Double Line Crosshatch QuiltingGet a little creative with the double line crosshatch quilting. By stitching a second line close to the originally stitched line in both directions, you create double line crosshatch quilting. Just one of the many possible options available with straight line quilting.
Straight line quilting can be done on your sewing machine with the feed dogs engaged (up) or you can use a walking foot. The teeth of the walking foot work with the feed dogs of the machine to move the quilt top and bottom through the needle at an even pace. Sometimes without the walking foot, the upper layers of the quilt sandwich will shift and cause unwanted pleats and puckers. The walking foot prevents the layers from shifting.
Use a long piece of masking tape or the painters blue tape across the block or quilt as a guide for your stitching. I prefer the blue painters tape because it doesn’t leave any residue on the quilt. Both come in many different widths.
To single straight line quilt in a diagonal design, start with the blue painters tape. Begin at one corner of the quilt and align the blue painters tape with the corner in a diagonal direction ending at the opposite corner. Stitch along both sides of the tape. Stitch another line about ¼” from the originally stitched line. When you complete one row, realign the tape with the line you have just finished stitching. Then quilt the next line. After completing the diagonal quilting in one direction, do the same thing for the opposite diagonal straight quilting lines. Don’t forget to stitch the second line after each of the originally straight stitched quilting lines. When you use the blue painters tape, your quilted straight lines with always be perfectly spaced. You don’t even need to mark your quilt. In the sample picture, I used 1½” blue painters tape. You can experiment and see what with you like the best.
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