Here are very basic instructions for the Stitch and Flip Method of constructing quilts on the longarm.
It's very, very helpful if your longarm has channel locks. I use the horizontal channel locks for this method.
1. Attach the backing and batting to the machine in the regular method.
2. Sew the first strip.
*I eyeball everything about this method. If you have been sewing any length of time, it's easy to train your eye to measurements. I don't get too hung up about the small stuff.
3. Stitch to the bottom edge of the strip. How close you stitch to the bottom is your decision. This stitching line is important! Don't skip it.
*I stitch fairly close to the edge.
4. The 2nd strip will be aligned with the last stitched line. This keeps everything straight.
**Even though it doesn't look like it in the picture, I align the bottom edge of the new strip with the last line of stitching on the previous strip.
If you are a little wide, no big deal. If you are a little shy, that can cause the seam allowance to be too narrow. Err on the side of wide.
5. Once the strip is sewn, flip it down.
** I pull very carefully from the top and pin at the bottom. Some seamstress might want to lightly press that newly sewn seam. That would not be me. I can finger press and pull enough that the strip is straight.
6. Quilt across the strip.
**You do not have to quilt straight lines. You can fill the space with any design.
7. Sometimes the bottom row is not perfectly even. That last row of stitching evens all the edges.
8. Continue to sew, flip, quilt to the desired length.
If you have a longarm with channel locks, I hope you will try this method. It makes scrapbusting fun and fast! Once you've stitched a few quilts, you'll begin to see how you can adapt the idea for other projects. It's very useful.
It's very, very helpful if your longarm has channel locks. I use the horizontal channel locks for this method.
1. Attach the backing and batting to the machine in the regular method.
2. Sew the first strip.
*I eyeball everything about this method. If you have been sewing any length of time, it's easy to train your eye to measurements. I don't get too hung up about the small stuff.
3. Stitch to the bottom edge of the strip. How close you stitch to the bottom is your decision. This stitching line is important! Don't skip it.
*I stitch fairly close to the edge.
4. The 2nd strip will be aligned with the last stitched line. This keeps everything straight.
**Even though it doesn't look like it in the picture, I align the bottom edge of the new strip with the last line of stitching on the previous strip.
If you are a little wide, no big deal. If you are a little shy, that can cause the seam allowance to be too narrow. Err on the side of wide.
5. Once the strip is sewn, flip it down.
** I pull very carefully from the top and pin at the bottom. Some seamstress might want to lightly press that newly sewn seam. That would not be me. I can finger press and pull enough that the strip is straight.
6. Quilt across the strip.
**You do not have to quilt straight lines. You can fill the space with any design.
7. Sometimes the bottom row is not perfectly even. That last row of stitching evens all the edges.
8. Continue to sew, flip, quilt to the desired length.
If you have a longarm with channel locks, I hope you will try this method. It makes scrapbusting fun and fast! Once you've stitched a few quilts, you'll begin to see how you can adapt the idea for other projects. It's very useful.
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