Love love your video! Well explained with details. I just received the Jazz 2 machine, set onto a Grace Cutie frame with my 1st quilt loaded. Even though you're freehand machine quilting, I jumped into your video for added tips in which you are superb at presenting!... I am so glad I did. Freehand or frame, your suggestion of starting in the middle and working outward just makes good sense...as it would help smooth outwards, the slightest fabric that could pinch / bunch up. Love the idea of a "tight" meandering that helps to cause the 'puff" that old fashioned quilts are known for. A JOB WELL DONE...THANK YOU SO MUCH!
@@deborahiwck9455 Thank you so much for the very nice and detailed comment! I'm so glad you found the video helpful! And thanks for watching my channel!
Thank you so much for your tips and tricks I have had my jazz for about 2 years now and bought is specifically for free motion, now I have the courage to try. Thank you again💟
I hope you stick with it; it takes a little practice to really start to feel comfortable with it I think. I love the technique. Thanks for checking out my channel!
I hope you have fun trying it out! You could just do some simple projects like potholders or something else small at first, to get the feel of it. Thanks for checking out my channel!
Wow! You are good, I have the Jazz II too and I’ve so far practiced in one baby quilt and it didn’t turned out that bad. I am about to start one twin size quilt but I need to get the most tips I can. Your quilt runs smoothly like a feather when you’re quilting! I would love to see you quilting a bigger size quilt and learn your tips. Thank you for this video!
Thanks for your comments, Monica. I'm glad to hear your quilt turned out good! I'll post some pictures in my Community section of my sewing setup when I was quilting the largest quilt I've free-motion-quilted, a KING SIZE! It turned out great, but I did have to take a few months off because of repetitive stress on my shoulder and then change my sewing setup. After that, it went well. Thanks for checking out my channel!
Thank you for taking the time to show us how you fmq on your Jazz II. I also have a Jazz II and have tried once but gave up, it's hard work and it looked horrible. It's been about a year and I think I'm ready to try again. I appreciate you showing all the settings you use and the thread types also. That should help.
That was so helpful in have jazz2 have not seen a video that explains freemotion as well as you did give Nat used mine for free motion yet reason mainly in got it for have only used it for piecing thanks I may have questions when I start free motioning
I am a beginner FMQ on jazz2, struggling with which tension is right. Used 5 - the front looks good but the back is just thread sitting on top of the fabric - not really stitches - I had to rip it all out! I will try pushing increasing my speed With the foot pedal. Thank you for the video
I hope the video was helpful in some ways! I definitely had tension problems when I first bought my Jazz II. The guy who I was taking my sewing machines to finally was able to repair the tension once and for all. So I'm now able to use a tension of 4 for free-motion quilting as well as for general sewing. Make sure you have the presser foot down when you're free-motion quilting. And also make sure the bobbin spool (used for winding bobbins, on the top right of the machine) is pushed all the way back to the left when you're finished winding bobbins. Also, I had joined a Facebook group called "Jazz 2 Sewing Machines" and it's really interesting to hear about everyone's problems on this machine. Maybe you can look into that Facebook group and pose your questions. And please make sure to catch my other videos I have on my channel page about free-motion quilting! I hope your project works out! Thank you for watching my channel and commenting!
@@marleneruppert1874 When I first got my Jazz II, I had to have the upper tension all the way up at 9 also. I can't remember now exactly what the problem was, but it still wasn't working well even with the tension on 9. That's why I took it to my repair guy (twice) and he finally fixed it so that I can keep the tension on 4 for both general sewing and FMQ. I think every Jazz II behaves differently, from what I'm seeing in people's comments on the Facebook group. Good luck with your machine and FMQ!
I've started my first quilting project on my Baby Lock Jazz II. I had my stitch length set at 4 and had problems with the thread being very loose on the bottom. I assumed it was a tension problem but changing it didn't help at all. My manual says to set the stitch length between 0 and 4. I noticed that yours is set to 0. I'm wondering if changing my stitch length to 0 will help with my problem because other than that my machine is at all the same settings as yours and I noticed that on the bottom of your quilt the thread looks perfectly taut.
So you're doing FREE-MOTION quilting, right? When you drop the feed dogs to do free-motion quilting, it really doesn't matter what the stitch length is set at, because the feed dogs aren't moving the fabric through under the needle at all. You are the one moving the fabric around under the needle. But I always set the stitch length to 0 anyway when I'm free-motion quilting. If you watch my other video where I'm free-motion quilting ("Making the "Quilt Sandwich" / Free-Motion Quilting") at th-cam.com/video/ZXZXymsbYDU/w-d-xo.html, I mention a few more things. When I first got my Baby Lock Jazz II, I was having tension problems when free-motion quilting, and I know this is a common issue with this machine. There is a Facebook group that is just on the Baby Lock Jazz II if you want to look it up. You'll be able to ask about this problem you're having and a lot of people will comment to give you ideas on how to fix it. I hope this helps!
The machine has been working great! There is a Facebook group just on this particular sewing/quilting machine if you want to hear about the issues with this machine. Thanks for watching my channel.
Well, I'll tell you my pros and cons with this machine. I bought it 2 yrs. 10 months ago and have used it A LOT!! (Please see my other video of the 36 quilts I made on it in 18 months: th-cam.com/video/cUpljhYue_Y/w-d-xo.html) I bought it because of the wide (12") throat, the largest I found when I was researching to buy a new machine. And I LOVE that feature of this machine! It makes such a huge difference!! When I first got it, I did have some tension problems, but the really good repair guy who I was taking my older Baby Lock machine to was able to fix that problem. I also started to notice an intermittent problem that the "needle-down" feature wasn't working all the time. And when it didn't work, the sound of the machine when I was sewing sounded different too. Again, this was an on-and-off problem; sometimes it would work just fine. There's a Facebook group just for Baby Lock Jazz II by the way, and I joined that and saw on other posts that some people had problems with this machine, and some said that there were certain serial numbers that were mostly affected; something about a bad computer board in the machine. I moved 8 months ago, and even though I had moved my sewing machines to my new house myself and had them sitting in the garage, one of the movers picked up my machine and plopped it down hard on a plastic bin. I didn't see this until many weeks later, and when I started using the machine again, the "needle-down" feature doesn't work at all now. My new repair guy said it's a computer board problem and would cost about $300 to fix that. So I didn't want to spend that much money just for the "needle-down" feature, even though I used that feature all the time, and so it's a real inconvenience that it doesn't work now. So, now that I've been using this machine for more than 2 1/2 years, I'm unsure if I still recommend it. I still use it constantly, and am planning on free-motion-quilting my most recent quilt on it (and doing another video on that soon). It seems like some of these machines are completely fine (because a lot of users really love theirs), and others have had issues. I hope this long response helps! Let me know!
Love love your video! Well explained with details. I just received the Jazz 2 machine, set onto a Grace Cutie frame with my 1st quilt loaded. Even though you're freehand machine quilting, I jumped into your video for added tips in which you are superb at presenting!... I am so glad I did.
Freehand or frame, your suggestion of starting in the middle and working outward just makes good sense...as it would help smooth outwards, the slightest fabric that could pinch / bunch up.
Love the idea of a "tight" meandering that helps to cause the
'puff" that old fashioned quilts are known for.
A JOB WELL DONE...THANK YOU SO MUCH!
@@deborahiwck9455 Thank you so much for the very nice and detailed comment! I'm so glad you found the video helpful! And thanks for watching my channel!
Thank you so much for your tips and tricks I have had my jazz for about 2 years now and bought is specifically for free motion, now I have the courage to try. Thank you again💟
I hope you stick with it; it takes a little practice to really start to feel comfortable with it I think. I love the technique. Thanks for checking out my channel!
Great video on free-motion quilting, Theresa!
I hope that helps! Thanks for watching my channel!
I haven't gotten the nerve to try it yet, but your video helped move me closer! Thanks much.
I hope you have fun trying it out! You could just do some simple projects like potholders or something else small at first, to get the feel of it. Thanks for checking out my channel!
Wow! You are good, I have the Jazz II too and I’ve so far practiced in one baby quilt and it didn’t turned out that bad. I am about to start one twin size quilt but I need to get the most tips I can. Your quilt runs smoothly like a feather when you’re quilting!
I would love to see you quilting a bigger size quilt and learn your tips. Thank you for this video!
Thanks for your comments, Monica. I'm glad to hear your quilt turned out good! I'll post some pictures in my Community section of my sewing setup when I was quilting the largest quilt I've free-motion-quilted, a KING SIZE! It turned out great, but I did have to take a few months off because of repetitive stress on my shoulder and then change my sewing setup. After that, it went well. Thanks for checking out my channel!
This was a very helpful tutorial. Your tips were great. THANK YOU!
I'm glad you found it useful! And thanks for letting me know!
Thank you for taking the time to show us how you fmq on your Jazz II. I also have a Jazz II and have tried once but gave up, it's hard work and it looked horrible. It's been about a year and I think I'm ready to try again. I appreciate you showing all the settings you use and the thread types also. That should help.
Thanks for your comment and for checking out my channel! I hope it goes well for you when you try it again. It might require some more practice!
Thank you! I’ve a Jazz II as well and I’m always looking for FMQ tips. 🤗
I hope that video was helpful for you! Thank you for commenting and checking out my channel!
@@gemmashouse it was, many thanks!
Thanks for the great tutorial
I hope that was helpful. Thanks for watching my channel!
That was so helpful in have jazz2 have not seen a video that explains freemotion as well as you did give Nat used mine for free motion yet reason mainly in got it for have only used it for piecing thanks I may have questions when I start free motioning
Thanks for commenting and watching my channel! If you have questions when you start free-motion quilting, feel free to ask and I'll try to help!
Thanks ❤
Thank you for watching my channel!
I am a beginner FMQ on jazz2, struggling with which tension is right. Used 5 - the front looks good but the back is just thread sitting on top of the fabric - not really stitches - I had to rip it all out! I will try pushing increasing my speed With the foot pedal. Thank you for the video
I hope the video was helpful in some ways! I definitely had tension problems when I first bought my Jazz II. The guy who I was taking my sewing machines to finally was able to repair the tension once and for all. So I'm now able to use a tension of 4 for free-motion quilting as well as for general sewing. Make sure you have the presser foot down when you're free-motion quilting. And also make sure the bobbin spool (used for winding bobbins, on the top right of the machine) is pushed all the way back to the left when you're finished winding bobbins. Also, I had joined a Facebook group called "Jazz 2 Sewing Machines" and it's really interesting to hear about everyone's problems on this machine. Maybe you can look into that Facebook group and pose your questions. And please make sure to catch my other videos I have on my channel page about free-motion quilting! I hope your project works out! Thank you for watching my channel and commenting!
The upper tension for FMQ should be between 8 - 9. I usually end up with it all the way up to 9.
@@marleneruppert1874 When I first got my Jazz II, I had to have the upper tension all the way up at 9 also. I can't remember now exactly what the problem was, but it still wasn't working well even with the tension on 9. That's why I took it to my repair guy (twice) and he finally fixed it so that I can keep the tension on 4 for both general sewing and FMQ. I think every Jazz II behaves differently, from what I'm seeing in people's comments on the Facebook group. Good luck with your machine and FMQ!
I've started my first quilting project on my Baby Lock Jazz II. I had my stitch length set at 4 and had problems with the thread being very loose on the bottom. I assumed it was a tension problem but changing it didn't help at all. My manual says to set the stitch length between 0 and 4. I noticed that yours is set to 0. I'm wondering if changing my stitch length to 0 will help with my problem because other than that my machine is at all the same settings as yours and I noticed that on the bottom of your quilt the thread looks perfectly taut.
So you're doing FREE-MOTION quilting, right? When you drop the feed dogs to do free-motion quilting, it really doesn't matter what the stitch length is set at, because the feed dogs aren't moving the fabric through under the needle at all. You are the one moving the fabric around under the needle. But I always set the stitch length to 0 anyway when I'm free-motion quilting. If you watch my other video where I'm free-motion quilting ("Making the "Quilt Sandwich" / Free-Motion Quilting") at th-cam.com/video/ZXZXymsbYDU/w-d-xo.html, I mention a few more things. When I first got my Baby Lock Jazz II, I was having tension problems when free-motion quilting, and I know this is a common issue with this machine. There is a Facebook group that is just on the Baby Lock Jazz II if you want to look it up. You'll be able to ask about this problem you're having and a lot of people will comment to give you ideas on how to fix it. I hope this helps!
I would like to hear some on only sewing a dress
Sorry, I haven't been sewing clothes for a long time. Thanks for checking out my channel and commenting.
How does the machine work am tired of buying sewing machine and they don’t work
The machine has been working great! There is a Facebook group just on this particular sewing/quilting machine if you want to hear about the issues with this machine. Thanks for watching my channel.
I am looking at the video and thinking of purchasing this machine. Are you really pleased with it?
Well, I'll tell you my pros and cons with this machine. I bought it 2 yrs. 10 months ago and have used it A LOT!! (Please see my other video of the 36 quilts I made on it in 18 months: th-cam.com/video/cUpljhYue_Y/w-d-xo.html) I bought it because of the wide (12") throat, the largest I found when I was researching to buy a new machine. And I LOVE that feature of this machine! It makes such a huge difference!! When I first got it, I did have some tension problems, but the really good repair guy who I was taking my older Baby Lock machine to was able to fix that problem. I also started to notice an intermittent problem that the "needle-down" feature wasn't working all the time. And when it didn't work, the sound of the machine when I was sewing sounded different too. Again, this was an on-and-off problem; sometimes it would work just fine. There's a Facebook group just for Baby Lock Jazz II by the way, and I joined that and saw on other posts that some people had problems with this machine, and some said that there were certain serial numbers that were mostly affected; something about a bad computer board in the machine. I moved 8 months ago, and even though I had moved my sewing machines to my new house myself and had them sitting in the garage, one of the movers picked up my machine and plopped it down hard on a plastic bin. I didn't see this until many weeks later, and when I started using the machine again, the "needle-down" feature doesn't work at all now. My new repair guy said it's a computer board problem and would cost about $300 to fix that. So I didn't want to spend that much money just for the "needle-down" feature, even though I used that feature all the time, and so it's a real inconvenience that it doesn't work now. So, now that I've been using this machine for more than 2 1/2 years, I'm unsure if I still recommend it. I still use it constantly, and am planning on free-motion-quilting my most recent quilt on it (and doing another video on that soon). It seems like some of these machines are completely fine (because a lot of users really love theirs), and others have had issues. I hope this long response helps! Let me know!
Where do you have you presser foot pressure set.
I've never moved that setting off of the preset "2" setting. (It's the dial on the left side of the machine I'm referring to.)
Thank you!
You're welcome. Thanks for checking out my channel!