in the mood.</span> During this Retreat most of the participants are going to bring their own frames and sewing machines. We decided that it would give us more quilting-on-the-frame time. Don't worry if you don't have a frame yet or can't bring yours. We'll have an extra frame or two for you.</div>
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Here are some ideas for make-in-advance practice pieces. We'll be learning all sorts of designs but there will definitely be lots of Christmas themed line designs. so when you're making up your practice piece for your frame, it might be fun to stitch together some Christmas fabric from your stash. <span style="font-size: large;">Choose fun fabric and keep the piecing simple.</span> These are just strips sewn together. They'll make a great 'canvas' to draw on with thread and lovely line designs. </div>
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Some people were <span style="font-size: large;">keen to piece the Christmas Tree table runner </span>so I'm going to give some basic instructions for that here.<br />
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I wanted the table runner to fit on my 6 foot frame so I cut my backing fabric about 50 inches long and 18 inches tall. There are 8 trees. Each tree is a bit more than 5 1/2 inches at the base and almost 11 inches tall. I just folded a piece of computer paper long ways and cut a shape that was pleasing to me, I wasn't following any pattern. I wanted the trees to be big enough to be able to play around with various line designs. </div>
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A note about the tree trunks. I wanted them to look chunky so I folded a bit of fabric so that the raw edges were inside, then folded that in half and slipped the ends under the tree and stitched that down. </div>
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Then I flipped the trunks and pinned them up onto the trees so they would be out of the way when I was quilting the background. Once the background was quilted I stitched them down. We'll be doing all the quilting at the retreat. But here are a few ideas to get you thinking. We'll have lots of fun playing with all sorts of different threads and quilting patterns. <span style="font-size: large;">If you're wanting to quilt the table runner, stitch it to your other practice piece to save time loading the quilt.</span> You'll be able to rotary cut them apart when we take it off the frame later. Have fun making your practice pieces. </div>
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I've backed most of my practice pieces with Fleece but you can use backing fabric and wadding if you like. To save time you could pin the layers on the fabric poles before you come. If not we'll all be helping each other to load on the day.We're so looking forward to seeing you all at the Retreat! It will be here before we know it. Martha, Emily and Jackie xxx</div>
Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10487965846924497710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698715596312277612.post-7339682450354741852016-08-04T17:47:00.000+01:002016-08-04T23:27:59.348+01:00Inferior Threads<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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There is a secret ingredient that makes all these frames work, <span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">The secret ingredient is thread! </span>Thread that is actually designed for machine quilting at high speeds.<br />
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The <b>JUKI QVP2200 </b>long arm goes <b>2200 stitches-per-minute</b>.<br />
The <b>Handi-Quilter Avante</b> goes <b>1800 stitches-per-minute</b><br />
The NEW <b>JUKI TL QVP Mini </b>that we use on our smaller machine quilting frames goes <b>1500 stitches-per-minute</b><br />
Most ordinary <b>domestic sewing machines</b> go <b>almost 1000 stitches-per-minute.</b><br />
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">Many machine quilters really struggle with thread breaking and shredding. Often it comes down to the thread. People are using inferior thread.</span> The high speeds of long arm quilting machines put a lot of stress on the thread. Poor quality thread will shred and break at higher speeds. Inferior threads are fine for slower domestic machines. But fast machines like long and mid arm quilting machines need Superior Threads.</div>
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<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;">Superior Threads are designed to flow smoothly through your long and mid-arm quilting machines without shredding or breaking whether you're stitching at 2200 stitches-per-minute or almost 1000. </span>Using <a href="http://machinequilter.blogspot.co.uk/2009/07/more-to-point.html" target="_blank">the right needle</a> is important too.<br />
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This year at the 2015 Festival of Quilts our long arm and mid-arm machines were all threaded with various ranges from Superior Threads.<span style="color: #073763; font-size: large;"> </span><span style="color: #3d85c6;"><span style="font-size: large;">We especially like the Magnifico and Fantastico light reflecting tri-lobal polyester threads because they are beautiful AND strong.</span> </span>Designed for long-arm quilting machines, they are happy to stitch at high speeds without shredding or breaking. This makes for happy quilters with less down time.</div>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;">Our cat Tipsy thinks that this cone of Fantastico is a purrfect match!</td></tr>
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Fantastico comes in variegated colours with a one inch colour change. This creates gorgeous layers of stitching where the colours are evenly spread out through out your quilt.<br />
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<a href="http://shop.machinequilter.co.uk/product-category/threads/fantastico/" target="_blank"><b>Fantastico</b> is available on 2,000 yd cones here in the UK from Machine Quilter for £13.45</a><br />
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<a href="http://shop.machinequilter.co.uk/product-category/threads/magnifico/" target="_blank"><b>Magnifico </b>comes in plain colours on 3,000 yd cones for £9.95. That's a lot of joy for under a tenner!</a><br />
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This quilt used 2 different cones of <b>Fantastico; # 5024 and #5025 </b>to match the flowers in the border fabric.<br />
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Here's the quilt back. Isn't the texture lovely! We used <a href="http://shop.machinequilter.co.uk/product-category/threads/bottom-line/" target="_blank"><b>Bottom Line pre-wounds #607 Light Purple </b>for the back. Also available here in the UK from Machine Quilter.</a><br />
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Finally, here's the finished quilt on show at our stand at the Festival of Quilts 2015. It's looking lovely with the back peeking through in the bottom right hand corner. We kept the piecing simple to show that<span style="color: #3d85c6; font-size: large;"> gorgeous quilting is all about the threads.</span><br />
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Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10487965846924497710noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698715596312277612.post-71562526656774076582016-07-11T09:00:00.000+01:002016-07-28T12:33:09.216+01:00Perfectly Tensioned Layers<div style="text-align: justify;">
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Loading the quilt on the frame just takes 20 minutes and when I'm finished, I know the layers will be perfectly tensioned and the back of the quilt will look gorgeous when I take it off the frame, with no rucks or wrinkles - even the first time! <span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">I hated the pinning part. My Machine Quilter frame lets me skip it!</span> <span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">By taking care of the parts I hate, machine quilting frames let me focus on the parts that I love...that would be the quilting!</span><br />
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If you're still wondering just how a frame tensions the layers of a quilt sandwich have a look at these links.<br />
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<li><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://machinequilter.blogspot.co.uk/2013/09/pinning-purple-pumpkin-seed-quilt.html" target="_blank">Pinning the purple pumpkin seed shows how to load 3 layers </a></span>on a frame; a quilt top, the wadding or batting in the middle and the backing underneath</li>
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Come see for yourself at the Festival of Quilts.It all makes sense in person. <span style="color: #990000; font-size: large;">We're with the <a href="http://www.thefestivalofquilts.co.uk/Exhibitor/JUKI" target="_blank">JUKI sewing machine guys at Stand A46.</a></span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">p.s. </span>I just found this pie graph and I had to add it to the post. It's a response to an American quilter's survey. <span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">I'm happy to say that I'm in the blue on this one!</span> Having a quilting frame is brilliant because I never have to baste or pin or glue. EVER! Get happy and join the blue team!<br />
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Marthahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10487965846924497710noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1698715596312277612.post-51542950190791470222016-07-08T17:06:00.000+01:002016-07-28T12:27:10.623+01:00Saving for a Long Arm?<div style="text-align: justify;">
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-size: large;">Annette had been saving up for a long arm quilting machine.</span> It was going to take a long time. Then she stumbled across our website and realized that there was a<span style="color: #0b5394;"> <span style="font-size: large;">simpler more affordable alternative</span>.</span> Annette already runs a business. She just wanted to quilt for fun, for family and friends. After a look at our website, Annette ordered a copy of our Line Dancing <b><a href="http://www.machinequilter.co.uk/dvd-2/dvd">DVD called <i>La Mer</i></a></b><br />
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Annette ordered an 8 foot frame because she wanted the option of quilting larger bed sized quilts. She ordered the tabl Then she went to <b><a href="http://www.machinequilter.co.uk/sewing-machines">Franklin's </a> </b>and ordered a JUKI TL98P and we made her a set of Nifty Grip speed control handles so she wouldn't have to kick her foot pedal across the floor. Annette was heading up to Nottingham so she decided to book a free demonstration and collect her frame the same day. It saved on the shipping cost and got her off to a good start.<br />
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After a lovely day sharing quilts and quilting designs and playing around with the JUKI on the machine quilting frame, it was time for Annette to head back to Bristol. Fortunately, our frames are designed to be portable, so the 8 foot NEQ2 frame and JUKI Nifty Grip speed control handles fit easily into the car. Annette left a happy lady, excited to go home and get started on the new frame. She made a big savings too. Like the rest of us, she'd much rather spend the money on fabric!<br />
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;"><i>Last
night I dreamt of bobbins …..and King Tut…. and patterns and shapes and
chalkboard paint. Thank goodness it’s the weekend. I’ll be quilting on my frame
in no time!<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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<span style="color: #0b5394; font-family: "calibri" , "sans-serif"; font-size: 11pt;"><i>I’ve
argued with myself for over a year now about WANTING versus NEEDING a long arm
quilting machine and I had settled on and had started saving for a Gammill. So
much money and the need for so much space combined with the calculations of how
many quilts I would need to quilt commercially to make a long arm pay for itself
began to erode my plans……and then I found <a href="http://www.machinequilter.co.uk/">www.machinequilter.co.uk</a> . The
perfect solution as all I really really want is to make beautiful quilts, at my
leisure, for family and friends, with no pressure. <o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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had the most wonderful day on Wednesday. Thank you very much for all your time!
I’ve learnt so much but most of all I came home with lots of new ideas
like…..starting small…. lots of mini sessions….on mini quilts… trial and error
borders on either side of my quilt tops….It was so inspirational to see all of
your quilts. Thank you for sharing those with me.<o:p></o:p></i></span></div>
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read through the handbook you gave me. So helpful! </span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I’ve
drooled over the colour cards and put together a mega order – which I now need
to pare down. </span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">I’ve
pulled out some odd fat quarters that suit some of the free Superior Threads you
put in my goody bag and I’ll be piecing late into the night. I’ll send you some
photos when I have something nice to show.</span></i></span></div>
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in all – I’m so excited about my new toy and I’m so pleased that I met
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look forward to coming to one of your retreats in the future so I can build on
whatever I learn between then and now. </span><span style="font-family: "calibri" , sans-serif; font-size: 11pt;">See
you at the Quilt Festival in August.</span></i></span></div>
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The discounts are a huge savings and make the best threads in the world more affordable. Anyone can take advantage of the discount. You don't have to own a shop or be a world famous teacher. It's just about the numbers! We put a new order through at least each month. We can offer advice about which sorts of threads work best with your particular long arm. We can help with tension issues too.<br />
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<span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">Here's a little treat to celebrate the wearing of the green. Buy any cone of thread today and get 3 free pre-wound bobbins. Buy Green thread from any of the Superior Thread ranges and get 4 pre-wound bobbins at no extra charg</span><span style="color: #38761d; font-size: large; text-align: justify;">e. We think that pre-wound bobbins are the <i>best thing since sliced bread</i>. If you've never tried them before, today you can try for free. </span><br />
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Making a tulle skirt couldn't be simpler! For this project we used the <b><i>Tulle Circle Skirt DIY</i></b> instructions found on <i>A Beautiful Mess</i><a href="http://www.abeautifulmess.com/2015/05/tulle-circle-skirt-diy.html" target="_blank"> blog post</a> - it has very clear pictures, which is a must for any good tutorial! We used So Fine #50 for stitching the skirts with Bottom Line pre-wounds in the bobbin. While making the skirts was fairly easy, I did find that it got even easier when I kept the following in mind:</div>
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<li>Before sewing the elastic onto the layers of tulle, I found it helpful to <b>actually sew the layers together</b>, rather than just pinning them. This way, you know that all the layers are together, and you won't have to unpick if you accidentally miss a layer while sewing the elastic on. </li>
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<tr><td class="tr-caption" style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: small;">Little May was so curious! She loved watching the sewing machine!</span></td></tr>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">My twin sister is a grandmother!</span> I'm not sure who is more cute the baby Ruby or my sister Peggy. I made my sister a baby quilt when her first child was born and when he had his first child, of course I had to make another.</div>
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Peggy likes bright fabrics so this little quilt comes from all my bright kiddie scraps and it's quilted with hearts and loops. As little Ruby gets bigger she'll be able to play "I spy with my little eye" with the quilt and look for doggies, and icecream cones, flowers and strawberries, lightning bugs, lady bugs and butterflies. I hope they'll have hours of fun together. </div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">I just love how this lovely light reflecting tri-lobal polyester thread runs through my machine without any trouble, even at high speeds through multiple layers. </span><span style="font-size: large; text-align: justify;">This thread is cross-wound on a large cone perfect for long arm quilters and any machine quilting. </span><br />
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Here's a detail of the hearts and loops quilting design.</div>
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And here's another. Even though this is a simple basic design I still use it as an all over pattern. </div>
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It works so well on children's quilts. The hearts and loops design covers lots of ground quickly </div>
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and lets people know that you love them too.</div>
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<span style="text-align: justify;">with my brother I'd not seen in 22 years!! </span></div>
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<span style="color: #ea9999; font-size: x-large;">First: Check your thread path.</span> Sometimes tension issues have nothing to do with tension. Often the thread has gone off the path. So first take a quick look at your thread path and make sure that your machine is threaded properly. If you're not sure read the manual or look it up online.</div>
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<span style="color: #c27ba0; font-size: x-large;">Second: Change your needle.</span> This is a quick and inexpensive fix. Sometimes the needle gets bent or dull and changing it can solve the problem. While you're at it be sure that the needle is right for what you're doing. For free-motion quilting use a Top-stitch needle because the eye is twice as big as just about any other needle.The bigger eye will give your thread room to move back and forth through the eye while you're stitching. This will keep your thread from shredding. I use a 100/16 Titanium coated Topstitch needle from Superior Threads for all my quilting. </div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: x-large;">Third: Tidy your sewing machine.</span> As you sew your machine get clogged with all sorts of fibres. Get a good brush, I use a paint brush. Take off your needle plate and give your machine a a thorough clean. Then open the bobbin area and clean that too. Clean machines run smoother. If your machine takes oil this would be a good time to add a drop or two where needed. Check the manual or find out how-to online.</div>
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If you see the top thread on the back of your practice piece then your top tension is too loose. To balance your tension you'll need to tighten your top tension; Righty-tighty. So turn your tension dial to the right. Stitch, check and stitch again. Keep making adjustments until your top and bottom threads are evenly balanced and meet in the middle. <a href="http://www.machinequilter.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/top-tension-tips.html" target="_blank">Follow this link for more information on top tension issues.</a></div>
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<span style="color: magenta; font-size: x-large;">Fifth: Adjust the Bobbin Tension.</span> I save this step for last because many people are afraid of it. Fear not! Sometimes this is the most important intervention. If you haven't been able to fix the tension by adjusting the top tension you'll need to move on to the bobbin tension. Often the bobbin tension is set too tight at the factory and so usually the bobbin tension will need to be loosened. <a href="http://www.machinequilter.blogspot.co.uk/2016/01/bobbin-tension-tips.html" target="_blank">You can find good directions on how and why to adjust your bobbin tension here.</a><br />
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If you follow these 5 steps you should be able to sort any tension problems and get a perfect stitch. If you're still having problems put it in a comment and we'll reply.</div>
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<span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">You'll need some card and a printer. We've made a pdf file for you to download for the paper side of your post cards.</span> A thicker card works better than regular paper. It's fun to play with colored paper too. Print your postcards and bring them to your cutting table.</div>
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Did you know that graphic designers used rotary cutters, mats and rulers before quilters did? For this part of the project we're going to do the same. <span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #e06666;">Use your OLD rotary cutter or the one with the dull blade.</span> </span>We're going to be cutting through card and you'll ruin your blade if you use the new one. Use your ruler to cut round the postcard images. I like to leave an 8th of an inch all the way around.</div>
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Once your cards are cut out, place the card over your quilted sandwich and cut round it. You'll want the fabric part to be a little bit longer and wider than the card.<br />
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Take it to your sewing machine. Holding the card in place with the card side up, stitch around the postcard. I start out with a straight stitch following the edge of the image. Then I come around again with a zig-zag to secure the edges. Worried about stitching through card? Don't be. All you need is the right needle. <span style="color: #e06666; font-size: large;">I use a 90/14 Titanium coated Topstitch needle from Superior Threads. The titanium coating makes the needle extra strong so it stays sharp, even sewing through card.</span><br />
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Finally cut around the card to get rid of the extra fabric.<br />
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In no time at all you'll have a lovely stack of fabric postcards. Treat them just like ordinary postcards. Write your message and address them. Once you've added the stamp...<br />
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these little quilts can go through the post to surprise your friends and family.<br />
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First go through your stash and pick out pretty fabrics. I go for reds and pinks and hearts and flowers. Then stitch them together. It ends up looking a bit like a crazy quilt but there's method to my madness. <span style="font-size: large;">I know that I'm going to be cutting the top into post card sized pieces at the end. So I'm putting together fabrics that look nice and leaving some open places for machine quilting.</span></div>
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Once my 'top' is pieced I load it onto my quilting frame. Then comes the fun part. I'm going to free-motion-quilt all over the top. Quilting frames make this easier but you can also just do free-motion-quilting sitting down at your machine. I don't need to worry about being perfect. I'm going to cut it up into post cards at the end so mistakes won't matter. I'll just use my favourite parts for the post cards. This lets me have fun and take risks that I probably wouldn't if I needed the whole top to look good.</div>
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I like to play with lots of different threads. Sometimes I'll scallop around a pattern in the fabric.<br />
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This 'hearts and loops' pattern is fun too. It looks so pretty with the variegated threads.</div>
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We call this pattern 'mussel shell hearts'.</div>
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and this one 'baby bum hearts.</div>
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This pattern reminds me of the flower called 'Bleeding Hearts'</div>
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and this one is a fun feather pattern.</div>
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Once the top is all free-motion-quilted. </div>
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I take it off the frame and </div>
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choose the best parts for the post cards. </div>
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Now I'm ready for Part Two.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">This amazing image shows just how the top and bottom threads work together to create the perfect stitch.</span> See how the yellow and green threads meet right in the middle of the fabric. This is what perfectly balanced tension looks like on a lock stitch sewing machine. </div>
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Most tension problems can be fixed by adjusting the top tension dial on your sewing machine. But sometimes you will need to adjust the bobbin tension to balance your tension. Adjusting your bobbin tension is easier than you think. We'll show you why and how.</div>
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<span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: large;">I love thread!! All kinds</span>; cotton, silk, gorgeous light reflecting tri-lobal polyester, metallics, even glow in the dark. As a quilter, sometimes I like thread to blend in so I might use a thin very fine thread. Sometimes I may want thread to stand out so I use a thicker thread for a bolder line. But I also use thread for piecing and binding, appliqué and embellishing. This is why we need to adjust thread tension. </div>
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<span style="font-size: large;"><span style="color: #cc0000;">If I want to use a variety of threads in lots of different ways I will need to make tension adjustments.</span> </span>I'll always try the top tension dial first, If that doesn't solve the problem then I move on to the bobbin.<br />
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Sometimes the bobbin tension has been set too tight at the factory. This is a common problem and is easy to fix. Take your bobbin case out of the machine. Hold the tail of the thread like in the diagram on the left, once again compliments of <b><i>sew it simple. </i></b>Hold the tail of thread firmly and give it a short sharp shake. It should drop a couple of inches and then stop. </div>
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If it doesn't drop then the bobbin tension is too tight. Get a small screw driver. Look at the screw. Think of the line in the screw like the minute hand on a clock. <i style="font-weight: bold;">You are only going to turn the screw in very small 15 minute increments. </i>Remember<b> righty-tighty</b> and <b>lefty-loosey</b>. Turn the screw a quarter turn to the left and give it another shake. If it still does not drop, repeat the process. If it drops too far or too fast then tighten it up a bit righty-tighty. Be sure to keep track of how many quarter turns you make so that you can get back to where you started.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">For free-motion machine quilting I am finding that a looser bobbin tension works best for me.</span> If my bobbin tension is loose enough then I am able to maintain a good thread balance by simply adjusting the top tension dial as I work with a variety of different threads.</div>
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<span style="font-size: large;">We like to think of the perfect stitch </span><br />
<span style="font-size: large;">as </span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><i><b>a love affair </b></i></span><span style="font-size: large;">between the top and bottom threads. </span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">But no relationship is </span><span style="color: #cc0000; font-size: x-large;"><i><b>automatically</b></i></span><span style="font-size: large;"><b><span style="color: #cc0000;"> </span></b>perfect</span>.<br />
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Most sewing machines are pre-set at the factories for sewing garments with a mid-weight thread on mid-weight fabric.That's fine if you're sewing clothes but what if you're doing something else? If you are quilting multiple layers, stitching heavy or light weight fabric, doing appliqué, free-motion embroidery or embellishing you may find that the top tension is too tight. </div>
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Here's a good close up showing what the stitching looks like when the top tension is too tight. Notice how the top thread is pulling the bobbin thread up through the fabric layers to the top. You can see this especially around the curves. Some people call these 'eyelashes', and show up on curves when the top tension is pulling the bobbin thread up to the top fabric.</div>
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In the following close up photos you can see skipped stitches as well as the thread shredding and breaking.<br />
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Notice how the top pink thread is pulling the bottom red thread to the top.</div>
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Here you can see how the tight top tension is causing skipped stitches.</div>
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Many tension problems are caused by too tight top tension. Learning to loosen the top tension dial will solve the problem. Turn it a bit to the left then do a bit of stitching to see how the adjustment is playing out. If it is still too tight, loosen it a bit more and try stitching again. Keep on loosening the tension dial and checking the stitching until you have the perfect stitch. The perfect stitch is when the top and bottom threads are evenly balanced and meet in the middle. This diagram from <b><i>My Childhood Treasures </i></b>on their <i><a href="https://blog.treasurie.com/sewing-machine-tension/" target="_blank">How to use a sewing machine</a></i> page gives a good idea of how it works.<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">I've been collecting selvedges for years.</span> So when our son Pete turned ten I decided to make a space table runner to go with our space themed party.</div>
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We had lots of fun with bright colours, costumes and glow-in-the-dark toys.</div>
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I decided to 'go for modern' and straight stitch the table runner. I<b> used glow in the dark NiteLite Extra Glow thread from Superior Threads</b> and then some <b>brightly coloured variegated threads from the Rainbows range</b>. I like how the straight stitches showed the one inch colour change.</div>
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By choosing different words from the selvedge labels I was able to write a birthday message to Peter.<br />
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Did you know that selvage can be spelled two ways? Since I started following Karen Griska's <a href="http://selvageblog.blogspot.com/" style="color: #4d469c; text-decoration: none;">selvage blog</a> I've been saving selvages. When we decided to have a Space themed party to celebrate Pete's 10th Birthday, I wanted to make a table runner. I had some great fabric that would be fun to work with. I also had a pile of selvedges that I'd been saving. I've been wanting to use them but wasn't sure how.</div>
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Then I got an idea. Peter was turning 10. I thought that I could use the colour dots on the selvedges that went up to 10. And, of course, count downs from 10 went well with the space theme.<span style="line-height: 18.2px;">While I was counting dots I started finding some fun words and it occurred to me that I could piece them together to make a message. Martha is such an unusual name, I couldn't believe my luck when I came across it on the edge of some Rowan fabric.</span></div>
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