Beginner Quilting Series Part Five: Quilting With A Walking Foot; Quilting Designs & Tips

[@76LindaSue]

Thank you for a very comprehensive tutorial! As a beginner, I appreciate the level of detail.

[@southernsewingco]

@@76LindaSue you are so welcome! Thank you for the feedback too! I worry that I talk too much and include too much information but I am happy to hear that this is helpful 😊

[@brendacann332]

Wavy lines for me. I really enjoyed your tutorial - thank you!

[@southernsewingco]

@@brendacann332 you’re welcome Brenda ! I bet your wavy line Quilting will be beautiful!

[@thomasinaennis4862]

Thank you for the basic information I'm new to quilting and I am trying to use my walking foot, your video helped me realize I did not put it on properly. I'm on it now.

[@southernsewingco]

@@thomasinaennis4862 yay! Glad you found this helpful. Happy quilting!

[@CandaceSteele-f7t]

I'm a new quilter and im going to try the wavy lines.

[@southernsewingco]

@@CandaceSteele-f7t this is a wonderful choice! My personal favorite too because I’m never confident in making straight lines 😂

[@dpowell1699]

I like the waves and that is what I am going to try. I made a baby quilt for our new granddaughter. Thank you for this video. Great help.

[@southernsewingco]

@@dpowell1699 I’m so glad to hear this! Waves are one of my favorites ❤️

[@nancysfrazier9286]

I love the waves !!!! Yes !!! I’m going to do my Halloween table runner that way Hooray ! Glad I found you Nice colors on your quilt Happy sewing 🧵🪡

[@southernsewingco]

@@nancysfrazier9286 yay! That sounds so perfect. I’m glad you found me too! ❤️

[@rebeccapullen595]

Wavy lines! They seem organic and flowing and are easier & more forgiving than straight(ish) lines. They fill the space across the quilt well!

[@southernsewingco]

You are so right!! I love the organic aspect AND you can’t see the mess ups as in straight line quilting 😬😬. It’s on of my favorites 🥰

[@cyndidaves5313]

Hi, thanks for your entire quilt series. I am at the stage of quilting my quilt and I am in agreement with you about the wave stitch. I only quilted one quilt and I did a boxy zig zag along and across each block. I liked the outcome. I have been practicing with my free motion and am not quite ready to quilt with it yet. I still have to get the speed and stitch length and waves to compliment each other; in other words my quilting is choppy looking. Thank you so much for your videos, you are so very helpful. God Bless you

[@southernsewingco]

I love the zig zag quilting idea! I bet that is beautiful and so unique! Thank you for watching and for taking the time to leave a comment. Happy quilting!

[@sarahmay5254]

Your tutorials are so clear and easy to follow. I love watching them.

[@southernsewingco]

Thank you, Sarah!!

[@catherinesavage5877]

First time watching your videos. Found the explanations and practical demonstrations easy to follow. Will now consider using the wavy lines design on future quilts. Thank you for sharing your expertise.

[@southernsewingco]

I’m so glad to hear this! Thanks for commenting!

[@courtneyconner3676]

I'm going with waves too. I love how it looks.

[@southernsewingco]

Yay! I can’t wait to hear how it turns out!

[@cipherette]

You helped me decide to use the wave design and made it look very easy and fun. I look forward to viewing all your lessons, esp., free motion quilting since I have no confidence at all in doing that. I tried it and have had no luck. Thank you.

[@southernsewingco]

Hey! I’m so glad you found this helpful. I know FMQ can be difficult but you got this! I’m hoping to put more videos soon out there about it!

[@brendaspiekermann5722]

Thank you. You are the best.

[@southernsewingco]

@@brendaspiekermann5722 you’re welcome!

[@beckyferris2390]

I made a quilt top with a lake theme and the waves quilting design will be perfect. Thanks for the video.

[@southernsewingco]

Oh yes! That sounds perfect!!

[@CloneinOzland]

😊​@@southernsewingco

[@denisebrowsky3783]

I love the wavy lines. Just did it on a quilt and love it!

[@southernsewingco]

Yay!!! I’m so glad to hear that!

[@ericariveros5758]

Yes the waves are so cool 😍

[@southernsewingco]

🥰thank you!!!

[@dianajones9082]

I think the walking foot works well with smaller projects but I tried the foot with a wavy line stitch on a larger quilt but I found it was not smooth enough, then I attached the free motion foot and with the feed dogs down it was a smoother transition. What are your thoughts?

[@southernsewingco]

@@dianajones9082 thanks for your comment! I think you can get a more consistent line with the free motion line since you have to start/stop to adjust the quilt. But both have pros and cons!

[@dianajones9082]

@@southernsewingco Thank you.

[@lisaporch8922]

I can’t decide till you do free motion first 😊

[@southernsewingco]

🤭coming Friday!

[@BPR-h1v]

Hi, I'm new to trying Stitch in the Ditch. Do you press your seams open or to the side?

[@southernsewingco]

Hey! Great question! I typically do both, more so pressing to one side. If you do it this way, when you look at your seam from the top of the quilt, you’ll see that one side is slightly higher. Your quilting stitch blends in better if you quilt over the less higher side. If that makes sense! If you’re pressing open, both sides should be equal, and your stitch should fit snuggly in between 😀

[@southernsewingco]

Feel free to message me on Instagram and I can help with this further!!

[@calliemaddiecats5457]

Do I need to move my feed dog when using the walking foot?

[@southernsewingco]

No ma’am! Feed dogs stay in their regular setting, just like with your presser foot, when using your walking foot! It’s only with the free motion foot that we drop them down. Hope this helps!

[@darleneappleman3911]

Ive got quilting gloves machingers

[@Coastalanne54]

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