I'm teaching a Free Motion Quilting class starting in April at my LQS, Heartstrings and Heirlooms. I finished up the class sample over the weekend. In the class the students will do larger samples, but I needed a small book of designs to advertise the class. As you can see in the above end view, I used three different types of batting for my sample book - Quilter's Dream 100% Cotton, Hobbs 80/20 (80% cotton and 20% polyester), and a 100% wool. I used a tutorial from a recent Quilting Arts Magazine issue (the February/March 2014 issue) to make my little book. The instructions involved drawing some lines on a piece of fabric, then sewing on the lines with a walking foot to make a larger sheet and baste the layers together. Then you quilt your designs and cut the "pages" apart. The tutorial in the magazine was very good. If you are interested in making a book like mine, I suggest you get a copy of the magazine. Below is a collage of designs I plan to cover in the class. Along the top of each page I wrote the name of the design, the batting type and page number from the book I will be using for the class. In case you are interested, I'm using the book Free Motion Quilting with Angela Waters. It has become my go-to book for quilting ideas as of late.
See my second post on Graffitti Quilting here! Some of you were wondering how I decided which free motion quilting patterns to use, and when, while quilting my "Dyed" quilt . I thought I'd do a few posts on how to create an "improv" or "graffiti" quilted background fi
I think you know the way to get really good at something. Practice EVERYDAY. It's what will develop that all-important muscle memory.
I think we can all agree that as quilters we have this deeply implanted love of creating and being creative, and that creativity doesn’t just stop at piecing a quilt top. Doing the actu…
Unlock Your Creative Potential! Be your own expert at thread sketching, thread painting and artful appliqué. Use these tutorials to learn how to get started in creative free motion stitching and art quilting, and take your work to a new level. Begin an exhilarating journey into the world of thread sketching and thread painting –
Learn how to use baking paper as an aid for your free-motion quilting. Tutorial includes instructions on how to quilt a stylised flower motif suitable for square blocks. Free downloadable template provided.
I've had the chance to review the book Free Motion Quilting for Beginners (and those who think they can't), by Molly Hanson. I love that title! I'm a big proponent of quilting your own quilts, as you know, and I've read a lot of books about free motion quilting. I like how everyone presents the information in their own personal way....there is always more to learn! This book presents all the practical information you need to get started. More importantly, it gives you the confidence to jump in and give free motion quilting a try. There are 15 projects in the book that encourage you to start small and increase your comfort level with free motion quilting before you tackle something larger, like a quilt. What I love most about this book is Molly's tone of encouragement throughout the text and the projects. She is great at guiding you though the entire process! I've done a lot of free motion quilting and I love how relaxing it can be. I also know how easy it can be to get in a rut. I challenged myself to get out of my box, so to speak and try some new-to-me, designs. I gave this squared off stippling pattern a try and it went pretty well! I had to slow down and think about where I was going from time to time, but it was fun! I could see doing this all over a whole quilt. I also quilted a few swatches of different designs and I turned them into a set of coasters. Binding them was a little fiddly, but totally worth it! (I can say that now that they are done. Ha!) These are great because I not only used scraps of fabric, but scraps of batting as well. Hurray! I'm happy to count these as scrap project #94/101. If you would like the chance to win an e-book copy of Free Motion Quilting for Beginners, please leave me a comment in this post. In your comment, I'd love to hear what your favorite go-to FMQ pattern is. Or, if you are new to FMQ, I'd like to hear what pattern you would like to master. I will pick winner in a few days!
Learn how to quilt the Hooked Feather Filler Design in this longarm quilting video tutorial from Angela Huffman and APQS longarm machines.
Simple and useful tips and tricks from Dara Tomasson for free-motion quilting on your home sewing machine, plus design inspiration and patterns.
These are samples of free motion quilt patterns that can be used in an all over design over the entire surface of a quilt. TAlso the patterns can be combined and used on individual blocks within a quilt. These samples also illustrate the effect of various fabric and thread color combinations
What is free motion embroidery? How long has it been around? What can you do with it? How can you get started? Read more here!
There is a tutorial and video of this design on my blog, afewscraps.blogspot.com
Did you know that I have an archive of free motion quilting designs ideas on the blog already? Well, it was from my Sewcial Bee Sampler quilt where I made the quilt intentionally with the quilt as …
Free motion quilting is still something I get asked about the most. It's so simple, and also so daunting at the same time! I'm DEFINITELY not an expert, and don't look too close at my stitches, but good news....it doesn't have to be perfect, AND it's a great stress reliever! ;) While I was quilting...Read More
A free motion quilt-along featureing McTavishing.
These are samples of free motion quilt patterns that can be used in an all over design over the entire surface of a quilt. TAlso the patterns can be combined and used on individual blocks within a quilt. These samples also illustrate the effect of various fabric and thread color combinations
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NOTE : I no longer promote Craftsy/Bluprint as I used to due to the way the subscription is currently being carried out. I had the issue of cancelling my subscription when the company changed hand …
Have you read the post on vines and feathers ? Have you sketched some designs? Alright, let's rock. The last two medium sized strips on the...
How to Free Motion Quilt Series. Basic motion and thread tensioning. With video
I am delighted to have Patsy Thompson as our December FMQ Expert, for the 2012 Free Motion Quilting Challenge. Whe...
I think we can all agree that as quilters we have this deeply implanted love of creating and being creative, and that creativity doesn’t just stop at piecing a quilt top. Doing the actu…
I am sharing with you today how I quilted block 9 – Wedding Ring. If you are new here, this post is a part of my quilt-as-you-go my Sewcial Bee Sampler, a sew-along hosted by Sharon Holl…
This design is also featured in the DVD Beginner Free Motion Quilting Fillers, as well as the ebook From Daisy...
When free-motion quilting, the feed dogs are disengaged to give you the freedom to move your quilt in any direction. You can create all sorts of unique designs and patterns on your quilt. The trick is learning how to coordinate the speed of your machine with your movements to get even stitches throughout your design. T
free motion quilt-along link party McTavishing week 4
Continue reading for 5 meander practice exercises that will help you learn to put FMQ skills on autopilot so you can focus more on quilting.
My quilt guild has a program called Kitsap Cuddles. Members donate baby quilts that are given to at risk babies and toddlers at our local hospital.
I think we can all agree that as quilters we have this deeply implanted love of creating and being creative, and that creativity doesn’t just stop at piecing a quilt top. Doing the actu…
Whew! We've made it through all the basics of quilt piecing with a Quilting Basics tutorial on: Preparing your fabric and cutting Quilting Piecing Tips How to Piece Half Square Triangles We've also learned how to piece a Blooming Nine Patch quilt block so you've been able to put these new quilting skills to the
Free motion quilting with rulers on domestic sewing machine. Week 3 in a series.
It's the last week of free motion quilting grid-based designs and I'm adding clamshells to my quilting sampler. Using a marked grid makes this design so much easier and uniform. Each clamshell is made by one curved line. The top part of the shape is made from the two clamshells above it. The line of stitching is a semi-circle going across two squares. essentially, four squares of the grid mark one entire clamshell shape. Here's a video: The basic clamshell is able to be used in many different sizes depending on the type of project you are quilting on. Clamshells can be easily dressed up with extra fills or lines. Have fun with variations! Wheee! If you are particularly talented, you can add in the variations as the clamshells are stitched, reducing back tracking. (I am not quite that talented.) Curvy lines going into the clamshell from the side. I didn't care for this one too much. Tear drops from the center top. These center top variations are easier to add as the clamshells are being stitched than some of the other variations. Spiky fan things. Clamshells with swag.... Above, I repeated the clam shell curve upside down before transitioning to a smaller clam shell. I went back and put a dot in the center of each square, essentially making a grid twice as small before I stitched this tiny size. Now here's some longer clamshells with tear drops in between each one. Let's just ignore the foul-up just to the right of center above, shall we? Added additional tear drops and swaggy curves. Clamshells are a wonderful, versatile design, but be careful when choosing their size. I had to go back in and do these variations, not just to show you but also because the plain clamshells weren't as dense as the rest of my quilting on my sampler. I don't stitch clamshells often, so I consulted a great book by Renae Haddadin, Fill'er Up Quilting Designs, to get some ideas on the variations. Great book! Participation in the link party portion of this blog series is way down. I bet a lot of folks are busy with summer time things, but still, if you have a blog and have done some of these grid-based designs or others, go ahead and link up to share your creativity. Some quick rules: Keep your post relevant to this quilt along please. Spammy posts will be deleted. Make sure you link up to the individual post, not your home page as nobody wants to have to search around for the post if they're a little late to the party. Reciprocate! Link back to this post somewhere in your post or use the clickable blog button in your sidebar. You've got to dance with the one who took you to the party, so make sure you link back. Don't be a wall-flower. (Talking to myself here too. In person I am so stinking shy!) Visit the other links, be sociable, and leave comments. Please make sure you leave me a way to contact you if you are a no-reply commenter, especially if you ask a question. Don't forget to bookmark this blog, follow, or sign it up in your favorite feed reader. Like the facebook page (I do post some short things on it pretty regularly), or even check out my Pinterest boards. I'll be visiting you too! Next week the design of the month is feathers!
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Make quilting easy and fast for a beginner quilter with these building blocks quilting stenciles from Leah Day.
I think we can all agree that as quilters we have this deeply implanted love of creating and being creative, and that creativity doesn’t just stop at piecing a quilt top. Doing the actu…
Follow along with this step-by-step to learn how to free-motion quilt swirl designs.
