RicaWil wrote:
I took a CRAFTSY class STUPENDOUS STITCHES and they recommend doing a stitch diary... taking a plain fabric ( I used southern belle muslin) STITCH out every decorative stitch you have using different thickness of thread ie 40-50-60 wt ... RECORD the length and width and any adjustments. Save your diary in a binder in plastic sleeves.... THIS WAS ALSO RECOMMENDED BY SUE NICKLES & PAT HOLLY when I took their workshop.

Make notations of the type of stabilizer you use. I used a pigma pen to write my info out.

Checked on my 830 and the other blanket stitches are in the decorative stitch section. 720 and 754

I think they are the half blanket stitch and one is the reverse. Half meaning two on the side and one bite into the fabric (hope that makes sense).
I think I will use those on the stars, but I believe Janet used the double for the letters on her show. 1330 on the 830.

Janet

Found it! On the 830, the double blanket stitch is found in the Quilt Stitches' section, number 1330 and 1345. I still haven't found the stitch that Janet and Ricky recommend though, which doubles the running stitch but only has a single stitch for the 'jog'. Anyone know? Thanks!

Baby it's cold here in Maine! Perfect quilting weather! Diana

Thanks very much! I had forgotten to look in the quilt stitches! Duh! That's where I'm headed! Will post if/when I find it in case there are any other lost souls! Happy Quilting!

My 830 is still in the shop for maintenance, so I can't tell you what stitch it is, however, if you hit the "question" mark and any blanket stitch, you should get an explanation of which blanket stitch it is. Don't forget, the quilting related stitches are not in the decorative stitch menu. There is an icon on your screen for quilting-related stitches and that particular blanket stitch is probably there.

I work on the 830 and have found the half blanket stitch, with the same numbers as the 730, but I can't find the double blanket stitch on the 830! Does anyone know : You'd think I could find it, but... Thanks for any help, in advance! Diana

Hi Beverly,
The pelmet Vilene doesn't have adhesive on it "I believe Timtex does" but I find it works ok.
Here in the UK it is so much cheaper than Timtex .
Anne

My local quilt shop carries that brand and also Timtex, but I'd only tried the Timtex. Now that I know that the Vilene is a good product, I'll give it a whirl. Thanks for the information, Anne.

I use pelmet Vilene, it's stiff but good for sewing on.
It's also good when making bags as it adds stability.
Anne

I'm going to a quilt class today and will pick some up and get started. Thanks, Rosamond! Beverly

Yes, I'm using the OESD brand but any Heavy Duty Stabilizer would work. If you do any kind of embellishment with stitches, the stitch bible is wonderful!! And even if you don't, stitching each one out at least lets you know what stitches your machine will do!!

Thank you, Rosamond! I'll bet her class was wonderful. I'm going to do this. What brand stabilizer are you using - the heavy duty as in embroidery stabilizer (OESD)? I'll bet you refer to it often, too, don't you?

NanaPie wrote:

Beverly, I took a 3 day class last fall from Pat Holly. She does use the business card sleeves to house her stitch library. However, she stitches on Heavy Weight Stabilizer or VERY stiff muslin (not directly on the business card). She then trims the fabric to about 1 1/2 x 2 1/2 and uses double sided tape to attach the fabric/stabilizer to a solid piece of card stock which has been trimmed to the size of a business card. After her class, I did a stitch bible for my Bernina 780. I recently upgraded my 780 to the 880 and am in the process of restitching all of my stitches. I used muslin for my 780 bible. I'm using Heavy Weight Stabilizer this time and I must say, it is much better. Takes awhile to do this but it is so worth it!

Rosamond