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.
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
Приветствую всех, друзья мои! Сегодня я опять про стежку "перья". Просто влюбилась в этот рисунок стежки!
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Add the perfect country cabin details to your latest quilting project with this fun and fall-inspired Woodgrain Free Motion Tutorial. If you've been searching for rustic-inspired quilt projects and ideas, then this free motion tutorial is perfect for you. This easy quilting idea is great for adding tiny details to quilt borders or blocks, and is a fantastic idea for woodland or rustic-themed nurseries. Add some perfect country details to table runners, cloth napkins, or even potholders and oven mitts to give your kitchen a complete cabin-worthy makeover. Transform your next quilting project into a woodland wonderland with this easy quilting tutorial.
I am delighted to have Patsy Thompson as our December FMQ Expert, for the 2012 Free Motion Quilting Challenge. Whe...
Today's post is the last of the McTavishing Monday series. I will continue with these link parties each Monday as "Free Motion Monday Quilt-along" I finished my McTavishing sampler and shot another video. Yes, another video. On McTavishing. Is that overkill? I did this McTavishing a bit different by making it smaller. I started off with the big swooshy lines at the same scale I had been doing, but then filled in with "micro-mctavishing". Now I can add the sampler to my pile of "needs to be bound" projects. It will be part of my FMQ classes from now on. All the quilting done in my favorite Glide thread. [Edited to remove older obsolete content.] I'm also giving my Free Motion Quilting Reference Guide to 3 folks who left comments that indicated they were beginners at FMQ. This is a handout I created for my classes on free motion quilting. It's laminated and the back side is mostly blank so you can doodle designs on it with a dry-erase marker. It's a list of tips and ideas for FMQ that is easy to keep right at your machine. It's still a work in progress so I'd appreciate some feedback from those who get it. If you've been wondering if we'll ever get to Spring, you'll enjoy our new design. I wanted to do something that is approachable for both beginners and those that are more advanced. So let's explore ways to make flowers that work well as a filler and also as an all-over design. I've got a few other ideas and possible giveaways to coordinate with the other designs that I mentioned last week. So a little extra time to plan that will be needed. So next week I'll post a tutorial on the design and some examples. Then you'll have a week to link up, if you wish, with drawings or your own quilted versions. I hope you've had a chance to do some McTavishing this week and are ready to link up your post featuring your work on this great design. Feel free to post a drawing if you are new to this design: drawing the design really helps! Post a sample piece or even a finished work. Treat last week as a base line and see if you've improved! If this is your first McTavishing Monday, you can find the first of this series at Week One. [Older obsolete content removed] 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!
A (free) cloud quilting template download for free motion quilting! These clouds are perfectly paired with the Sunshowers and Retro Rainbow quilt patterns.
Continuing the series on free motion quilting for beginners, this week we will explore the S shape. Remember the letter S from kindergarten?
This the latest experiment, done on a fat quarter sized piece of fabric. I wasn't sure what I was going to try this week. I had a notion that I was going to do a design based on an unusual beer can, but when I visited Mary Ellen's blog and saw her wonderful pictures of her trip to Germany, the whole plan changed. She has a photo of a beautiful garden full of autumn flowers, so I decided to have a go at rudbeckias. First I did the flower in the centre, with the three flower heads coming from a central stalk. Next I put in a shorter flower on either side, each with two flower heads. When I do this pattern again I shall try and make the stems shorter and fit in more flowers. I didn't really plan what I was going to do at the top. I thought the pattern would work itself out and that I would be able to arrange the stems more easily, but I started confusing myself at the top. An advance sketch might have helped. Welcome to Susan, the latest follower - thank you for joining! Linking up again with Leah Day's blog for Free Motion Friday ... and Sarah's blog Confessions of a Fabric Addict for Whoop Whoop Friday
In an unprecedented act of blogging fanciness I decided to make a video documenting how I create the woodgrain texture (so thoroughly photographed in my last post) with free-motion quilting. Warning:
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
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.
In this post, I will be sharing with you a simple tutorial how to free motion quilt feathers and examples of feather quilting. While there are many ways to go about quilting feathers, the meth…
This past week, I started and finished a fun new Wholecloth Quilt that yielded 36 fun, new free-motion quilting motifs. Not only am I thril...
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 …
Add the perfect country cabin details to your latest quilting project with this fun and fall-inspired Woodgrain Free Motion Tutorial. If you've been searching for rustic-inspired quilt projects and ideas, then this free motion tutorial is perfect for you. This easy quilting idea is great for adding tiny details to quilt borders or blocks, and is a fantastic idea for woodland or rustic-themed nurseries. Add some perfect country details to table runners, cloth napkins, or even potholders and oven mitts to give your kitchen a complete cabin-worthy makeover. Transform your next quilting project into a woodland wonderland with this easy quilting tutorial.
Read the APQS blog for lots of valuable quilting content, including video tutorials, longarm machine information, how-to articles and other quilting tricks.
I am delighted to have Patsy Thompson as our December FMQ Expert, for the 2012 Free Motion Quilting Challenge. Whe...
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
Here's a free Rail Fence Quilt Pattern, written by Bonjour Quilts, called Off the Rails. Come and get the PDF on the website.
This Super Swirly Free Motion Design will give your next quilt a gorgeous, beachy, and effortless vibe. The great thing about this tutorial is that it teaches you basic free motion skills through a simple swirl, or spiral, design. Spirals can be complicated to sew, though, so this tutorial has a free video included within it that will explain it all. Swirls are a great way to add texture to any quilt, whether it's for your own personal use or for a gift. Take your quilting to the next level by starting, or mastering, free motion quilting.
Welcome to my third and final installment of posts on the Three Terrific Machine Quilting Techniques.If you joined me for the first two posts on machine quilting yougained an understanding of strai…
Finished your quilt top and ready to quilt? Continue reading for 10 quilting designs for beginners perfect for your first quilt!
Channel the beauty of nature with the Lovely Leaf Free Motion Design. Despite it's intricate design, it's very easy to stitch these free motion leaves. This free motion quilting pattern will give you great practice in sewing with curves. This nature-inspired free motion design will look neutral and sleek on any home decor quilt project that you're working on. Free motion this design on top of any wall hanging, table topper, or table runner for instant sophistication. White thread looks great with this design, but feel to branch out if you want to try something new.
Today's post is the last of the McTavishing Monday series. I will continue with these link parties each Monday as "Free Motion Monday Quilt-along" I finished my McTavishing sampler and shot another video. Yes, another video. On McTavishing. Is that overkill? I did this McTavishing a bit different by making it smaller. I started off with the big swooshy lines at the same scale I had been doing, but then filled in with "micro-mctavishing". Now I can add the sampler to my pile of "needs to be bound" projects. It will be part of my FMQ classes from now on. All the quilting done in my favorite Glide thread. [Edited to remove older obsolete content.] I'm also giving my Free Motion Quilting Reference Guide to 3 folks who left comments that indicated they were beginners at FMQ. This is a handout I created for my classes on free motion quilting. It's laminated and the back side is mostly blank so you can doodle designs on it with a dry-erase marker. It's a list of tips and ideas for FMQ that is easy to keep right at your machine. It's still a work in progress so I'd appreciate some feedback from those who get it. If you've been wondering if we'll ever get to Spring, you'll enjoy our new design. I wanted to do something that is approachable for both beginners and those that are more advanced. So let's explore ways to make flowers that work well as a filler and also as an all-over design. I've got a few other ideas and possible giveaways to coordinate with the other designs that I mentioned last week. So a little extra time to plan that will be needed. So next week I'll post a tutorial on the design and some examples. Then you'll have a week to link up, if you wish, with drawings or your own quilted versions. I hope you've had a chance to do some McTavishing this week and are ready to link up your post featuring your work on this great design. Feel free to post a drawing if you are new to this design: drawing the design really helps! Post a sample piece or even a finished work. Treat last week as a base line and see if you've improved! If this is your first McTavishing Monday, you can find the first of this series at Week One. [Older obsolete content removed] 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!
free motion quilt-along link party McTavishing week 4
In mid-March, we shot “Quilting Arts TV” Series 1800 at KS Productions in Solon, Ohio. It will start airing on about 400 public television stations across the U.S. in July. This is the fifth series I’ve hosted, and we had some fabulous guests. Here’s a sneak peek. (Note that some of these segments will be held until Series 1900, so you’ll have to wait a bit longer to see them.) Susan Carlson brought along Stevie, the life-sized salt-water crocodile. This piece measures 22 feet long, and it was quite amazing to have on set. Susan also shot a segment on creating a fabric collage spiral quilt to learn the basics of fabric collage. Esterita Austin shared tips for making portrait quilts; on transferring original imagery onto organza using acrylic and Lumiere metallic paints; and on using sheer colored organzas to create still lifes and landscapes. Melissa Averinos teaches how to make a yo-yo fabric brooch; a small piece of abstract wall art; and a hand-painted panel with fabric medium and Inktense color blocks. Quilting Arts magazine editor Vivika DeNegre joined me to talk about how to block a quilt so that it lies – or hangs – nice and flat. Wendy Butler Berns shot three segments: picture image machine appliqué; random pieced borders; and using Texture Magic. Here, she’s getting set up on the Bernina with the help of Andrea Goddard of Bernina: Here are some shots of the set and the equipment: Jane Davila shot segments on SolarFast sun printing with masks and printing with photographic negative designs on transparencies; on block printing; and on Citrasolv image transfers. Grace Errea’s segments are on explaining value, and the 8-value scale she uses; on her “heat-set” machine applique technique; and on randomly pieced backgrounds. Victoria Findlay Wolfe shot two segments: on how to cut precise pieces with a Sizzix machine, then Y-seam piecing on the Hex Flower; and how to beautifully piece free form curves. Here is the Green Room, where guests get their segments organized and wait until it is their turn on set: Rennae Haddidin used an Innova longarm machine in her two segments on creating a beautiful quilted drawstring bag; and on applying a binding to a quilt on the longarm. Joanne Sharpe demonstrates coloring book-style lettering quilts; quilts made from tone-on-tone white printed fabrics painted and colored with Inktense, Caran d'Ache, and Dye-na-Flow; and quilts painted and then free-motion quilted and embellished. Here I am with our fabulous make-up artist, Karen, who makes us all look great! Vivika and assistant editor Kristine Lundblad having a bit of fun on set: Nancy Wick taught how to thread paint and embellish on an Innova longarm quilting machine while creating a sculptured fabric poppy bowl; and how to make a scarf from fibers such as thread, ribbon, or roving. Cathy Vandiford Wiggins shot three segments on quilting leather, including how to use quilted leather panels in sewing projects such as vests, jackets, journal covers and bags; creating scraps of hides for wall art; and how to stabilize a larger piece of leather for quilting.
BLOCKS MADE EASY ® Quilting block patterns have 12 or 24 block patterns per roll. Instructions are printed on the quilting pattern.
Melody Crust talks on her blog about the importance of selecting the right quilting pattern to make the most impact on your quilt top. Calling straight line quilting elegant, click HERE to learn mo…
A (free) cloud quilting template download for free motion quilting! These clouds are perfectly paired with the Sunshowers and Retro Rainbow quilt patterns.
Quick and Easy Multicolor Free Motion Quilting
This the latest experiment, done on a fat quarter sized piece of fabric. I wasn't sure what I was going to try this week. I had a notion that I was going to do a design based on an unusual beer can, but when I visited Mary Ellen's blog and saw her wonderful pictures of her trip to Germany, the whole plan changed. She has a photo of a beautiful garden full of autumn flowers, so I decided to have a go at rudbeckias. First I did the flower in the centre, with the three flower heads coming from a central stalk. Next I put in a shorter flower on either side, each with two flower heads. When I do this pattern again I shall try and make the stems shorter and fit in more flowers. I didn't really plan what I was going to do at the top. I thought the pattern would work itself out and that I would be able to arrange the stems more easily, but I started confusing myself at the top. An advance sketch might have helped. Welcome to Susan, the latest follower - thank you for joining! Linking up again with Leah Day's blog for Free Motion Friday ... and Sarah's blog Confessions of a Fabric Addict for Whoop Whoop Friday
This is a pdf free motion quilt tutorial download. There is no physical item. *There are 2 PDF files to download* You need to have basic quilting experience and a sewing machine that can drop it's feed dogs to quilt. This mini tutorial and templates is to teach you " How To Draw The Actual Free Motion Quilting Designs. I have 5 different basic beginner FMQ template designs for you to learn and 12 downloadable quilting templates pages to print out to practice learning these designs by tracing over the printed downloads using muscle memory method. The Gingerbread Meander, Meandering Loops, Swirls, Loops and Motion Design. I drew out each design on paper with a marker so you can see a computer program did not make these templates designs. This is how I learned to free motion quilt. 1. Print out the templates. (Make sure your printer is not “Set to Fit Page” or the design won’t print out to correct size) 2. Start with the “Gingerbread Meander” with the arrows and take tracing paper or paper on a light box and trace the design from start to finish over and over. It can take a lot of practice until you feel comfortable. Then draw the design yourself on paper with a marker without tracing it. Remember when drawing it out yourself it will be different then what you traced. No two patterns are the same since you are creating it. Then try to quilt it using your sewing machine. The digital downloads can only be downloaded via computer on Etsy and not through the cell phone. To access your digital files from your account: Sign in to Etsy.com and go to Your account. Go to Purchases and reviews. Next to the order, select Download Files. This goes to the Downloads page for all the files attached to your order. You can also go back to the item’s listing page, where you should see an “Instant Download" message on the images for the item. Any questions please reach out to me via Etsy. Since this is digital download there are no refunds.
