Twin needle free motion quilting adds gourmet detail by Julie Plotniko February 15, 2018 written by Julie Plotniko February 15, 2018 891 In yesterday’s post, Decorating our organizer with straight line twin needle quilting, we added twin needle, straight line grid quilting and decorative stitches to the front of our sewing machine needle organizer. Today we’ll use our SCHMETZ twin needles to decorate the remaining section of our organizer front with twin needle free motion quilting. Remember to read last month’s post free motion quilting with a twin needle – instant ribbon stippling magic for even more tips. A SCHMETZ 2.5/70 twin needle is a nice size to learn twin needle free motion quilting Prepare your machine for free motion quilting with a darning foot, twin needle and cotton thread. I used a 2.5/80 SCHMETZ twin needle to free motion quilt on my needle organizer. The needles are far enough apart to give a nice separation to the design but close enough together for a somewhat subtle appearance. This is a good size needle to learn how to move your hands with confidence when free motion quilting with a twin needle. The machine is ready to stitch with a Schmetz twin needle and darning foot. Create a combination of side by side stitching, ribbons and straight lines A variety of looks are created by the direction that you move your hands. Slow your machine down and work towards achieving smooth, fluid motion! Moving your hands in a forward to backward motion will give separation between the two lines of stitching. Moving your hands in a forward to backward motion creates parallel lines of stitching Moving sideways the two threads appear to become one as they stitch on top of one another. When you stitch at an angle again the threads will appear to separate. Moving sideways the two threads will appear to become one, at an angle they appear to cross over Combine forward and sideways stitching to create a ribbon effect. Creating ribbons and loops Have fun creating new designs and practicing your free motion quilting with a SCHMETZ twin needle. Have fun practicing your twin needle free motion quilting The twin needle decoration is now complete on the cover of our needle organizer. Join me tomorrow when we will use our fabulous SCHMETZ twin needles to assemble the finished project. This is part 4 of 5 in this series. Go back to part 3: Straight line twin needle quilting embellishes a needle organizer Go to part 5: Putting it all together – our SCHMETZ twin needle does it again [shareaholic app=”follow_buttons” id=”23735596″] Print this page or save as a PDF 0qs194bags and accessoriesfree patternsneedlesnotionsquilting with twin needleschmetzschmetz twin needletutorialstwin needle FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinRedditWhatsappTelegramEmail Julie Plotniko Julie Plotniko is a quilting teacher, blogger and designer from Vancouver Island in British Columbia, Canada. Teaching for almost 40 years, recent credits include Quilt Canada 2016 and 2017, many quilt guilds and groups throughout Canada and CreativFestival Sewing and Craft Shows in Victoria, Abbotsford and Toronto. When not on the road Julie works and teaches at Snip & Stitch Sewing Center in Nanaimo, BC. Her favorite things include free motion quilting (standard bed and mid-arm machines), precision piecing, scrap quilting, machine embroidery, blogging, designing and of course teaching. Julie believes that to see a student go from tentative beginnings to having confidence in themselves and their abilities is one of the greatest rewards that life has to offer. previous post Straight line twin needle quilting embellishes a needle organizer next post Putting it all together – our SCHMETZ twin needle does it again YOU MAY ALSO LIKE... 6 easy steps to assemble a quilt using... 5 simple sewing notions make fun blocks for... Use hook and loop tape to make peek-a-boo... 5 easy steps to make chenille fabric 4 easy steps to create texture in a... WHY Hemline Gold quilting tools are made to... Oliso M3Pro project iron – the perfect travelling... Quilting tools to help with everyday needs OLFA rotary cutter and rulers for quilters on... 3 comments Rhona March 8, 2018 - 1:42 pm I dont have twin needles but l will definitely buy some and give it a try, l love the ribbon look. Reply Susan Nixon March 7, 2018 - 2:24 pm How interesting! I’ve had double needles with every machine I’ve ever owned, but never found a use for it. This is great! Thank you. Reply Cecilia March 6, 2018 - 3:25 pm Very pretty! I never thought of using a twin needle to do free motion quilting. I love the results! Thanks for sharing. Reply Leave a Comment Cancel Reply Save my name, email, and website in this browser for the next time I comment. Δ This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed.