Machine Quilting Tips

Are you new to Machine Quilting? This page provides basic information as well as links to several short videos for Machine Quilters, provides tips for addressing tension issues, describes some basic machine quilting quilting terms and offers tips to help prepare your quilt top for machine quilting by Cherry Tree Quilts

How do I prepare my Quilt Top for machine quilting?

To get the best possible results for your quilt top, please:
• Check all seams for gaps or holes.
• Trim all loose threads
• Make sure the Quilt top is square
• Ensure the borders lay flat and are not wavy
• Press top so that it lays nice and flat
• Indicate top of quilt if necessary (directional fabrics)

Battings and backings should be a minimum of 4 inches larger than the top on all 4 sides
• Backings should be pressed and squared. Removing the selvages prior to piecing prevents puckering of your backing.
• Do not pin or baste your layers together. Layers are mounted individually on the machine

Quilting Tips

This section provides links to several short videos for Machine Quilters, provides tips for addressing tension issues, describes some basic machine quilting quilting terms and offers tips to help prepare your quilt top for machine quilting by Cherry Tree Quilts

The Quilting Comfort Zone - Any dedicated longarm quilter can attest to the amazing workout finishing quilts can be. As with any repetitive activity, it's important to be sensitive to your comfort level and aware of these helpful longarm quilting tips.

Loading Your Quilt (HQ Sixteen, Simply Sixteen, Amara & HQ24 Fusion).

Micro Quilting Magic

Back to Basics

Locking Your Beginning Stitches

Handi Quilter Sweet Sixteen

Sweet Sixteen Free Motion Quilting

Tru-Stitch Stitch-Regulation System designed especially for your HQ Sweet Sixteen.

Handi Quilter Simply Sixteen

Mounting your Quilt on the Simply Sixteen Littlefoot Frame

Setting Quilt top Tension on Simply Sixteen

Advancing the Quilt on the Littlefoot Frame

Changing Hopping Feet on Simply Sixteen

Machine Maintenance

Tips for oiling and cleaning lint.

Tension Problems? Check out these videos

Threads Needles and Tension (TNT)

Checking Bobbin Tension.