quilterbee1 Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 When your doing a panto,(standing at the back) do you quilt from right to left? Or left to right? The reason I'm asking is I've noticed when standing at the back of my machine, if I quilt left to right...my thread breaks alot. But yesterday, I tried quilting right to left(from the back of the machine) and no broken threads. Weird!! If this is logical then I should be quilting left to right(at the FRONT) of the machine. So....right to left from the back. Left to right from the front?? Am I crazy? Or maybe my machine is?? Amie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirleyl Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 I find my groove is better from right to left. It is a personal preference. The thread breakage could be that you go faster one direction than the other or are not as smooth. Shirley Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilterbee1 Posted April 25, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Maybe that's what it is, my groove. but I just wonder if it's the way the thread comes off the bobbin? Amie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CWBowser Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 When I do a panto I always quilt from right to left. Since the laser light is on the left hand side of my machine it makes it easier to follow the laser light and look ahead. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cmoore1223 Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 I always quilt from right to left from the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonnie H Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 I go both ways if I can as some pantos, like Frisky Feathers, have two rows on the panto and I quilt the first row one direction --right to left -- and the second row the other direction -- left to right. Otherwise I go whichever way is easiest to follow the panto. My machine doesn't care which way I go in regards to the thread breaking. I don't have thread breaks since having my needle bar height adjusted at the factory (I drive a Nolting 24 Pro). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
delld Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 I go both ways. Usually I use both directions in stitching the Circle Lord Baptist Fan and the Swirls boards! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Janette Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 I generally go right to left from the back. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iquiltit Posted April 25, 2012 Report Share Posted April 25, 2012 Amie I always quilted right to left with your machine. Has do with needle flex I am told.I am talking on the panto side. Carol:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marlene Bowker Posted April 26, 2012 Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Always from right to left. If your panto has two rows tie the first row off at the left end, and start again sewing the second row from right to left. Its got to do with the rotary hook designed to stitch in a certain direction. It's not wrong to go from left to right, but we're taught to sew from right to left (panto side) and from left to right (freehand side) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
quilterbee1 Posted April 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted April 26, 2012 Thank you to all who responded!! I thought there was something seriously wrong with either me or my machine hahahaha! Being a LEFTY, quilting left to right seemed natural. But, right to left is getting MUCH easier with practice. Carol! It's so good to hear from you!!! I'm loving my Gammill I bought from you with NO regrets!! How are you and your Milli????? Amie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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