Triangles

I'm having a problem with triangles for a quilt I'm making. When I start to sew at a point, the fabric bunches up under the needle. It seems that the dog feet doesn't grab the fabric, so cannot push it along. Does anybody have a trick or solution to this. Barb

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Barb
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Sure, Barb and hello and welcome. A lot depends on your sewing machine and what foot you're using. Just generally - first sew something else. The something else can be a couple of 2" squares or whatever's handy. Without cutting the threads from the something else, move on to your triangle. Stitch it as you press down on and gently lead the scrap sewn away from the triangle and don't let the wascally needle poke, bunch or annoy your quilt piece. We keep little piles of scraps closeby just for that. If this doesn't resolve your problem, come right back. There are other solutions. Polly

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Polly Esther

If you have the option of a single hole face plate (or whatever it's called?), that will cause less bunching than the wide hole designed to accommodate all the wide (and fancy) stitches. I have a Janome, and it was possible to buy a single hole plate as well as the wide one that came with the machine. The single hole is also much better for free motion quilting. Finally, it is not necessary to start the seam at the point: you could start it a few threads in, or you could start at the seam line and reverse for a couple of stitches before coming back in the right direction. Polly's solution is the most favoured (it's just that I never do it, so find other ways round the problem). You may also find that fabrics differ in their propensity for getting squished down into the hole. . In message , Polly Esther writes

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Pat S

Thanks for your suggestions. I have sewn a few like you mentioned Polly - just a little way in and that seems to work quite well. I was thinking perhaps a small hole plate would be much better. I only have the wide plate, but perhaps I should invest in the small hole plate. The quilt I'm making has hundreds of rectangles which in itself is very time consuming and precise. Barb

"Barb" wrote in message news:6IGPq.2969$ snipped-for-privacy@newsfe16.iad... I'm having a problem with triangles for a quilt I'm making. When I start to sew at a point, the fabric bunches up under the needle. It seems that the dog feet doesn't grab the fabric, so cannot push it along. Does anybody have a trick or solution to this. Barb

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Louise in Iowa

You already have lots of good advice. But mine is not to sew triangles at all, unless you really have to. Instead, cut squares. Draw a diagonal on the back of the lighter square and sew a quarter inch on each side of the line. Cut on the line, and you have 2 triangle units. Press and trim. I almost always make mine a little too big and trim down. I'd be trimming the "ears" off anyway, and it also gets rid of the occasional scrunched bit.

My other advice is to make sure you have a sharp new needle. Roberta >I'm having a problem with triangles for a quilt I'm making. When I start to

sew at a point, the fabric bunches up under the needle. It seems that the dog feet doesn't grab the fabric, so cannot push it along. Does anybody have a trick or solution to this.

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Barb

There we go! Invention on the hoof >g< Well done Barb. . In message , Barb writes

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Pat S

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