DreamWeaver's Quilts Quilt Epiphany Blog » The Daily Stitch http://www.dreamweavers-quilts.com/quilt-epiphany Redefining patchwork one stitch at a time Thu, 17 May 2012 18:00:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://www.dreamweavers-quilts.com/quilt-epiphany/category/daily/http://www.dreamweavers-quilts.com/graphics/thedailystitch.pngThe Daily Stitch published by DreamWeaver's QuiltsDreamWeaversQuiltsTheDailyStitchhttp://feedburner.google.comSubscribe with My Yahoo!Subscribe with NewsGatorSubscribe with My AOLSubscribe with BloglinesSubscribe with NetvibesSubscribe with GoogleSubscribe with PageflakesSubscribe with PlusmoSubscribe with Live.comHello, and thanks for subscribing to The Daily Stitch! Be sure to visit often and share your thoughts and additions to the tips and entries in comments. Happy Quilting, Nadine Smoother Quilting http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/DreamWeaversQuiltsTheDailyStitch/~3/ejIpfr22amw/ http://www.dreamweavers-quilts.com/quilt-epiphany/2009/12/29/smoother-quilting/#comments Tue, 29 Dec 2009 07:00:59 +0000 Nadine http://www.dreamweavers-quilts.com/quilt-epiphany/?p=2622 Try removing bracelets and watches when machine quilting, and push up your sleeves. Jewelry and clothing can get caught on the machine bed or the pins in the quilt, causing jerkiness and jumping in your quilting lines.

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