Learning How To Machine Quilt Using A Traditional Sit Down Sewing Machine

If you are wanting to complete a quilting project

, you will most likely want to machine quilt it. Will you do it yourself, or will you have a professional machine quilter do it for you? Most of the time we want to machine quilt for ourselves, yet afraid we might fail. After all we have invested lots of time and money into our quilt tops and we are anxious to give it as a gift or proudly display it in our home or office. Certainly we don't want to wait any longer, it took us some time to get the quilt blocks assembled, the sashing and borders sewn on. And, of course, we want our quilting pattern choices to make our new quilt top just sing.

Here is some advice I gave two traditional sit-down machine quilters who were my Studio wanting to take machine quilting classes so they could complete some of their smaller projects. One of them lamented that she just did not feel she could do a good job without lots of practice and taking even more classes...here are my suggestions:

"You can do this, I proclaimed. One of the most important things when you start machine quilting I think is the feed dogs. Try leaving them up for more control. Shorten the stitch length to almost no length at all. Lower the pressure on the pressure foot to almost nothing and set the needle speed a little higher than you are used to. This will all help as you coordinate your foot pedal speed to the movement of your hands. If you have a constant speed control on your machine, all the better, use it. Remember it is heavy on the foot, slow on the hands."

"And finally, to make your fabric glide easier, put a small drop of liquid silicone to your finger tips, gently rub it around then apply to the top of your needle plate. You would be amazed how much this helps."

"Next, learn the 5 Shapes of Quilting, called the "Language of Quilting", an ingeniously designed method that is easy to grasp and is beginner machine quilter friendly with a beautiful machine quilting technique for block and borders patterns, stencils, feathers and background fills."

"Remember there are only 5 Basic Shapes that you make, now that is refreshing, isn't it? You will not need to master any other moves, and when you get those shapes down, small, medium and large, in 360 degrees, then you can use all the stencil and patterns you desire no matter how intricate....there is no limit, and your machine quilting projects are completed. And that is something to celebrate."

If you are worried about learning how to use your traditional sit-down sewing machine for machine quilting because you are afraid to fail, then this book on how to machine quilt may be just what you need. You will even learn about how to choose the right coordinating patterns for each area of the quilt top. " It is a Classic and a must for every quilter's book shelf whether you use, traditional, shortarm, midarm or longarm quilting machine or hand quilt..." Midwest Book Review. The book is Pathways to Better Quilting, by Sally Terry and published by AQS and will start you on the right machine quilting path.

Language of Quilting is a Trademark of Sally Terry (Registered Trademark) LLC

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