H.A. Kidd sewing notions The modern flair of twin needle quilting – embrace the zigzag by Julie Plotniko January 18, 2018 by Julie Plotniko January 18, 2018 In our previous posts using SCHMETZ twin needles we looked at how to let your walking foot workits magic as well as free motion quilting. Today we’ll use both of these techniques as we embrace the appearance of a zigzag. How a twin needle makes a stitch As we learned in part one, … FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail
H.A. Kidd sewing notions Free motion quilting with a twin needle – instant ribbon stippling magic by Julie Plotniko January 17, 2018 by Julie Plotniko January 17, 2018 In yesterday’s post, let your walking foot work its magic we explored some of the possibilities for quilting with a twin needle and our walking foot. Today we’ll have some fun with free motion quilting. Here we go! Free motion quilting is a technique that puts us in the driver‘s seat to … FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail
H.A. Kidd sewing notions Let your walking foot work its magic for easy twin needle quilting by Julie Plotniko January 16, 2018 by Julie Plotniko January 16, 2018 In yesterday’s post we explored what a SCHMETZ twin needle is, which is everything you ever wanted to know about twin needle and how to thread your machine in preparation for stitching. The easiest form of machine quilting is straight line stitching with a walking foot so we’ll start our … FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail
H.A. Kidd sewing notions Everything you ever wanted to know about quilting with a twin needle by Julie Plotniko January 15, 2018 by Julie Plotniko January 15, 2018 In this five part series we’ll explore some of the different ways that you can use a SCHMETZ twin or double needle for quilting on your home sewing machine. The possibilities are endless so let’s have a little fun! What is a twin needle and how do I use it … FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail
H.A. Kidd sewing notions Sewing bias tape with a SCHMETZ twin needle by Paul Leger February 15, 2017 by Paul Leger February 15, 2017 Yesterday on QUILTsocial I shared 5 tips for making fusible bias tape with tools from Heirloom and HeatnBond. We used our black fabric to make our own bias tape strips with the help of HEIRLOOM Bias Tape Maker – 6mm (¼”). Today using SCHMETZ Twin Needle Carded – 80/12 – … FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail