Bernina Walking Foot Problem  I bought a used Bernina 153QE and it came with a #50 WALKING foot--one sole for quilts and another for plaid matching.

I am not using it right or something....

Sewing Machine Tension Problems  Argh!! Thread Nests!!
How can I prevent the thread nests that form on the bottom of my quilt. They are formed with the upper thread not the bobbin ...

Quilting Applique Quilt Patterns  Once you have machine appliqued a design on a quilt do you quilt over the applique or just around it? Does it matter?

REPLY: It matters if it matters ...

Echo Quilting  If one is not to turn the quilt under the needle, how does one navigate around a large center motif?

REPLY: Echo quilting is generally stitched with ...

Self Healing Rotary Cutting Mat  How can I heal my OLFA Mat? I understand there is a way by soaking it in a bathtub. What is the solution you need to add to the water?

REPLY: I went ...

Cloth Leaders 
How can I straighten stretched leaders easily?

REPLY: Since I am not a long arm quilter and have no experience with quilting frames, I am putting ...

Sewing Machine Problems - Threading breaking  I have a Juki TL-98 QE and a GMQ pro frame. When I first started on a simple solid quilt sandwich, the quilting was fine and smooth.

I decided to quilt ...

Machine Quilting a Beginner Quilting Project  I am quilting a table runner and the first one I have made. I have gotten the appliques sewn on and I am now need to quilt the seams and I need to know ...

Sewing Machine Tension Troubleshooting  I'm having a terrible time with tension while trying to free motion quilt.

The front of my work looks great, but the back is a mess. I get "eyelashes"...

Layering and Basting a Quilt  I've finished quilt tops for my sisters (3) Christmas gifts for 2010. I'm trying to machine quilt them...is there a secret to keeping your sandwich taunt ...

What else can I use my walking foot for besides ditch quilting? 
I have only been quilting for a short while and I only know how to "stitch in the ditch". What other types of stitching can I do on a machine to finish ...

Bamboo Quilt Batting for Hand Quilting  I recently have seen bamboo batting, it mentions machine quilting but not hand quilting, I do mainly hand quilting and would like to know if the bamboo ...

Starting or stopping a line of machine quilting stitches  I'm about to start quilting my third quilt...

How do I start and end a line of quilting. I'd like to do a large amount of echo quilting on my current ...

Quilting Foot - Which one do I need?  What is the best type of machine quilt presser foot to use for "stitch in the ditch"? I bought a "Big Foot" but couldn't figure out how to install it on ...

Quilt Backing Fabric Has Puckers  I have machine quilted my quilt. Some parts of the quilt backing fabric have puckered.

I pinned it correctly, or so I thought. I used a walking foot....

Antique Singer Sewing Machine - Walking Foot  I have a vintage/antique Singer sewing machine that I have dated from around 1948.

Since I got it in 1969, I have sewed miles on it and would now like ...

Getting a Quilt PC DISK for a Viking Designer 1  Know anyone or anywhere I can purchase a PC DISK for my Husqvarna Designer 1 - the one I would like is Quilt Embroidery 101?

Reply: Obviously your ...

Combining Hand and Machine Quilting  Is it okay to combine machine quilting and hand quilting on the same quilt? (i.e. stitch in the ditch along seam lines with machine, then hand quilting ...

Quilt is bunching up when I machine quilt  I am currently machine quilting a baby quilt. I have used a cotton batting and have used a quilt gun to secure the three layers. My machine tension is ...

Quilting Pattern for Circles?  I have finished this top with circles and rounds.

Now I am absolutely clueless about how to quilt. I do not want to stitch in the ditch.

Is there ...

Beginning Machine Quilting  Can I quilt with a domestic sewing machine?

REPLY: Yes, absolutely, positively, you can quilt on a domestic sewing machine!

If the only information ...

Machine Quilting: I get puckers  I pinned my quilt top but it still puckered badly when I got to the bottom as I did my "stitch in the ditch" quilting. What was wrong?

REPLY: Nothing ...

Quality Cotton Quilting Fabric  What, in your opinion, is the best quality white fabric...is there one manufacturer that is better than another? What would be the ideal weight? Is 220 ...

What is an open toe darning foot?  What does the open toe darning foot do?

REPLY: The darning or hopping foot is used for free motion quilting. The "open toe" version of this foot is ...

Liberty Tana Lawn Cotton Quilting Fabric  Do you have any suggestions on what thread, needle size, pins, you would use for Liberty Tana Lawn fabric?

I have heard that because it is very fine ...

Stitch in the Ditch with Water Soluble Thread  I am in the planning stages of making a 9ft square wedding quilt for my son and his fiance.

This is quite a feat for me as a newbie to machine quilting ...

Tips for Cutting with Rotary Cutter Blades  Do you have any tips for ACCURATE cutting? Is it better to cut all on the same day...I am assuming that if the pieces don't line up exactly the problem ...

Cutting Triangles from Rectangles  I, too, am a new quilter and know that this should be easy to find...I just can't.

When cutting triangles from a square, you add 7/8" to insure that ...

Free Motion Machine Quilting Tools  I tried to stipple a medium size blanket. I just couldn't get the quilt to glide over the machine bed, so the stitches were all different sizes. I know ...

My Thread Keeps Breaking  I have just finished my first quilt...a lap size Bento Box.

I am trying to quilt it. I am using a walking foot, sewing straight diagonal lines. When ...

Quilt Batting  I am interested to know your opinion and how you feel about 100 % wool, 50% cotton/50% bamboo batting compared to 100% cotton from a feel and hand point ...

Machine Quilting with Multiple Threads  I want a heavier look to the machine quilting. Can you have 2 threads go through one needle? If not, what kind of thread will give a heavier look to ...

Machine Quilting Over the Same Place Twice?  I would like to machine quilt between the applique butterfly wings and it would be easier to go over a section more than once...I have been out of quilting ...

Free Motion Quilting: Sewing Machine Setup  I have some questions about setting up my sewing machine for free motion quilting.

What about needle choice?

And if you are free motion quilting,...

Problems installing my walking foot  Please help me to figure out why I cannot get my walking foot to work on the Singer machine I have.

I attached it but when I lower the lever on the ...

Darning foot for echo quilting...  Your site is great, and I'm wondering if you can help a desperate quilter!

When sewing, there is always a spot on my presser foot that I can use as ...

Quilt Batting and Machine Quilting Distances  When quilting your quilt, what is the maximum area of your quilt that you can leave untouched.

For example can you leave 2" square not stitched or ...

Quilt block is too small...  I'm a relatively new quilter. I've made a couple of table runners and wall hangings.

This is my first real bed quilt. The pattern is fairly simple....