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Posted by Sunny on May 23, 2007, 12:17 am
Any suggestions on how I can stop my walking foot from slipping when I
hit an especially bumpy seam? I'm putting the binding on a miniature
butterfly quilt that is very thin. I'm finding it difficult to keep
the walking foot on a good quarter inch seam. Every little bump of a
seam sends it sliding off right or left. What am I doing wrong? Is
there any way to correct it?
It doesn't help that this is one of those times when I'm fairly woozy
in the head, balance stuff going on, and my hands tend to be less than
stable. Between my general instability and the slippery foot, I can't
tell you how many seams I've had to redo in this project.
Sunny
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Posted by nzlstar* on May 23, 2007, 2:48 am
time to hit the hay, Sunny.
no point in sewing when ya get like that.
btdt, aint worth the aggro.
night night, sweet dreams.
jeanne
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"Sunny" wrote...
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> Any suggestions on how I can stop my walking foot from slipping when I
> hit an especially bumpy seam? I'm putting the binding on a miniature
> butterfly quilt that is very thin. I'm finding it difficult to keep
> the walking foot on a good quarter inch seam. Every little bump of a
> seam sends it sliding off right or left. What am I doing wrong? Is
> there any way to correct it?
> It doesn't help that this is one of those times when I'm fairly woozy
> in the head, balance stuff going on, and my hands tend to be less than
> stable. Between my general instability and the slippery foot, I can't
> tell you how many seams I've had to redo in this project.
> Sunny
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Posted by Patti on May 23, 2007, 3:11 am
First of all you might try using a 'jeans' needle. They are extremely
sharp and have a long point, so that they pierce 'bumps' more easily.
But, my main solution would be to slow right down at bumps, even hand
turn the wheel. If it is a small quilt, this won't add much to your
time, and will reduce your frustration level correspondingly!
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>Any suggestions on how I can stop my walking foot from slipping when I
>hit an especially bumpy seam? I'm putting the binding on a miniature
>butterfly quilt that is very thin. I'm finding it difficult to keep
>the walking foot on a good quarter inch seam. Every little bump of a
>seam sends it sliding off right or left. What am I doing wrong? Is
>there any way to correct it?
>It doesn't help that this is one of those times when I'm fairly woozy
>in the head, balance stuff going on, and my hands tend to be less than
>stable. Between my general instability and the slippery foot, I can't
>tell you how many seams I've had to redo in this project.
>Sunny
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Best Regards
pat on the hill
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Posted by IMS on May 23, 2007, 7:10 am
Any chance your WF needs cleaning? I use mine a lot and every now and
then need to vaccum them out :)
-Irene
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>Any suggestions on how I can stop my walking foot from slipping when I
>hit an especially bumpy seam? I'm putting the binding on a miniature
>butterfly quilt that is very thin. I'm finding it difficult to keep
>the walking foot on a good quarter inch seam. Every little bump of a
>seam sends it sliding off right or left. What am I doing wrong? Is
>there any way to correct it?
>It doesn't help that this is one of those times when I'm fairly woozy
>in the head, balance stuff going on, and my hands tend to be less than
>stable. Between my general instability and the slippery foot, I can't
>tell you how many seams I've had to redo in this project.
>Sunny
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"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough."
- Mae West
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Posted by MaleQuilter on May 23, 2007, 8:09 am
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> Any suggestions on how I can stop my walking foot from slipping when I
> hit an especially bumpy seam? I'm putting the binding on a miniature
> butterfly quilt that is very thin. I'm finding it difficult to keep
> the walking foot on a good quarter inch seam. Every little bump of a
> seam sends it sliding off right or left. What am I doing wrong? Is
> there any way to correct it?
> It doesn't help that this is one of those times when I'm fairly woozy
> in the head, balance stuff going on, and my hands tend to be less than
> stable. Between my general instability and the slippery foot, I can't
> tell you how many seams I've had to redo in this project.
> Sunny
I've had the slipping walking foot problem and it sure was
frustrating.
I've solved the problem by moving the needle position as far right as
it would go. This lets both feed dogs have the same amount of fabric
to grab.
On one project, changing the needle position did not completely solve
the problem. I reduced the presser foot pressure slightly and the
prolem was solved.
Jerry in North Alabama
http://community.webshots.com/user/MaleQuilter
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> hit an especially bumpy seam? I'm putting the binding on a miniature
> butterfly quilt that is very thin. I'm finding it difficult to keep
> the walking foot on a good quarter inch seam. Every little bump of a
> seam sends it sliding off right or left. What am I doing wrong? Is
> there any way to correct it?
> It doesn't help that this is one of those times when I'm fairly woozy
> in the head, balance stuff going on, and my hands tend to be less than
> stable. Between my general instability and the slippery foot, I can't
> tell you how many seams I've had to redo in this project.
> Sunny