How to Keep Your Sewing Machine in Place AND Reduce Noise!

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How do you keep your sewing machine in place AND keep your sewing machine quiet, especially in a quilting class or quilting retreat? It can be very frustrating to constantly reposition your machine and try to talk over your machine to other quilters or sewists. Fortunately, there are great solutions - and I'm here to test them so you don't have to!
Chapters:
00:00 What Quilting Products Will We Test?
01:38 Testing with Nothing
03:43 Option 1 - Quilted Apron
04:58 Option 2 - Silicone Mat
06:03 Option 3 - Silicone Mat and Apron
07:30 Add'l Option 3 Test
08:23 Option 4 - Madam Sew Muffling Mat
09:22 Best Options in Every Area
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@cat267 16 күн бұрын

I have a brother embroidery machine that I took to the sewing retreats. I was embarrassed at how much noise it created vs the other machines. I got the madam sewing pad and it cut the nose down so much. Thank you so much for the learning videos. I went to a quilting class 2 days ago and talked about you. I even showed the ladies and teacher the technique you showed on pressing with the pen solution. ❤

@joyfulandmerryquilting 16 күн бұрын

Thank you so much! You've made my day! I'm so glad the tips helped!

@jeanabrosseau6202 9 ай бұрын

Great video! I recently bought a Janome mat at a quilt retreat. Have not done this diagnostic, but plan to, to see how the decibel and movement performs. You are so kind to do all the work to make our favorite hobby more enjoyable!

@joyfulandmerryquilting 9 ай бұрын

Truly my pleasure!!! Thank you for watching!

@acfpta2000 9 ай бұрын

Yay, I requested this video, thanks so much for testing this! I think a silicone mat and a travel machine apron is in my future. Thank you!

@joyfulandmerryquilting 9 ай бұрын

You are so welcome!!!! Thank you for your suggestion! It was perfect!

@stevemcmillin2737 4 ай бұрын

I have a piece of padded rubber backed drawer liner that I keep in my cart for taking to classes and it works great. I recently signed up for my first retreat this fall and decided I also wanted a mat to store things in since I know that space will be limited. I made my padded mat and then sewed my drawer liner to the back of it to make sure it didn't go anywhere. I also really think that having the apron part full of tools helps it stay in place.

@joyfulandmerryquilting 4 ай бұрын

Thanks for sharing! And thank you for watching!!!

@gretroman8235 9 ай бұрын

I like your independent reviews for solutions to common sewing issues using a scientific method. The portable tables do tend to bounce and I found the best place to place the sewing machine is closer to one end of the table to reduce vibrations. Now I have tested data for even more improvements. And, I happen to have that same exact machine for close to 25 years and love it. It is well traveled and used. And routinely serviced. Thanks for the well done video.

@joyfulandmerryquilting 9 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! Thank YOU for your kind words and for sharing your expertise!

@jo-annevandermey2704 9 ай бұрын

What a great video! I love the scientific tests on items. It makes the results reliable.

@joyfulandmerryquilting 9 ай бұрын

You'e so welcome! That's our goal! Thank you!!!

@Auntie7024 9 ай бұрын

Excellent! Thank you so much Mary for conducting this test and sharing the results. I really appreciate it. Have a great day! ❤😊

@joyfulandmerryquilting 9 ай бұрын

Thank you and you're welcome!!!

@jeantjornhom747 9 ай бұрын

We have a jellyroll race next week with our guild.... Perfect timing. Thank you.

@joyfulandmerryquilting 9 ай бұрын

Ooh - please let us know how it goes! I know how machines tend to run around the table during a jelly roll race. Two races going on! :-)

@dturk1385 5 ай бұрын

Another great video! So glad I found you! Thank you!❤😊

@joyfulandmerryquilting 5 ай бұрын

Thanks so much and thank you for your kind words!

@jamesducey2685 9 ай бұрын

Creating quilts by sewing is a bestest interest and so very interesting.

@joyfulandmerryquilting 9 ай бұрын

It is!

@omisfavorites1054 9 ай бұрын

Great video! Thanks for the very useful information!

@joyfulandmerryquilting 9 ай бұрын

You're so welcome! We have an event next week and I can't wait to see if it makes a difference!

@carlyar5281 7 ай бұрын

A nonslip option is something called Dicem. It comes on a roll and resembles a shelf liner, but it has more tack. I got some from my occupational therapist to help me with gripping things and preventing things from sliding. I happened to put my sewing machine on top of it when I was doing a large project at my kitchen table, and I was really impressed that even after hours and hours of sewing machine was exactly where I put it.

@joyfulandmerryquilting 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for the tip! And thanks for watching!

@gwenwolff6607 9 ай бұрын

Great test and demo! Thank you.

@joyfulandmerryquilting 9 ай бұрын

You're welcome!

@dcatweaver 9 ай бұрын

You're pretty amazing! Thanks for coming up with interesting and informative topics.

@joyfulandmerryquilting 9 ай бұрын

Wow - you've made my day! Thank you! If you have any suggestions, please let me know!

@deborahlunsford6983 6 ай бұрын

Very helpful. Thank you.

@joyfulandmerryquilting 6 ай бұрын

You're so welcome! Thanks for watching!

@shubhangifalnikar3078 9 ай бұрын

Nice efforis for testing. 👌👏 I use bath mat under my machine. Its non-slippery texture prevented the movement and the padded carpet surface shielded the noise. The tenant downstairs didn’t complain.

@joyfulandmerryquilting 9 ай бұрын

Great tip! Thanks for sharing and thanks for watching!

@MsDale1976 9 ай бұрын

Great video now I need to make the quilted apron!

@joyfulandmerryquilting 9 ай бұрын

Yes! The pattern will be coming out in December! Stay tuned!!! Thank you so much for watching!

@nunubelete8142 9 ай бұрын

Thanks so much ❤ 🤗

@joyfulandmerryquilting 9 ай бұрын

You are so welcome! Thank you for watching!

@kenolive921 9 ай бұрын

Hi Mary, good test. Will try this at my next retreat 🙏

@joyfulandmerryquilting 9 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching! Enjoy your retreat!

@brendasweeney2806 5 ай бұрын

Great video. Thank you. BYW I am a Janome girl

@joyfulandmerryquilting 5 ай бұрын

Thank you! Yes - I LOVE Janome as well! Thanks for watching!

@peggeefrost6195 9 ай бұрын

I used rubber shelf liner. Love it

@joyfulandmerryquilting 9 ай бұрын

I found that, for me, the shelf liner didn't hold as well or last as long, as the other products I tried. Thanks for sharing your experience!

@marilynstorey8813 9 ай бұрын

I have a Sew Mat I purchased from Sewing Machine Plus and for another machine I found a rubber mat for standing on at Bed Bath and beyond for $8. Both do the job and don't move on my folding tables. I don't have any vibration when sewing fast. Years ago we bought that rubber shelf liner and set the machine on that. Amazing how we quilters tried everything to stop the movement of the machines.

@joyfulandmerryquilting 9 ай бұрын

Yes!!! Thanks so much for sharing! So many great options out there to make our sewing experience that much better! Thanks for watching!

@marycreed-pallone9732 9 ай бұрын

Great video! Very useful information. I have a tool mat but need to get a silicone mat to put under.

@joyfulandmerryquilting 9 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful! Thanks for watching!

@cynthiapadget5770 9 ай бұрын

What a great thing for you to do - thank you for taking the time to do this. I'm ordering a silicone mat right now - I have to make one of these quilted aprons. Do you have instructions for that? Great job!

@joyfulandmerryquilting 9 ай бұрын

You're so welcome! Actually the pattern for the "Quilter's Stitch and Sew Apron" is going to be part of our 25 Days of Christmas Countdown! If you are signed up on our website, we'll be sending out the details as soon as it's available. (www.joyfulandmerryquilting.com). Thank you so much!!!

@DiannaAtherton 2 ай бұрын

Not to mention trying to use your knee needle lifter lever at the same time.

@joyfulandmerryquilting 2 ай бұрын

Thanks for watching.

@quilt4evermore 9 ай бұрын

I think you should try other options such as the thick rubbery shelf liner that quilters cut to size to keep their foot pedals from sliding away. Also try sad that is made from quilted soft and stable. I did not think any thing used had much change on the sound level.

@joyfulandmerryquilting 9 ай бұрын

Yes - see above reply to your comment. Thank you for watching!

@pattymoore4174 9 ай бұрын

This was very interesting, thank you! Have you done a video on your foot control moving around? I bought a Madame Sew mat and it moves around on me on a laminate floor.

@joyfulandmerryquilting 9 ай бұрын

I did two videos on that subject. There's one on the about the foot on the hard floor and another on carpet. Here are the links: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/r7mlhtmYybG3fqM.html and kzfaq.infoLKXHGbg2Khc

@kstorts7348 9 ай бұрын

Under my quilting pad I use a double thickness of “rubber” shelf liner. No movement and the noise level is tolerable.

@joyfulandmerryquilting 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing!

@user-eu4ts3si1u 8 ай бұрын

I love the quilted apron! Do you have a pattern for the one in the video?

@joyfulandmerryquilting 8 ай бұрын

I do - it's still available for free on our Night Owl Quilting Page for a few more days: www.joyfulandmerryquilting.com/owl Once the free promotion is over it will be available for sale in our store at www.joyfulandmerryquilting.com Thanks for asking!

@user-eu4ts3si1u 8 ай бұрын

@@joyfulandmerryquilting thank you so very much for the link. However, my question was about the apron that you sit underneath your sewing machine to hold your tools. I watched your video on how to have your sewing machine be quieter and not move as much at retreats. I learned so much and I’m sure that my Sewing buddies will be glad for what I learned. 😉

@cressidaaaaa 8 ай бұрын

I put a thin yoga mat and put it under my sewing machine. I put another yoga mat on the floor to keep my foot petal from moving. $5 Yoga mat from $5 below and just cut it the same measurement needed

@joyfulandmerryquilting 8 ай бұрын

That's a great tip!!! Thanks so much for sharing and thank you for watching!

@fexgy5595 5 күн бұрын

do a cut matt work it ??? is like plastic too

@joyfulandmerryquilting 4 күн бұрын

I think that since a cutting mat isn't "cushy", it could keep your machine in place a bit more than just placing it on the table, but it probably won't do much to tone down the noise. Thanks for watching!

@fexgy5595 4 күн бұрын

@@joyfulandmerryquilting thanks for the video. it kinda work and is true the noise is like the same

@koalasez1200 7 ай бұрын

Madam Sew mat looked like the machine had more bounce (even though it didn’t move).

@joyfulandmerryquilting 7 ай бұрын

Thanks for watchig.

@dcwatashi 6 ай бұрын

I’m surprised since you already know about Martelli products because you have a Martelli Matt that you didn’t include this one in your review I’m going to post the link to their video everyone can watch all of it or just fast-forward to about 3 minutes and 40 seconds when he shows you a much better test regarding vibration . kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mtmHidagvbfWoJ8.htmlsi=NP73CZkC9O_6LYge Also, when you were using the silicone mat, you said it was a much better reduction in decimal ratings. It only went down one decibel from the last test. 1-2 decibel reduction really isn’t that much.

@joyfulandmerryquilting 6 ай бұрын

When I made this video I wasn't aware of the sewing machine mat to curb vibrations by Martelli. I have had my Martelli mat for almost 7 years and my workstation for over 2 years - and yes, I love their products. Thanks for watching!

@dcwatashi 6 ай бұрын

@@joyfulandmerryquilting I waited until they had a sale so I could order my Martelli mat. Far superior I hardly have to use any extra rulers they don’t really market their products very well. The only reason I found out about them is because I went to some quilt expo a couple of years ago. Also, I am getting used to their rotary cutters. So much better for your wrist.

@dcwatashi 6 ай бұрын

I encourage you to watch your own video again because when you used that Madam Sew Mat that was the absolute worst of all of them for you to say it came in second is so far from the truth. Your machine vibrated so much using that mat there’s no way in the world I would purchase that product with all of that vibration. You probably couldn’t see all of that vibration in real life but the video clearly shows how bad it was.

@joyfulandmerryquilting 6 ай бұрын

Every mat produced some vibration but the main purpose of the video was to test movement AND vibration and those were my results. When coupled together, those were my results. You're welcome to disagree with my results.

@dcwatashi 6 ай бұрын

@@joyfulandmerryquilting I know you’re busy, but if you go and watch the video again, you’ll see that the Madame Sew Mat had so much vibration it was unbelievable. I’m in the process of trying to find an inexpensive sturdier table than the folding one because I want to use my over locker near my living room window so the mat is very helpful, The one I bought from Martelli but you still need to have some kind of sturdy table. Specially, for an over locker because they typically have so much vibration anyway.

@brendamoore5494 9 ай бұрын

Thanks Mary, I always take a quilted pad for my machine, now I will add the silicone mat. 🪡

@joyfulandmerryquilting 9 ай бұрын

I am too! I think it makes a pretty substantial difference!

@quilt4evermore 9 ай бұрын

I think you should try other options such as the thick rubbery shelf liner that quilters cut to size to keep their foot pedals from sliding away. Also try pad that is made from quilted soft and stable. I did not think any thing used had much change on the sound level.

@joyfulandmerryquilting 9 ай бұрын

I have used the shelf liner, but didn't find it to be better than those products that I tested. In addition, I had to buy a whole roll (which I did), but felt the other products worked better.