Serpentine quilting

Using a decorative stitch to machine quilt adds a great wow factor to your quilt. Using the dual feed foot on the Dreamweaver XE makes it even better!

Late last year I spent ages trawling the internet looking at the quilting on Dear Janes. Once I saw this one on the blog: Susan's Texas Quilting Adventures (click on “Jane through the Centuries” and the link will take you to a slideshow of the quilt) I knew that a serpentine stitch on the sashing was the way to go, except the only serpentine type stitches on my machine were the numbered ones (in the photo below) and while I liked them they weren’t quite what I was looking for, although both…

Lizanne’s Science quilt – digital design made using the serpentine line I created in IQ for the wavy cross hatch earlier last week. I wanted something Double Helix-ish ;-) Superior Omni…

I did it. And I love it. My second ever quilt is finished. My first one was just a jelly roll strips quilt, but this one was following a proper (beginner) q ...

This week’s post is the one I’ve been waiting for. I think machine quilting is the best part of making a quilt, so I couldn’t wait to get my Vintage Modern jelly roll quilt top fi…

I finished a quilt at the weekend! It’s bound, washed and everything. I made it for my trip to Colorado at the end of August when it will be revealed in all its glory. Here’s a sneak pe…

You may have read on my last post that I used a serpentine stitch for a few rows on my latest quilt. Over the past few weeks I have on occasion seen that quilters used a serpentine stitch on their quilts and I realized I really like it as an alternative to a straight stitch. Unfortunately all the examples I saw were sewn on Bernina machines. I tried to find the same stitch on my Horizon but only found stitch 19 under the Utilitiy section and although it has the same shape it isn't as nice…

I learn stuff all the time from other bloggers. The most recent awesome and truly useful tip came from a post by Camille Roskelley of Simplify. This tip has to do with a stitch many of you may have on...

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I hope you've discovered the serpentine stitch on your sewing machine. I could not do without it. The serpentine stitch makes a pretty, wavy line. You just sew straight and the machine does all the work. It's the bomb. I use the serpentine stitch for machine quilting with a walking foot. It's easy and it looks terrific.

I have to share a favorite stitch that I use for quilting. It's a serpentine stitch that can be changed from the factory setting to look like a meandering, playful, free form stitch. What I really like about it, besides the look, is that you can stitch it with the walking foot, so that you end up with neat and even stitches. Here is a picture showing the stitch. Serpentine stitch This is stitch #4 on the Bernina 440 machine. I changed the width to 3.1 mm and the length to 2.5 mm. I also set…

Easy technique for quilting - use an open running stitch for ripples across the fabric. Standard sewing machine stitch for modern quilting.

Quilting in a spiral shape is a fun way to finish your quilts. Learn the easy way to stitch this on your domestic sewing machine.

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Josh here, and today I’m taking a crack at some straight and diagonal lines free motion quilted in a rail...

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