QUILTsocial | Issue 07

Did you notice that my backing has a
diagonal stripe on it? Now you're asking
yourself, "Did she match up that stripe?"
The answer is NO. Life is too short to
be worried about joining up a stripe,
especially on the backing of an everyday
quilt. Now if that quilt were going to
be entered into a competition, I would
definitely take the time to match it up.
But for an everyday quilt – I don't see the
reason to frustrate myself on a detail that
no one is going to notice. I don't have
the patience, and I don't want to waste
the time. I want to get onto the next
project.
However, if it's going to bother you that
the stripe doesn't match – then I'd pick a
different fabric for the backing. Like I said,
life is too short to worry about this kind
of detail! Before you start to fuss, think
about two things – who is the recipient
and what will the quilt be used for. And
then you can make a decision if you
need to fuss.
I know my friends would be shocked. At
least, those that I started to quilt with
many years ago. I used to fuss over every
little detail and every point had to match.
While I aim for accuracy, I don't fuss
nearly as much and quilting is a whole lot
more enjoyable because of that!
Stitch in the Ditch quilting
The most common use for the Dual Feed
Foot is "stitch in the ditch" quilting. Yes –
there's a picture coming up!
I started out by using the Changeable
Straight Stitch Foot on the Dual Feed
Foot. I know – too lazy to change the
foot and I wanted to see how it worked
for this task. Yikes – that was a little hard
to see exactly where I was supposed
to be stitching. Let's try something
different.
Very difficult to see where the ditch is for quilting
By putting the Changeable Zigzag Foot
on the Dual Feed Foot, I now get a clear
view of where the ditch is for quilting. It's
fabulous to have these two options.
If you're not familiar with what stitch
in the ditch quilting is – you can see
an example in the picture below, I've
stitched in the vertical seam between
the black and yellow fabric. When the
stitching is done well, you can't see it.
If you look at the left-hand side of the
horizontal seam, you can see where my
stitching didn't quite make the ditch. I
was using invisible thread so it doesn't
really show except when I'm pointing it
out to you in an enlarged photo!
Much easier to see where the ditch is for quilting
Stitch in the ditch quilting
Stripe on the backing doesn't match and that's OK
There you have it – a very valuable tip on
protecting your presser feet investment
and how you can save money by not
purchasing duplicates.
Also, two different ways to use your
Interchangeable Dual Feed Foot. Of
course, using the features on the
Husqvarna Viking Sapphire 960Q made
these jobs very easy.
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