sewhappy Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 I am watching Sharon\'s videos about rice bags and leaders-I have never seen a disccussion about them-Do you use them?Do you like them? Does it really help? Sewhappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skrat Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 I use the rice bags with my extended base on when I\'m doing intricate work like McTavishing or close background fills and it works great. I don\'t use the foam under my take up roller. And yes it really works good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Quilting Heidi Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 Sewhappy, I use the rice bags and love them. They really give great control! I don\'t use the foam under my take-up roller either. I keep saying I need to give that a try too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacksong Posted June 24, 2008 Report Share Posted June 24, 2008 Sewhappy, I use the side leaders with great success. I made my rice bag too heavy so I\'ll have to go back to the drawing board and try it again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
judysmith Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 Sewhappy Go for it! I made 2 out of panne velvet. Not only do they feel so lovely they work fantastically. That little bit of drag gives you so much control - beautiful curves and great accuracy when sewing back on a line. Regards, Judy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 How much rice per bag do you use? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skrat Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 Sandra, I have 3 different ones. A 1 pounder, a 2 pounder, and a 3 pounder. Use each one for different applications. Depends on how much control I want. The heavier the bag, the more drag and control that you have. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuiltingMill Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 I also used the rice bags and talked to Sharon Schamber at MQS...she told me not to use the bags alone ...they are to be used with the foam...lay them on top of the foam and it keeps the bags from hanging so much weight on the quilt...and pulling your quilt out of shape.....the foam works great too....much better control...do give it a try....roll it under the take up roller ...don\'t roll into the quilt ... Linda Mc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sandra Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 Could you please explain in more detail how the foam is placed under the take-up roller? I have put it under the leveler bar and have not had the control I would like. I took classes with Sharon when she used the foam but it was on a Gammill and the table is different than the APQS frame. Thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeri Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 I\'ve used them to help even out bumpy quilts since I started quilting. Any thing will do though. A bag of popcorn, noodles, rice still in the original bag, whatever you happen to have around the house. Anything with some weight to put on the quilt to even it out. I\'ve even grabbed books off my shelf because they were handy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindasewsit Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 HUMMM>>>>I don\'t have a clue what you all are talking about!! I am confused!!(Doesn\'t take much!) Can anyone maybe show a picture? I thought I knew about the rice bags, but when I really think about it, I don\'t know where or how you put them. And especially the foam part.....I\'m clueless!!! help!! cause I could use some more controll!! linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
victoriasews Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 I found using socks for the rice is best for me. The socks are a little longer and skinny so the rice can cover more area in a nice weight. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 Linda, This is the rice bag thing they are all talking about...hope this helps. Just watch and learn:) http://www.sharonschambernetwork.com/free_area/videos/rice/a.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 Linda, This video shows how to set it all up... http://www.sharonschambernetwork.com/free_area/videos/rice/a.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindasewsit Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 Hi Mary Beth! Thanks! I\'m at work right now answering the phone, (not ringing). I went to that site, but this computer doesn\'t have the right thing-a-mabob to run it. I don\'t know if I can get it at home, cause we still just have dail up!! I will maybe check at the library to see if their computers can get it. Thanks!! I am really interested in figuring this out cause I think it will help me. linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crafty Unicorn Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 I haven\'t tried the rice bags yet but a variation on the foam trick worked for me. I was a good girl and cleaned my rails after doing about half the feathers in a quilt. it was really dragging front to back... Suddenly I\'m zipping all over the place and thought I\'d give the extra weight/drag thing a try but no foam or rice on hand. So, anything heavy under there should work right... look to the book shelf...Not Karen McTavish, it\'s hard back... Diane Gaudinski... too thin... Linda Taylor... Just right. Great teachers help in ways they would never expect. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crafty Unicorn Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 And it worked great... These are my best feathers to date Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skrat Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 Leslie, Those feathers are awesome. I\'m gonna did out Linda\'s book. I\'ve used it a lot, just never thought of using it in this manner.....LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sewhappy Posted June 25, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 Leslie- If I were you I would send Linda that picture and have her sign the book!!LOL After all she got free advertising in a way she would probably NEVER would have thought of!! LOL Sewhappy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lindasewsit Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 Leslie!! BEAUTIFUL!! I still don\'t get what that does????!! Do I have that in there while I\'m quilting? What does it do? I\'m sorry I\'m just not getting this:o:o:o! linda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
QuiltingMill Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 The foam goes in the same spot as the book ...but you can travel up and down the rails without a bump(as of falling off the edge of the book) Linda Mc Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Crafty Unicorn Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 Hi Linda, What the foam/book/rice bags/whatever does is creates drag. Our machines sometimes work too smoothly so that (I find) there isn\'t the control that I need to hit a backtrack or stay in a tight space. Do you know how you can give your machine just a tiny push and it rolls down the table? Well the drag causes it to be just a bit harder to move and it stops right where you want it to. Think about quilting when the wheels are dirty... If I\'m doing pantos or such I want all the free motion I can get. But on those feathers I needed more control to stay right on the previous stitching line as I backtracked. I hear it\'s all explained in the Sharon Shamber video, but I still have dial-up so I can\'t get them. The book worked OK since I didn\'t need to move more than the width of the book for each feather. I will probably hunt up some foam so I can do borders and such when needed. Hope that helps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TracyeQ Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 Okay, I\'m going to give my 2 cents on the drag thing. I traded to my Freedom SR to GET RID OF DRAG! After seeing Sharon\'s videos (I found it a bit disconcerting that the gals in the class could NOT MOVE HER MACHINE with all her drag) I bought the foam, broke out my rice bags and test drove the concept. I found that without drag my machine starts out easy but requires more "muscle" to stop at the end point, like the next feather. With drag it\'s easier to stop at that end point but takes "muscle" to start the machine moving. I had my DH, who is NOT a quilter, try it out and he said that it\'s 6 one way, half a dozen the other. You\'re going to have to learn to control/get used to moving, your machine either way. I\'ve opted for the no drag way (or possibly semi-drag I do leave my extended base on most of the time and that gives a bit of drag), especially after hearing so many gals say they have wrist problems after using heavy machines. Of course, I\'m not winning awards over and over, so take my opinion with a grain of salt I guess, but there ARE a lot of big winners who are NOT using extra drag. I think DH is right, it\'s getting used to controlling your machine. I believe it truly is different strokes for different folks. I don\'t think there is a right or wrong about this. See what works/feels best for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mary Beth Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 Sometime back I bought a 20 pound bag of rice to make my rice bags. Then I started thinking...I am not a great quilter, but I do okay. I don\'t like competition so I am not going to do a show quilt on purpose. I may make one to go into the edge to edge or Bread and Butter catagory...but just to see what the judges say and nothing more. Sooo....Like Bubba Gump and his shrimp....we are having rice puddin, spanish rice, chicken-n-rice, beef over rice....:P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Merryjo2003 Posted June 25, 2008 Report Share Posted June 25, 2008 You guys are too much! I like the book idea. Close at hand, quick and easy! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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