It's finally Friday and time to jump on our machine and start walking foot quilting! I'm going to be machine quilting all of the designs from my book Explore Walking Foot Quilting with Leah Day into squares to teach you how to quilt each design. So you can find new walking foot quilting videos

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Last week we learned how to quilt Zigzag Lines, a very simple walking foot quilting design so this week let's tackle Curving Lines. This is a bit trickier to manage because the walking foot really prefers to quilt straight, so make sure to watch the video for tips on adding a wiggle to your quilts:Would

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Sewing Machine Feet for Free Motion Quilting There are 3 types of Sewing Machine Feet for Free Motion Quilting that are most commonly referred to and used. Is a Walking Foot and whilst technically is not "Free Motion" it is an excellent tool for quilting and great for beginners to get the feel of sandwiching your quilt

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It is possible to create beautiful gentle curved lines using your walking foot. Here's how. - Curved Lines using a Walking Foot - Quilting at BellaOnline

Step 3 to making a wholecloth quilt using the walking foot, SCHMETZ quilting needles and Gütermann spun silk thread finds us learning lots of tips and tricks for walking foot quilting. Free pattern and tutorial.

We're going crazy with some super beginner lines as we explore walking foot quilting. Today we're quilting a super funky easy walking foot quilting design called Crazy Lines. Learn how to quilt it in this new video quilting tutorial: Click Here to find Explore Walking Foot Quilting with Leah Day and start quilting along with

Check out these quick and versatile walking foot quilting designs that even beginner quilters can master! The walking foot is a powerful attachment for your domestic sewing machine that make it possible for you to beautifully quilt your own modern quilts!

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Welcome to this week's installment of the Top 10 Tips for new quilters - Quilting with your Walking Foot. For the complete line up of weekly tips, please see this page. Quilting with your Walking Foot: You have completed your latest quilt top! Yes! What an accomplishment. Now what? Lots of quilters shy away from finishing their own quilts for various reasons. Maybe their sewing machine is pretty small and they are afraid to take on a large project with such a small machine? I started out quilting with my Lil' Janome. He only has 6.5" from needle to base. Not much room in there for a King size quilt? This Oh, My Scrappy Stars finished at 102" x 102". And we managed. The quilting of the entire background was performed using the walking foot. Oh, My Scrappy Stars And then some Free Motion Quilting was added later. For some Free Motion Quilting advice, please see this post. Oh, My Scrappy Stars Quilting with your Walking Foot can be a great way to finish a quilt. Free motion quilting is versatile and very popular, but I really prefer to use my walking foot. Lil' Janome is my free motion quilting machine. So I still use him for that when a quilt calls out for that method. But since January 2014, I have been using my walking foot more and more, and quilting on Aunt Elna. She's got 11" of space and has made my quilting life so much easier. I prefer a quick finish using an Edge to Edge design. Some edge to edge quilting examples to follow are: Organic Wavy Line, Decorative Stitches, and Spiral Quilting. Organic Wavy Line Quilting: Organic Wavy Line Quilting can be performed from edge to edge using your walking foot. The amount of space you leave between the lines will determine what the end result will look like and how dense your quilting will be. The looser the quilting, the less stiff the quilt, the more drape. Organic Wavy Line quilting with Lil' Janome Winter Wolves was my first attempt at Organic Wavy Line Quilting. This quilt was my also my first time quilting with fleece and I felt that quilting edge to edge would reduce the chances of shifting and puckering. But I was afraid to quilt from edge to edge. Fearing that the quilting would ruin the look of the piecing and make the framed squares look terrible. I first quilted leaving large spaces between the lines. Then returned to quilt more between those lines. And learned that this caused pulling and distortion between the lines. But I did like the look of those wavy lines! Organic Wavy Line quilting on Winter Wolves EDITED TO ADD: Check out this post where I share a video of my early wavy line quilting with your walking foot!!! Fox & Friends2 was another first for me - using a minky backing. On this quilt I kept the lines closer together. My only real concern were those applique eyes and noses. I did not want to quilt on top of them. So I quilted around them. I think the exaggerated curves only serve to enhance the raccoons' masks. Organic Wavy Line quilting on Fox & Friends2 Another example of Organic Wavy Line Quilting is Pretty in Plaid. Organic Wavy Line quilting on Pretty in Plaid This Christmas Placemat shows what I would refer to as Organic Wavy Line Matchstick Quilting. I wanted to use a denser quilting motif on this project. This dense quilting resulted in a much stiffer end product, perfect for use on table decor. The lines don't cross, but do come very close to touching. Organic Wavy Line Matchstick Quilting on Christmas Placemats Although I have not tried this method yet, Straight Line quilting can also be performed densely, known as Matchstick Quilting. This will leave your quilt extremely stiff. In my opinion, best suited to wall hangings and table decor. Quilting with Decorative Stitches: Other Options for an edge to edge design include using Decorative Stitches that may be found on your machine such as the Extended Zig-Zag or Serpentine stitches. Flowers in the Sun was my first time using the Extended Zig-Zag stitch found on my Lil' Janome. Again, I was afraid to quilt across the blocks. Worried that this would diminish the look of the piecing. Zig-zag on Flowers in the Sun Also referred to as Honeycomb Quilting, I first discovered this quilting method courtesy of Amanda Jean of Crazy Mom Quilts here. My only caution in using this method is that it can cause quite a bit of shifting. In spite of heavily pinning during the basting stage, my quilt top on Flowers in the Sun continued to shift to the right as I quilted each line. It was a close one, so I encourage you to be generous in the dimensions of your backing if using this stitch to finish your quilt. And baste heavily! Zig-zag on Flowers in the Sun But I was so happy with the results! And have used the Extended Zig-Zag stitch again and again. Fruity O's was quilted more densely. Zig-zag on Fruity O's Resulting in a slightly stiffer, flatter finished quilt. Zig-zag on Fruity O's This little Medallion Doll Quilt also got the Zig-Zag treatment! Zig-zag on Medallion Doll Quilt When I went shopping for an upgrade to my Lil' Janome, aside from wanting more space between needle and base, I also wanted a machine that could perform the Serpentine stitch. I'm a Little Bit Rock n' Roll was my first time using the Serpentine stitch when I got my new Elna Excellence 760, whom I playfully now refer to as Aunt Elna. Serpentine on Rock n' Roll mini These two little quilts made from my scraps of Sunnyside also got the Serpentine stitch for a fast finish. Serpentine stitch on Sunnyside Scraps Twin Doll Quilts My latest finish using the Serpentine stitch was this WoW-E! quilt. I really like how the curvy lines soften up the sharp angles of the blocks. I shared this finish on Friday during my final 2014 hosting post for TGIFF! Serpentine stitch on WoW-E! Straight Line Quilting: Straight Line Quilting with your walking foot. Sounds rather boring? It doesn't have to be! Boring? No. Straight Line quilting along the seam lines keeps it simple, allowing the focus to remain on the fabrics. This Custom Order Baby Quilt was Straight Line quilted along each seam line, both horizontally and vertically. Clean. Fresh. Classic. Custom Order Baby Quilt with Straight Line Quilting Still not convinced? Here are two examples of the same quilt pattern. Quilted using Straight Line Quilting. Ohio Stars in Holiday Hoot was quilted using plain white thread along the seam lines. Ohio Stars in Holiday Hoot with white Straight Line quilting This version, GO! Ohio Stars, was quilted using the exact same method, but using blue and green Magnifico threads by Superior Threads. GO! Ohio Stars with green and blue Straight Line quilting Dress things up a little more. When I was quilting my pieced fabric to make my Charlie Harper Quilted Jacket, I used a double line of quilting along the seams. This quilting was done using variegated Fantastico threads by Superior Threads. Quilting with Superior Threads's Fantastico variegated threads on Charlie Harper Quilted Jacket Straight Line quilting does not have to remain simply along the seam lines. Quilting can also be performed in a Grid or Cross Hatch pattern. Or in random lines across the quilt in random directions. SUPER TIP: The direction of straight line quilting in relation to the backing fabric can have an undesired effected on the results of your finished quilting. This is determined by the backing crossgrain layout. Straight Line quilting from edge to edge was used on my ILove2Sew and ILove2Quilt mini quilts. Both of these quilts were quilted in succession. First I finished the Sew version. Straight Line quilting on ILove2Sew Then I quilted the Quilt version. Straight Line quilting on ILove2Quilt And I could not believe my EYES! Why had one turned out crisp, clean and beautiful? And the other turned out wrinkled and crinkled? I have never seen or read about this kind of thing happening before! What was the difference? The direction of the crossgrain on the backing fabric. With the ILove2Sew mini, the quilting was along the crossgrain. The quilting on the ILove2Quilt mini was along the straight of grain. Hmmmm. Learn something new every day. Spiral Quilting: As I said before, I do prefer a quick finish using an edge to edge design. But since getting Aunt Elna, I have tried some other methods. Another method of quilting using your walking foot is Spiral Quilting. Spiral Quilting on WoW-E! in Northcott Colorworks Solids As with the WoW-E! quilt in Northcott Colorworks Solids, a single spiral makes quite a statement. The tricky part is to get the beginning of the spiral to look good. I traced a circle around the cornerstone using a pencil. Then quilted one stitch at a time until there was a quarter inch gap around the circle. From there the going gets easier as you continue the spiral out to the edges of the quilt. This Modern Flower Garden quilt has also been Spiral Quilted. Spiral Quilting on the Modern Flower Garden As a matter of fact.... It has two spirals that overlap. One spiral was quilted in pink Magnifico by Superior Threads and the other quilted in green. Spiral Quilting on the Modern Flower Garden In this example, Modern Charm was quilted using multiple Spirals and some echo quilting. Spiral and Echo Quilting on Modern Charm The multiple Spiral and Echo quilting was performed using pink, blue, purple and green Magnifico threads from Superior Threads. This can be best seen from the back of the quilt. Spiral and Echo Quilting on Modern Charm from the back Spiral Quilting is really just an elaborate form of echo quilting. But this method does not have to remain limited to circles. You can spiral quilt around any shape. Squares. Rectangles. Triangles. Stars. Amanda Jean of Crazy Mom Quilts used this method to quilt around an oblong shape in quilting her gorgeous Lipstick Quilt. I quilted Spirals around a triangle on this Equilateral Triangle Quilt Along quilt. And the echo lines do not have to remain equally spaced. In this sample the width between lines varies. Spiral quilting a triangle on the Equilateral Triangle Quilt Along quilt SUPER TIP: The Stitch Length can make all the difference in the appearance of your stitches and enhance the overall look of your quilting. I always set my stitch length to 3.2 or larger, with 3.4 being the largest stitch length I use. What is the best thing about an Edge to Edge design? You won't have to bury any thread tails! But when I do need to bury threads, I rely on my "Best Quilting Buddies" - Small scissors, Pointy tweezers, Seam Ripper and Big Eyed Needle. To see how I use them to bury my thread tails, please see this guest post . What are your thoughts on Quilting with your Walking Foot? Do you have any helpful tips or tricks to share? Any questions? Please leave a comment! Keep On Quilting On! To follow Sew Fresh Quilts by email.... Enter your email address: Delivered by FeedBurner

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You know, I've been so bad at blogging this year that I was embarrassed when a couple of friends pointed out that I never blogged about the new book. Yup, I wrote another book, this time about the quilting process. Most of you know I love that walking foot and so I set about putting it through its paces and trying to get the most out of it and the result was WALK: Master Machine Quitling With Your Walking Foot. The walking foot is awesome for straight lines as we know, and I'll never disparage simple linear quilting, but that's only the start of the creative quilting options that are possible with the walking foot. Just check out the back cover of the book to see what I mean. WALK has been selling like hotcakes since its publication in December and has been one of the top selling quilting books on Amazon. It popped back up to number one once it got back in stock and I thought we should celebrate with a giveaway. Just comment here and let me know what you love about walking foot quilting to win a copy of the book. Leave a comment by Monday 9 a.m. CST. After I wrote the book I've continued to push myself to find more walking foot friendly quilt designs and I'll be sharing some how to's for those soon. In the mean time, if you haven't got the book, check with your local quilt shop, library or get it in your hands the Amazon way. Walk on!!

A 'walking' foot for your sewing machine is essential if you are a quiltmaker. This foot has its own feed dogs to move the top layer of fabric, while the machine's feed dogs move the bottom layer.

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Stitch in the ditch is a style of machine quilting that simply follows the seam lines of the quilt top. The trouble is, all those layers of fabric and batting can really bog down the operation. My advice? Swap out your presser foot for a walking foot. The walking foot is like “4-wheel drive” for your machine. It gently guides the top layer of fabric in sync with the feed dogs, so everything stays smooth and properly sandwiched. Click HERE to learn how to stitch in the ditch with your walking foot!