Featherweight Skill Series - Edge Stitcher, Part 2

There's more uses for this attachment! Let's get into it. 

Edge Stitcher - part 2

 

French Seam

Allietare Mystery, Clue 1

Every year, Bonnie Hunter (Quiltville.com) writes a pattern and offers it as a mystery quilt-a-long on her blog. I have made five of her quilts from four of her patterns so far:

One Double Delight,

I kept this one. I like purple and yellow!

Featherweight Project - Shirred Ornament

When we had class 8 on using the Gathering Foot, I wanted to use this technique on something special. Here's an idea I had for it - a shirred ornament!

The soft texture of the fabric gives an interesting contrast to the tree. And using a fabric with some shine is perfect for the holidays. See August 28th's class 4 if you need a refresher on Needles, Fabric, and Pressure Control.

Let's learn how to make this!

Featherweight Skill Series - Edge Stitcher

Thank you for coming to my Featherweight Skill Series! There are thousands of us who love our little 221s but need or want a little more "know-how" on using them to their fullest potential. I hope my posts and videos will help you get more know-how and confidence in using your beautiful Featherweight. Enjoy the classes!

Class #11 - Edge-Stitcher 

Class supply list:

Your fully threaded sewing machine with the edge-stitcher, several practice pieces of fabric: 4" x WOF (width of fabric), flat lace, wide ribbon, etc.

Let's get sewing!

Featherweight Project - Evergreen Tree Card

Now that we have some skills with attachments under our belt, let's put them to use!

It's the perfect time to combine our sewing with card making! If you need any instruction for machine basics and posts on how to use the accessories, go to the Featherweight Skill Series tab on my blog, pamelynspostings.blogspot.com or at my website ThistleFireQuilts.com

I had these nice strips of green and gold cotton. Very evergreen-y. They were 2-1/2" x 32" but you can use ones that are longer and trim them to the length you want later.

Featherweight Skill Series - The Ruffler, Part 2

Thank you for coming to my Featherweight Skill Series! There are thousands of us who love our little 221s but need or want a little more "know-how" on using them to their fullest potential. I hope my posts and videos will help you get more know-how and confidence in using your beautiful Featherweight. Enjoy the classes!

Class #10 - Ruffler, part 2

Class supply list:

Your fully threaded sewing machine with the Ruffler, several practice pieces of fabric: 4" x WOF (width of fabric), ribbon or ric rac.

Let's get sewing!

The Ruffler has the ability to sew several layers of fabrics together at once. But they need to be set in the unit in the proper way. 

We'll refer to these part names.

The Ruffler - Oiling Points

Any time you have a part with gears and metal moving along metal, care is needed to keep things working well. Our Ruffler attachment is no exception.

Only put ONE DROP OF OIL in each spot. Over oiling will cause drips that will stain your fabric and that would look awful on your completed project. If you have trouble controlling the amount of oil coming out of your dispenser, dip a toothpick into the oil and set it on the spot where you want the drop if oil to go.

I oil it in six places to keep it (and me) working happy!