Quilting was originally always done by hand, but with the invention of the sewing machine, women who were able to afford it started quilting by machine.

Quilting sewing machines for beginners are, of course, widely available today and allow the possibility of producing a quilt faster and with more accuracy.

Initially a quilting frame was attached to a sewing machine and slid along whilst holding the quilt taut. Later the design was altered so that the sewing machine moved instead of the frame.

Read the rest of this entry

Beginners can use this presser foot overview to determine which feet would be most useful on a new sewing machine. Within each review we describe the particular feet that come with each of the machines but on our compare page we note only the number included. The number may be far less important than their purpose and how they help you sew better and faster.

The job of the presser foot is to hold the fabric down as the feed dogs push the fabric along from below. The most common of these is the general purpose presser foot which comes on nearly every basic sewing machine. Other than a walking foot, presser feet do not move during sewing, they simply apply pressure so the feed dogs can make contact with the material.

Read the rest of this entry