I am doing a quilt patch with a poem and I cannot remember how to put a space between my letters can you help me?

I would suggest by the time the quilt rolls up on the frame the machine would have too little space to quilt. Look for machines with throat or harp space of at least 9"

Look for the "underscore." It will join the words but look like a space.

Be sure to have a darning foot or free motion quilting foot (this presser foot is shorter in height so when you lower it, it will not press the fabric to the feed dogs). The foot must allow space under it so the fabric can be manually moved.

The last step is to lower the feed dogs so they are not interfering with your manual manipulation of the fabric.

Lots of web sites about free motion quilting.

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You will need a darning foot or free motion quilting foot for your machine (these feet are shorter than the regular feet which allows space between the foot and the needle plate to manually manipulate your fabric). Then drop the feed dogs and, if your machine does not have that capability, there should be a cover plate included with your machine that snaps over the feed dogs. Install a brand new needle in your machine, set it for a straight stitch, and test the stitch. Sometimes, the upper tension needs to be loosened a bit so the bobbin thread does not poke through the top of the fabric.

Then...practice, practice, practice...

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FWIW, I've found it helpful to use a "Supreme Slider" on the base of my machine. It is slick and allows the fabric to move easily. Special gloves are helpful too because your hand will become dry and begin to slip on the fabric. Using cheap rubber gardening gloves works for some people.

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Ashleigh--Your machine will work satisfactorily ONLY if the presser foot is down. When the presser foot is up, the tension disk is released, therefore, no tension = a big knot of thread.

To free motion quilt, you should drop the feed dogs. Install a darning foot (this foot is shorter in length so when it is lowered, there is a space between the presser foot and needle plate). The space allows the fabric to be moved easily while stitching.

Some sewists will free motion quilt without a presser foot (if they don't have a darning foot), but that is very dangerous as one can easily sew through a finger. However, even when sewing without a presser foot, the presser foot mechanism needs to be lowered in order to properly form stitches.

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a quilting foot or buy one with a round hole in it great

MAKE SURE THE DOGS HAVE BEEN DROPPED. YOU NEED TO ALSO HAVE A PRESSURE FOOT THAT IS ROUND; ABOUT A DIME SIZE. ADJUST THE PRESSURE ON THE FOOT. IF YOU'RE WAITING FOR THE MACHINE TO MOVE THE MATERIAL IT ISN'T GOING TO HAPPEN. THAT IS WHERE YOU COME IN. MOVE IT WHERE YOU WANT IT. I HOPE THIS IS HELPFUL.

Did you remember to put down the presser foot? I know that sounds silly but that is the one thing people forget the most when doing free motion.

look for the space character in your font set.

try dropping the feed dogs, & reduce the top thread tension one number at a time till the stitches are normal