Machine quilting, what type of foot do I need for my sewing machine?
I’m using a regular foot and regular stitch. The stitches are bunching up the back of my quilt, what am I doing wrong? I’m a newbie quilter!
For quilting in the ditch or straight lines, the Even Feed/Walking foot will help – it works like a feed dog for the top layer and can be used when you have layers of fabic that tend to shift as you are sewing. You can find a generic at JoAnn Fabric for about $20.
For free-motion quilting you need a Darning Foot/Free Motion Foot and have the feed dogs disengaged. On some machines, there is a function that lowers the feed dogs and on some there is a plastic cover that snaps over the feed dogs. If the machine has neither of these, then you can set the stitch length to zero to make the feed dogs less aggressive.
For Piecing – a leader will help when starting the seam.
http://www.graspr.com/videos/QuikTip-Leader-Fabric-with-Assembly-Sewing
If you can change the needle position and use the regular foot you have and stitch a 1/4″ seam, no other foot is needed. If you cannot, then you should purchase a 1/4″ foot – the have them with the sewing machine display at Walmart or JoAnn Fabrics.
If your sewing machine is mechanical and not computorized, you can use a magnetic seam guide or tape down several layers of painter’s blue tape to the bed of the sewing machine to help guide the fabric and help achieve an even seam.
When you get near the end of the seam, place your left hand close to the presser foot so the fabic does not kick to the left.
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