Thanks for taking the time to comment. I also really appreciate good FMQ, and am in awe of all those wonderful patterns that can be created, but for me it’s always about the spaces in between (cue Leonard Cohen singing about the gaps and that’s where the light gets in!). I am passionate about the creative opportunities that come from playing about with the walking foot.

Glad you found it helpful.

Absolutely – the walking foot is used with the feed dogs up – i.e. their position for normal sewing. So if you don’t have the facility to drop the feed dogs, or don’t want to cover them, you can create some gorgeous quilting designs. If your machine doesn’t have a walking foot that fits, just use your standard foot, but be sure you baste well to get the best result possible.

There are some fantastic books out there these days, aren’t there? Enjoy your explorations!

The spiral is great fun – bit of a challenge when it is small, but gets easier as you travel out!

So glad you found it useful.

Thanks.

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Thanks for such a considered response – I do appreciate it. It is not possible to cover everytBut hing that we might wish to, so sometimes it the right thing to make a bold statement (eg the Frixion pens) and let people who need to know the why ask that question. With regard to the feed dogs – what a good point! As having the feed dogs up is a general thing for most sewing it didn’t occur to me to be specific! As the machine’s feed dogs work in tandem with the walking foot it is essential that they are up and engaging – otherwise you won’t get the benefit. It’s like crocodile jaws holding onto your sandwich from the top and the bottom, moving it along and then letting go in order to grab again a smidge further on. Hope that helps.

Also, walking foot quilting is less daunting than free motion quilting. Good blog.

Thanks for taking the time to comment and I hope this helps you to come up with some different ways of quilting

Frixion pens are not designed for fabric use. They are only tested by the manufacturer on paper. They utilise two chemicals – one which is the “ink” and one the “eraser” – except it isn’t an eraser, it is a second chemical activated by heat that renders the first chemical relatively transparent. When cold, the original chemical can show through again. You can never actually get the ink out. Sometimes it works and you don’t see it again, but not always. And do you want to be like the person who sent her quilt to a show only to find that the lines showed through and spoilt her beautiful work!

There are people who are happy with them, but I absolutely do not suggest that they are used on the top of the quilt.

Sheena

Thanks Pauline, you’ll have to post a picture on the Facebook page so I can see it! X