Does it have a drop feed feature for free-motion quilting?
156669
No, but there is a plastic piece that clips on and fits over the feed dogs. I've used it for free motion quilting, and it is smooth and easy to slide the quilt under the needle.
235450
Hi there. While I can't compare them, I have had my Curvey for most two years now and love it! I have sewn many quilts with mine!
1602827
From what I understand of your question, no. A Teflon foot would accomplish this. Or is PUL came packed with tissue paper, keep the tissue paper under it except when it approaches the needle. The supreme slider reduces the friction between the fabric and and machine surface, letting you more easily free motion quilt.
1802110
No, but I was making a Quilt for Christmas and half way through the printing process the System stopped working. I had to pay almost $80 for Cartridges to get it working to finish! I do not know enough about this system of Printing to figure out how to correct the issue. If you have used this kind of ink system before you may understand it better than I!
1944544
This machine does not have quilting templates. It does off different stitches that are indicated on the front of the machine. My main focus for using this machine is for the embroidery portion.
1270576
I do free motion quilting with my machine. The tension must be adjusted: I use 7 or 8. For regular stitching a 4 or 5 tension works fine. If the tension isn't adjusted, I get eye-lashing on the back of the quilt if I'm doing circles and tight curves. I always make a sample quilt sandwich of each project to test the tension. I use a SewSlip glide sheet over the stitch plate to help move things evenly.
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Yes, there are many feet, including a walking foot. If you want a 1/4 foot with an "edge" on it, you would have to purchase one from the sewing outlet.com ($15.99). I like to sew with the edged 1/4 inch foot. Otherwise, there are many presser feet, including the free motion foot. You can drop the feed dogs to free motion. This is a great quilting machine and has excellent "pin feed," which moves the fabric through like butter. First time threading took longer for me, but after that it was free sailing. If you want to make quilts faster like I do, this is a great machine. I used to quilt with my Bernina, but I like the Brother better. It is more affordable and well made. You should also know that if you use thicker threads (I always use 100% cotton from ConnectingThreads.com), that you will need an 80/12 needle instead of the smaller ones due to the way the machine's tension is set up. Hope this helps, Vivian from Wisconsin
1370531
Sorry but I have never heard of this being an available feature. I own one myself. You can try visiting the manufacturer's website for more information.
1332192
I have used this machine to hem denim jeans, sew through several layers of corduroy, and quilt with no problem. I do use different feet for different projects, which helps feed the fabric through more easily, and I do lift the foot when going over a very thick seam to help it feed through manually. I love this sewing machine! I have had no issues with plastic vs. metal gears so far.
1680711
Actually, no it does not have that feature, BUT it has sewed many long hours, and I absolutely love the ease of the machine. It is really durable and does very well for a straight forward basic machine with a few nice decorative stitches. It is an excellent machine for the money. Thanks.
334288
Unfortunately no. This feature would have been extremely useful. I wanted a small, wooden drafting table and this one was perfect.
320942
You can do free motion quilting. I've done large projects on it with great results! The machine is strong enough for quilting, but could be a bit tight of space for large projects like bedspreads.
646912
It does have that to help get you started , but you can fix it to drag and drop. Just go to the Phillips site and it helps you do whatever you want to the player.
2047359
No, it doesn't. You can move the frame to whatever part of the quilt that you are working on. Hope that helps. Hard to explain, but I love my frame!
989125
No. It's a stand alone program. It is very limited, and best for beginners. Limited in design function, you can only choose blocks already prefabricated by the program. But very helpful for figuring out yardage and whatnot.
1331776
I use it for quilting, too. I just have to take it from vertical to horizontal every 2-3 minutes to keep it hot and ready. Hope that helps you.
376017
Check the electric quilt website if download option is available. Have some one copy it to a thumb drive maybe can install from that drive.