Here are the most essential tools for free motion quilting that you will need to get started on the right foot.
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How to Free Motion Quilt, and how to set up for freemotionquilting
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Today, it’s all about the 5 things you need to know about thread when free motion quilting. I’m going to use the Sapphire 930 to show you some different ways the sewing machine can be threaded. Yes – it does make a difference! Next up, I’ll chat about thread weights and…
Karen Azevedo and I have been good friends for many, many years and I have always been in awe of her incredible talent. She does amazing quilting and handwork and was also one of the featured quilters at my 2016 special exhibit in Houston. One of her passions is Provencal Boutis. I am the lucky recipient of a few
Handmade pincushion made from a wooden cotton reel / wooden bobbin / wooden spool decorated with embroidery and the word pins. A lovely handmade pincushion made using a vintage style wooden cotton reel and decorated with embroidery. The top of pincushion is made using pretty Liberty of London pink tarna lawn cotton fabric. The base it covered in natural linen with hand embroidered flowers, a cute bumble bee and the word pins. It makes a perfect gift for someone who loves to sew and comes with a linen draw string pouch, so that it can be easily transported. Pincushion measures approx. 7cm H x 5cm W (3” x 1.75”) Available in other colours and can also be personalised, please see my other listings. https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/StitchGalore?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=664244774§ion_id=16733542 Everything is lovingly designed and handmade with a lot of care, time and thought and makes a perfect gift for friends, family or yourself. Please note all items are individually handmade so each piece may vary. Thank you for visiting my shop ©stitchgalore
Quilted bedcover with scenes from the legend of Tristan, Sicily, about 1390
Fabric Box / Thread Catcher Pumpkin Kit Free Motion Embroidery on a Featherweight Album Block / Chimney Sweep Block Quilte...
PLEASE READ FULL DESCRIPTION for this class..... For this listing you are not receiving any physical item. This is for a online video instructional class. No item will be shipped to you. Upon purchase you will receive your link to the online class within 24hrs, generally much sooner. I hold my online classes through Ruzuku. Upon purchase of this class, you will be sent a link for this class, within 24 hrs, generally much sooner. I have also made the class available for download, if you desire to do so. This is only available to you, after you accept the link for the class and sign into the online class at Ruzuku. You will not be downloading anything from Etsy. This is a listing for my online video instructional class...."Recycled/reusable journal wrap", that I have created and designed. In this class, I will show you how to take vintage and everyday fabrics and created a piece of art out of them. Once, you learn the foundational steps in how I create my wraps, I will discuss how you can create numerous wraps and by changing a few things, each one would be different and unique in itself and no two are identical. You could create a wrap for a journal, sketch book, cookbook, ledger, novel, magazine, text book, etc. Have you ever wanted to make a piece of art, that could be reused over and over again or have you ever wanted to recycle clothing, that you or your family have outgrown or that is worn out. In this class, I will teach you how to take those everyday, worn out, discarded and vintage clothing and incorporate them into your art. I will show you how create this project from start to finish...How I stitch my designs onto my fabrics, incorporate ribbons and embellishments. I will show you how to create a journal wrap that will allow you to either display the piece for others to view it or create one that can be used in your everyday routine. Regardless of how you chose to use your wrap, it will have others wanting one for themselves. By learning how to make this wrap, it will allow you to create wraps that you could give away as gifts for the holidays, birthdays or how about a just because gift. The last image is an additional wrap that I have created since creating this class. I will be supplying written instructions on how to paint this flower. I have also made my classes available for download. Please keep in mind, that to be able to download the videos, you may find that your download speed is too slow. If you find that you are having a hard time downloading the videos, this may require you to find a spot(business) that allows free use of their wifi and has faster download speed or contact your internet provider and see about obtaining faster speed. Also, sometimes firewall protections and image blockers, will prevent you from downloading videos. ***PLEASE NOTE*** I still hold the copyrights to my videos and photos, even though I allow you to download them. The videos are for your personal use only. You do not have my permission to copy the videos or photos and resell them for any purpose. ****When you purchase this class here on etsy, I will notify you within 24 hours, with the information on how to access my class*** Once you are in the class; it starts immediate and all of the course lessons and content, are available at once. ***important**** You will want to make sure that if the email that you pay with, isn't where you want me to send the invite link to my class, that you let me know. Otherwise, the email that is listed on your payment receipt, is where the invite link will be sent to. ***All sales are final*** ***to view more of my art, please visit my blog at*** www.earlymorningthoughts.typepad.com Website; https://nelliescreativetouch.com Pinterest; vintage123 Instagram; Nellie Wortman
This little original Singer embroidery & darning attachment is a fun vintage accessory to collect for the Singer Featherweight - especially for free-motion embroidery & darning. With the right instruction, feed-dogs covered or lowered, and the appropriate embroidery/darning attachment, Machine Embroidery can range from the 'Practical' (darning) to the 'Artistic' (embroidery)! You can start out simple because everything, as you know, takes practice. But, before you can start at all, you will certainly need this Embroidery/Darning Attachment to help you. Take note of the following before you begin: #1 ~ Attach a feed dog cover plate or put your feed dogs in neutral. (Raising the stitch regulator so that it sticks straight out or parallel to the floor will cause your feed dogs to neither go forward or backward and stitch in a stationary position.) Beginners usually find it easier to just cover the feed dogs. #2 ~ Attach the foot to the machine using your regular thumb screw. The coiled spring allows you to raise and lower the foot to place your work underneath it. This is not a "hopping" foot like modern embroidery foot, but rather the foot is adjustable to the thickness of your work. Simply attach the foot and slide the foot up or down. You want it to be as low as possible yet still leave allow enough clearance so that you can move your work back and forth freely. (It should not rest tightly to the fabric.) #3 ~ Using a small quilt sandwich, begin practicing your free-motion work. Yes, you can most certainly do free-motion work on your Featherweight, however, for long projects or quilts, be sure to give your motor a cool-down rest, staggering your sewing times. For example, I made a baby quilt and I quilted it in quarter time allotments allowing my motor to completely cool in between. #4 ~ Having a tube of motor lubricant is wise, too, because as the motor heats up it will wick the grease, lubricating the appropriate parts inside the motor. Red-Work, Blue-Work, Green-Work, or what-ever-color suits your fancy are going to have an entirely different meaning with the ability to embroider it on your machine. Remember the old-fashioned friendship quilts? Take your finished quilt squares to a bridal shower and have all in the wedding party sign them in pencil or water-erasable fabric ink. Then follow their signature with your Embroidery Attachment - what a unique gift to present the bride! Or even as a baby gift, you could use a vintage iron on transfer with the oh-so-darling prints and patterns from yesteryear and embroider a Nursery-Rhyme Quilt. My mother has one (which I hope to inherit someday) and it is one of her most-treasured possessions. Really and truly, with a little practice, you'll be able to follow a signature in no time at all. I watched a good friend of mine do it after just a couple samples of her own name. She finished an entire baby quilt with signatures from a baby shower. We recommend the 4" or 6" embroidery hoop for use on the Singer Featherweight 221. Anything larger is going to run into the motor area. Click here for instructions on how to use the Embroidery & Darning Foot. LOW SHANK: fits the Singer Featherweight 221 & 222K and all low, vertical shank Sewing Machines (i.e. 15, 27, 28, 66, 99, 185, 127, 128, 192, 201, etc.). Embroidery Plate & Hoop are not included, but you can order them here and here.
You can follow along with the video tutorial below for how to free-motion quilt on your Singer Featherweight or read through the text further down. Click Here To Order Embroidery Foot Click Here To Order Embroidery Foot The foot I am demonstrating today is a new, all-metal, low shank embroidery and darning attachment. If you have a 221 Featherweight, you will need to cover your feed dogs so that they are disengaged, enabling you to move around and stitch in any direction. We now have a feed cover plate replicated from an original. It works perfectly by snapping in place over the feed dogs on your Singer 221. Featherweight 221 Model Click Here To Order Feed Cover Plate If you have a 222, then you will need to lower your feed dogs by moving the front lever from “Sew” to “Darn”. Featherweight Free-Arm 222 Model When adding a feed cover plate to the 221 model it decreases the space under the foot ever so slightly. This minimal difference can alter stitch formation when using the exact same embroidery attachment on a 221 versus a 222. That's why it is important to specify which machine you will be free-motion quilting when choosing the appropriate attachment. The attachments designed for the 221 are made to accommodate this spatial constraint so that you can still move your quilt freely under the needle and likewise for the 222. Embroidery Attachment and Feed Cover Plate for a Singer Featherweight 221 Sometimes called a hopping foot, the embroidery attachment lifts with the rise of the needle allowing you to move in any direction. As the attachment falls with the needle, it holds the fabric momentarily in place as the stitch is placed. The placement of the foot as it holds the fabric is affected by the spatial difference and whether there is or is not a feed cover plate. So, definitely specify which model you need the attachment for. As you can see in this comparison photo it is fashioned similarly to a vintage embroidery attachment from about the 1930’s. The new one is a better design, however, because instead of a narrow wire which has a tendency to shift, this new one is very sturdy, capable of handling lots of movement – great for free-motion quilting! You can attach the foot to your machine in one of two ways. I have gotten used to just pinching and gripping with my right hand, but this can be a bit tricky and hard on the hands, so my husband, Carmon, helped show me a second and much easier way (thanks, honey!). I photographed it for you below. Either remove the needle and attach the foot without the needle in place or make sure the needle goes through the center of the foot. Set the foot just below the presser bar and center the hole on the foot with the needle hole. Lower the needle bar as far as it will go, making sure the spring bar rests above the needle bar as indicated by the arrow above.Tilt the foot so that the forks are situated and aligned over the screwhole on the presser bar. Screw the foot in place using your machine thumb screw.Raise the needle bar, thread your needle if you haven't already done so and attach the feed cover plate for your 221 Featherweight or lower the feed dogs on your 222 Featherweight.Things to remember: Quick, long movements will gain longer stitches in your quilting. Slow, short movements will result in shorter stitches. Increase the tension on your presser bar when working with thicker, heavier fabrics. I realize it may seem counter-intuitive to increase the pressure on the presser foot, but it is usually required to compress the multiple layers of fabric just enough so that a proper stitch forms. The batting ultimately acts like a spring, pulling the thread loop at the eye of the needle closed. This causes the hook to miss the loop resulting in a missed stitch. This increased pressure is released, however, with each up-stroke of the needle (and hopping of the foot) allowing the fabric to be moved in any direction. Start out practicing on smaller projects, such as a mug rug or placemat and work your way up to a table runner or baby quilt. When doing a baby quilt or anything larger, you will need to take frequent breaks so as not to heat the motor for too long of time periods. Breaking a baby quilt into quarters and letting the motor cool completely in between each section is recommended. Larger thread spools are advantageous for continual sewing, but they greatly affect tension due to their weight. Therefore, it is recommended that you use a Thread Stand designed for your Featherweight because it lifts the thread up off the spool and loosely guides the thread to the needle without any added tension. Send us photos of what you make! Happy Featherweight Sewing!
I receive many questions about Free Motion Quilting (FMQ) on a treadle sewing machine. Truth be told, it's not much different from quilting...
Husqvarna Viking Free-Motion Echo Quilting Foot Clear Plastic #ECHO-P-LS-3/4" Give quilting patterns, applique designs and other items a gorgeous frame of echo patterns with this great foot. The built-in clear disk with measured guides helps to create perfect free-motion "rippling" effects with even spacing and accurate stitching will fit most low shank sewing machines - Set "Free Motion" mode by lowering the feed dog or setting the stitch length to "0". Couching is a decorative Thread Work Technique in which yarns, threads or other fibers are laid across the quilt and fastened in place by the machine's quilting thread. Group 5: Prelude 360, Prelude 340, Scandinavia 100, 335, 330, 325, 320, 315, 310, 250, 230, 225, 215, 210, 205, Emerald 122, 118, 116, All Sew Easy series, Romeo, Juliet, Oscar, Anna, Sophia, Emma, Lena, Daisy 315, 325, 335, Sarah, Madison Group 6: Platinum 955E, 950E, Platinum Plus 775, 770, 755 Quilt, 750 Quilt, 735, 730, 715, 700, Rose, Iris, 605, Rose 600, Lily 555, 550, 545, 540, 535, 530, 515, 500, Freesia 445, 435, 425, 415, 400, 350, Emerald 183, Interlude 435/445, Scandinavia 200, 300, 400 Group 7: Designer I, II, III, Designer SE, Quilt Designer, Quilt Designer II (7), (7A)Sapphire 830, 850, 870, Diamond, Topaz 20, 30 #1, #1+, 1010, 1030, 1040, 1050, 1070, 1070S, 1090, 1100, 1200, 1250, All 2000 Series, 205, 210, 215, 225, 230, 250, All 3000 Series, 3010, 3240, 3310, 350, 3610, 400, 500, 5610, 5710, All 6000 Series, 6570, 6690, Angelica, Anna, Classica 90, 95, 100, 105, Daisy 310, 315, 320, 325, 330, 335, Designer Diamond, Designer I, Designer I USB, Designer II, Designer Ruby, Designer SE, Designer SE Limited Edition, Designer Topaz 20, 25, 30, 50, Eden Rose 250C, 250M, Emerald 116, 118, 122, 183, 203, Emma, Facette 400, 500, Fresia 350, 400, 415, 425, 435, 445, Hugin, Interlude 435, 445, Iris, Jeans, Juliet, Lena, Lily 530, 535, 540, 545, 550, 555, Lisa, Opal 650, 670, 690Q, Optima 120, 150, 150E, 180, 185, 190, 610, 620, 630, Oscar, Platinum 715, 730, 735, 750 Quilt, 755 Quilt, 770, 775, 950E, 955E, Plus, Prelude 340, 350, 360, 370, Prisma 940, 945, 950, 950S, 960, 980, 990, 990S, Quilt Designer, Quilt Designer II, Romeo, Rose 600, 605, Sarah, Sapphire 830, 835, 850, 855, 870 Quilt, 875 Quilt, 930, 960Q, Scandinavia 100, 200, 300, 400, Sophia, Victoria, Viva. EXCELLENT QUALITY SHIPS OUT OF LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA WITHIN 24 HOURS(99%)
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A peek into my love of fabric, piecing, and quilting!
A peek into my love of fabric, piecing, and quilting!
Can you make fibre art with your sewing machine? Yes! It's a great and super fast way of making beautiful Fibre Arts and using those bits and scraps.
Tutorial for easy to make batik coasters with a little free motion quilting on them made to match your fabric basket. A great gift idea!
A blog about quilting and free motion quilting, sewing and sewing interests
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Handmade pincushion made from a wooden cotton reel / wooden bobbin / wooden spool decorated with embroidery and the word pins. A lovely handmade pincushion made using a vintage style wooden cotton reel and decorated with embroidery. The top of pincushion is made using pretty Liberty of London pink tarna lawn cotton fabric. The base it covered in natural linen with hand embroidered flowers, a cute bumble bee and the word pins. It makes a perfect gift for someone who loves to sew and comes with a linen draw string pouch, so that it can be easily transported. Pincushion measures approx. 7cm H x 5cm W (3” x 1.75”) Available in other colours and can also be personalised, please see my other listings. https://www.etsy.com/uk/shop/StitchGalore?ref=simple-shop-header-name&listing_id=664244774§ion_id=16733542 Everything is lovingly designed and handmade with a lot of care, time and thought and makes a perfect gift for friends, family or yourself. Please note all items are individually handmade so each piece may vary. Thank you for visiting my shop ©stitchgalore
Singer Hemstitcher or Veining Attachment allows you to create the appearance of dainty Hemstitching with just a simple adjustment of your upper thread tension. Attachment is secured to the machine like a regular presser foot. Then you will loosely stitch two fabric pieces together. After pulling the fabric apart and pressing properly, topstitch (using a regular presser foot) along the edge and the dainty effect is accomplished. Click here for instructions on how to use the Hemstitcher /Veining attachment. Attachment fits all low shank sewing machines including the Singer Featherweight 221, 222*, Singer 15, 27, 28, 66, 99, 101, 127, 128, 185, 192, 201, 237, etc... This product has two variants; one is the newer style (120687) and the other is the older style (28915). The function of each variation is the same. * Yes, this Hemstitching Attachment fits on the 222K model Featherweight. While the traditional and more common Hemstitching & Picot Edging Attachment does not, this Imitation Hemstitcher allows 222 owners to try their creativity at hemstitching as well.
1. Make a sketch. 2. Adhere interfacing to back of linen piece. Transfer sketch to interfacing with carbon paper. Then start stitching by hand or machine or both, using transferred lines as guides. 3. Add embellishments like buttons, beads, etc....
Recycled items and apple quilt (below) by Magdalena Godowa from Poland. See more of her art on Flickr.
How to tension your Juki TL QVP Mini straight stitch for free motion quilting. Learn how to balance your top and bobbin tension for the perfect stitch.
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Improve Fabric Glide with the following items: - Polish paste wax - Microfibre Applicator - Flannel polisher Specially formulated paste wax to apply to any acrylic extension table and sewing surface. Fabric "floats" with little resistance as you sew. Perfect for free-motion quilting! Includes: Polish, Micro-Fiber Applicator, Flannel Polish Bag and Instructions. Use: Polish Kit Included: Polish, Micro-Fiber Applicator, Flannel Polish Bag and Instructions.
Organza scrap flower vessels are great to make. They are based on an old idea brought up to present date. I get a lot of small scraps generated from what i do and i love that they can all be used and not chucked away. Once the vessel is dry and set hard i have decorated it with beading and bead dangles before machining flowers onto organza and cutting them out using a soldering iron to seal and neaten their edges. They are ideal for putting scented petals in and dried flower arrangements. This one was made for a very dear friend of mine and she nearly didn't get it as i was so taken with it. I love Orange and so i have quite a bit of scrap orange which as you can see i really enjoyed using. My other best friend and work mate Carolyn will hate the colours as she cringes when i work in orange. This makes me smile every time i have a orange urge and so i have called this vessel "Carolyn's Delight" as i am delighted with it and Carolyn will cringe and not be delighted Ha ha
Patchwork cushion cover of dimensions 40 x 40 cm made of designer fabrics by the manufacturer Moda. The motif on the front was quilted with the free-motion technique (freehand sewing technique) and thus retains its characteristic appearance and special feel. On the back, the cover has a hotel closure. Materials: Fabrics and volume fleece are made of pure cotton. Type of production All items are made by myself in Berlin.
This step involves a little applique. If you do not like applique you can make a few more spools and replace the applique with a few more blocks. Using your favorite applique technique add these motifs to your 11-1/2" square cut from background fabric. - - - - - - - - - - To print images right click on image. It will open in a new window. Left click on image, click on save image as. Save document to a place you can find it again. Open document and print. Add four patches using 1-1/4" squares from your scraps. Add a little black button to your rotary cutting after quilting. Now that all the parts are done we will put it all together next week.
I featured my good friend Karen Azevedo this past August and showed her just completed boutis quilt. Seems there has been a lot of interest lately about this type of work. I have several boutis books and love them because of the incredible paper patterns that I trace on vintage linens and free motion quilt. Karen d
Slip your hot or cold drink cup into a reusable quilted cozie wrap sleeve. Save your hands from the heat and the slippery cold. Fits most standard-size coffee shop cups with a sewn in velcro attachment (8oz, 12oz, 16oz, and 20oz cup). This sleeve has been quilted on a cotton top fabric, a solid cotton backing fabric with a cotton blend batting in between. So cozy! *One of a kind : Every sleeve is cut, sewn and quilted by me, Carol Moore - no robot quilting! Fabric placement and free-motion quilting renders every sleeve unique - no two are exactly alike and may vary slightly from photo. **This item has been made in a smoke-free, pet-free environment. *Hand washing is recommended to maintain quality. Hand wash, air dry. Do not microwave. *Shipping: Each item is gently wrapped and shipped by me from Colorado. Free shipping is applicable for orders $35+ *Return Policy: Returns/Exchanges are accepted within 7days after item has been received. Item must be unused within the same packaging it was received in. Please shop additional cup sleeves here: https://www.etsy.com/shop/FoggyOceanQuilting?ref=seller-platform-mcnav§ion_id=37871788 Thank you for shopping my FoggyOcean Etsy shop.
