Comments on: How can I machine sew or hand sew this type of design into clothing? http://www.t42singers.com/singer-sew/how-can-i-machine-sew-or-hand-sew-this-type-of-design-into-clothing Tue, 20 Apr 2010 04:13:29 -0400 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: kay http://www.t42singers.com/singer-sew/how-can-i-machine-sew-or-hand-sew-this-type-of-design-into-clothing/comment-page-1#comment-1901 kay Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:41:59 +0000 http://www.t42singers.com/singer-sew/how-can-i-machine-sew-or-hand-sew-this-type-of-design-into-clothing#comment-1901 It's quilted. There are three layers of fabric... the outside, the backing and a fluffy material inside. Stitching the three layers together gives the 3-D effect -- you use just a straight stitch on the sewing machine, or you can quilt it by hand. The thicker the batting (the "fluff"), the more of a 3-D effect you get... but thinner batting is easier to hand quilt. See: http://quiltbug.com/machine-quilt.htm http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1513631313378451452 for some beginning machine quilting. And yes, it's easier to hand sew a quilt sandwich and get it looking good when you're a beginner. If you want to machine quilt it, practice before doing your "good" project. Another approach you might consider is surface embroidery -- no backing or batting. Just use running stitch or double running stitch to outline the name.<br><b>References : </b><br>50 years of sewing It’s quilted. There are three layers of fabric… the outside, the backing and a fluffy material inside. Stitching the three layers together gives the 3-D effect — you use just a straight stitch on the sewing machine, or you can quilt it by hand. The thicker the batting (the "fluff"), the more of a 3-D effect you get… but thinner batting is easier to hand quilt.

See: http://quiltbug.com/machine-quilt.htm
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-1513631313378451452
for some beginning machine quilting. And yes, it’s easier to hand sew a quilt sandwich and get it looking good when you’re a beginner. If you want to machine quilt it, practice before doing your "good" project.

Another approach you might consider is surface embroidery — no backing or batting. Just use running stitch or double running stitch to outline the name.
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50 years of sewing

]]> By: sassidy http://www.t42singers.com/singer-sew/how-can-i-machine-sew-or-hand-sew-this-type-of-design-into-clothing/comment-page-1#comment-1900 sassidy Fri, 19 Feb 2010 18:22:59 +0000 http://www.t42singers.com/singer-sew/how-can-i-machine-sew-or-hand-sew-this-type-of-design-into-clothing#comment-1900 I don't really get your question but if you want that design you are going to need an a embroidery machine. <br><b>References : </b><br> I don’t really get your question but if you want that design you are going to need an a embroidery machine.
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