I have made ironing board covers from heavy duty muslin. If I can find the name of the company which was in Oregon, they also had padding to go under it. Its been over 25 yrs and they

I bought a folding table at Lowe's that is two feet by four feet with a hard plastic top. It is a perfect ironing board because I can press a full 44" width of fabric on it. It has four legs, so is

I have covered my ironing board a few times and i just use leftover cotton fabric from quilts. You can buy actual iron board covering ( the shiny grey stuff) I don’t know where though. I’m sure if

What if when “stitching in the ditch” with seams pressed open you used one of the decorative stitches like An S type which might look nice and also secure both sides equally. It might be a little

If you’re going to press your HSTs open you may want to use a very short stitch at the ends and extend it past the cloth a stitch or two. I made an ironing board cover from ironing board fabric

As I understand it, a fabric capable of withstanding higher heat should be chosen for covering ironing boards. There is a fabric that can be purchased, either pre-quilted or not...Joann's and other

I agree if I was only going to be quilting in the ditch. I would iron my seams not opened. Janet

Although my quilting in the ditch is kind of wonky. 🤔 Janet

Thank You! I will see if previous designs I have from other USB sticks show up, this is such a beautiful machine and is normally very good at loading designs. Thanks again, regards, Mary

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A lady in my quilt group said in order to really stitch in the ditch, the seams should be pressed open in order to have a "ditch". It makes sense when I think about it. She did not mention anything

Don't remember who said but there are different reasons for open or to one side depending on the pattern, Claire S.

How I press the seams depends on the pattern. I usually try to press to one side. Sometimes it's impossible and you end up with a lot of bulk in one place, then I try to press open or fan them. Cas

I like her as well. And yes there are so many opinions on quilting. It gets very confusing at times.

I have been using Leah Day’s methods. I finally realized that it caused the least confusion to learn from one person! I’m not an expert, and there are many reputable quilters with differing

It depends on project and how many seams I have. I let the project dictate what it needs. :) Janet

When you touch the EmbF folder and "nothing happens" does that mean the folder remains on the screen, and not open? Or is it opening, but having nothing in it? If Embird created the folder it may not

I always press to the side and am careful that they alternate in direction.That makes it easy to lock seams and insures nice points.

I press to one side most of the time unless there's some unusual spot where it needs to be pressed open. I find it much more difficult to match points if they are pressed open.

I was taught to press to one side and towards the darker fabric. It gives it more durability from pulling open.