What Are Quilters Blogging About Today?

It’s the end of the week already! I’m having so much fun and there’s so much more to share with you.

In yesterday’s post, I shared tips for successful quilting in the embroidery hoop. Today, I’m using the Design Positioning feature on the Husqvarna Viking Designer EPIC 2 with the mySewMonitor app to show how easy it is to get your embroidery (or quilting) design exactly where you want it to be.

Let’s get started.

I’m quilting one of the Dream ...

Yesterday, I chatted about ruler work. For those of you who love free-motion quilting, the rulers provide a wee bit of control when a straight line is needed. Or if you’re trying to break into free-motion, the templates provide physical support.

Today, it’s all about quilting with your embroidery machine! I’m using the Husqvarna Viking Designer EPIC 2 to walk you through some great tips on quilting in the hoop.

Let’s check this out.

When hooping a quilt sandwich in the embroidery ...

I’m so excited about the designs you can create using the decorative stitches in embroidery mode of the Husqvarna Viking Designer EPIC 2, that I showed in yesterday’s post. I had to put my experimenting on hold as I explored another aspect of quilting – ruler work.

I have some great tips to share with you as I show you some samples that I stitched out.

Let’s get started.

This is the ruler foot for the Designer EPIC 2. What I love most about this foot ...

What do you think of the Integrated Dual Feed (IDF) and the Adjustable Laser Sewing Guidance I talked about yesterday? Those are just two of the new features on the Husqvarna Viking Designer EPIC 2 that will make your life as a quilter so much easier.

I hear it all the time from sewists and quilters. “I don’t use the decorative stitches on my sewing machine.” Why is that? Partly, I think because people are afraid to venture into the unknown.

Today, I’m exploring the use of decorative stitches as it pertains to quilting or for decorating your ...