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09-26-2010, 06:28 PM

#51

Yankee in Texas

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That is designing, and as most everyone said that is why the stitches were put into the machine - WE wanted to use them!!! LOL And it doesn't take as long as if doing it by hand (which I do love to do on small projects)

09-26-2010, 06:35 PM

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Annz

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That looks adorable. There is no such word as cheating when you are designing with decorative stitches.

09-26-2010, 08:36 PM

#53

jitkaau

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Lady Shivesa

I just discovered the decorative stitches on my sewing machine and tried them out on one of my Castle Crasher Wall Hanging projects...Just wondered if this is cheating? So easy - just guide the fabric so the stitch pattern keeps going straight!

The only difficult part (as you can probably see) is the corners. :P

I was wondering though - is there any reason (besides it being too easy) that quilters don't use decorative stitches more? Does it not hold as well?

The stitches generally hold very well and if you do your math before - hand, you don't have to worry about the corners because the pattern will fit exactly and be placed where you want it to go.Not every quilt 'tells' you to cover it with elaborate stitches and sometimes 'less is more'.

09-26-2010, 09:24 PM

#54

wvdek

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Nope, not cheating. I use them as often as I can in my doll quilts and hangings. I belive it can enhance the project.

09-26-2010, 11:18 PM

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Berta48

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I understand that there are no quilt police!:)

I just used decorative stitches on a table runner yesterday.Looks grrrreat!!!

09-26-2010, 11:21 PM

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heather1949

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Looks good to me, might try it myself.

09-27-2010, 03:41 AM

#57

Juliebelle

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not cheating and it looks really good, if your machine does fancy stitches then there is nothing wrong with using them. My machine does it too and I have used them :thumbup: