03/18/2012 07:52 PM
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cathyd
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I am new to quilting and I am getting ready to quilt the top, I wanted to Stich in the Ditch; however I can't understand the book.
I changed the foot to the Stich in the Dich foot.
Do I lower the feed dogs?
Is the thread tension thing on the top of the machine? If so I moved it to 2.5 and the thread is getting to be like little dots.
How do I make the thread lengths longer?
Am I supposed to be in Free Motions mode?
So confused!
Help!
cathy
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03/19/2012 09:04 PM
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CherylAnn
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No, you don't lower the feed dogs. What machine do you have? If you have the 6600, Horizon 7700 or the 12000, I suggest you get the ditch even feed/flex foot as it will walk the fabrics together. If not then the ditch foot will work. The foot pressure may need to be slacked a bit, but I can't tell you where as I don't know the machine you are using.
You may need to move your needle over a bit - mine needed a couple of notches to the right to hit the ditch dead on. You'll need to play with that to know where the exact ditch is on your machine.
Cheryl
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Saskatoon, Saskatchewan Canada
HMC12000, Horizon 7700QCP, 4120 QDC, Jem Platinum 760, CoverPro 1000, HuskyLock 936, Xpression Felting Machine, DigitizerMBX v.4.0
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03/20/2012 09:21 AM
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MOM
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cathy:
Just a little hint. You can use either your even feed or walking foot and do what I call a wobble stitch.
You set your stretch stitch (it is in the utility stitches) which looks like a line that is wiggly and set it to 0.5W 2.5 L. try stitching in the ditch and if you go off the seam it does not show. I quilted a whole quilt using that stitch in the ditch and you can not even see it.
The hint came from a book by Betty cotton with her Cotton Theory Quilting.
MOM
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04/26/2012 02:08 PM
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misspicpic
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Mom..... when you use this stitch, are you using your Accu Feed foot?...
thanks for your help.....
misspicpic
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04/26/2012 05:03 PM
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MOM
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Yes I am but not with the single hole setting. Use your regular setting.
I am also looking up to answer your question you posted in the other area about the Hand Look Quilt Stitch. I have the setting somewhere and I will get back to you.
MOM
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04/26/2012 07:27 PM
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andersonova
Posts: 33
Joined: 04/30/2011
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thanks for the hint. I will try it. I have the Janome MC 5200.
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06/18/2012 01:55 PM
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Peggy50
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I have a 11000SE and I too had to move my needle a few notches to the right, as it was sewing just to the left of the ditch...
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Peggy
Janome/Horizon 12000
Janome 9700
Compulock 888
Janome 1110DX
Janome CoverPro 900CPX
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