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Posted by MB on August 12, 2007, 6:24 am
That's the one stitch I have on my 930 Bernina that I absolutely love ...I
could
try it on a sample and see how I like it... I've used it many times when I
could
use a straight stitch but knowing how 'un'straight I can sew the serpentine
is
great in those circumstances. Mary /vt
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> I use a long serpentine/wavy stitch for a lot of my quilting. <G> I
> generally do it as a grid, and it looks fine. No problems if the line
> Great for quick quilting of things like 9-patches and such, just aim for
> the corners of the squares and go. For me it is a lot faster than
> trying to keep a straight line straight.
> Pati, in Phx
> > http://community.webshots.com/user/PatiCooks
> MB wrote:
> > Thanks for that info...I just saw that suggestion this past week and
> > wondered if I could use my wavy line stitch instead of straight line
> > on seams...Guess I'll forget it !!...Mary in VT
> > "Sunny" > Woot! I'm feeling better and better! And by the way, there is
a
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> > book
> >> (I can't remember which one or by what author) who recommends using
> >> one of your "decorative" stitches for quilting in areas where you want
> >> gentle curve lines. Just don't do it. A stitch that looks great over a
> >> few inches or covering a seam line in a crazy quilt will look just
> >> horrendus if you try to use it to make a "gentle c urve" line that
> >> goes from t op to bottom of your quilt. ;)
> >> Hugs and sharper stitch rippers,
> >> Sunny
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> never consider, but the colors and fabrics and overall pattern were
> lovely. However, the quilting was simply horrendous! I put it away
> in a closet, and last winter when I was between projects I pulled it
> out of the closet and quilted it properly, keeping the original
> quilting only as basting and pulling it out as I quilted. I also
> replaced the binding, which was truly awful. Now -- I have a very
> attractive extra quilt folded at the bottom of a bed in the smaller
> guest room.