TASTER: Simple Wavy Machine Quilting with Valerie Nesbitt
FREE Tasters (Quilting) • Educational, G, 01-Jan-2013
Simple machine-assisted quilting
The walking foot is brilliant for simple machine-assisted quilting. Simply think of the thread you want to use: do you want it to show and therefore be a statement, which means you will probably choose a thicker thread, or do you want to just create texture, which means you would probably choose a thinner thread that tones.
If you would like to make the quilt Valerie talks about – just click here, it’s quick & easy!
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Do check out the brilliant information given by Dawn Cameron-Dick in her lecture “Learn about Needles and Threads”, click here to watch.
If you don’t know how the walking foot works or want to learn more about it, Wendy Gardiner is the girl to watch.
How to Fit the Walking Foot
How to Use the Walking Foot
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