Deanne

OMG Another quilter with too much wine! LOL I love it!

MarthaT

When hand quilting, on the low side next to the seam otherwise you will wear yourself out! The less layers you quilt through the neater your work will be.

mayday

So do I.

CruisingStef

On my first quilt; knowing that it was going on my own bed, I started out SITD around the seam, later as I improved and my confidence rose, I switched to SITD on the seam. It is harder, but more challenging. Give it a try. Don't let it scare you off.

QuiltnCowgirl

Here's my trick to SID...I use my zipper foot. Enables me to stitch on the low side, with my needle in the ditch & right along the high side, and have a clear view of what I am doing. Picture it this way: Adjust the zipper foot so that from left to right you will have: the high side, the needle in the ditch on the low side, and the preser foot on the fabric.

Marjoeal

I haven't read all the posts, but had to come back to the 'puter and tell you the trick to SITD. I don't do anyting but machine stitching so this is what I started out doing. I couldn't keep in in the ditch. It was a tight meander and I hated it. Then I picked up some "invisible" thread at Hancocks. That works! Put it on the top side with regular thread on the bobbin/bottom. Buy good quality thread and you may have to adjust your tension a little. You don't want it to stretch going to the needle or kink up below the spool. This can happen. Play with it. Make a quilt for the cat/dog. You can not see the incorrect stitches especially after your quilt is washed. You'll get the hang of it. And after several quilts you'll be so good you can stitch IN the ditch with real thread.

bellegrise

You can also purchase a stitch in the ditch foot. They are about $30. I find it is a little easier to stay in the ditch.

postal packin' mama

[quote
When I had a little too much wine, I have meandered around the ditch (not sure they make an acronym for that - lol)[/quote]

It's called a stitch around the ditch!!! :)[/quote]

Oh, like the wine-line? or, maybe
the whine-line, if it bothers you the next day? tee hee
:lol:

postal packin' mama

Aha, so you achieve the same wine-line without the wine! :-D

postal packin' mama

MarthaT: is that "Buggy Wheels" in your avatar? Nice work!