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Free motion quilting
quiltingwolf Advanced MD USA Member since 2002 Posts: 2864	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/14/12 6:52 AM free motion quilting blog i found this from a you tube video. Seems interesting. I like her voice and how she explains things. My free motion quiling sucks and still not sure it is a matter of practice or you need some natural drawing ability. she makes it look so easy, all of the free motion experts do. She does give some very good hints and also have a store. I liked the fact she uses a very simple machine to free motion. Check it out.
fabrictherapy   Advanced GA USA Member since 2010 Posts: 111	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/14/12 7:14 AM I love Leah Day!!! I would also recommend the Quilt Halo, the Supreme Slider and the Machingers to make FMQ a lot easier where you have more control of your fabric.
SewBusy63 Advanced IA USA Member since 2007 Posts: 1508	Login to reply to this post In reply to fabrictherapy Like this post Date: 1/14/12 8:54 AM The SewSlip 2 is 12 x 18 and costs a lot less than the Supreme Slider. You can get it on eBay for $19.99 plus shipping. ------ ~Diana~ ♥ Bernina 830E ♥ Bernina 1150MDA serger ✝The Lord is my Light and my Salvation: whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 27:1✝
threaddy   Advanced WY USA Member since 2009 Posts: 1199	Login to reply to this post In reply to quiltingwolf Like this post Date: 1/14/12 10:05 AM Thank you so much! I found out about her recently. I have FMQ on my list of things to learn this year. I took a class with Sue Nickels..(WOW) and she says to practice a bit everyday...as it is NOT an art but a skill. Her Successful Machine Quilting DVD and her book Machine Quilting are excellent. My decor does not go well with quilts but it does with applique. I am going to go that route. I also think just FMQ is lovely on all kinds of things...from place mats to tablecloths to bedspreads. See link in the next post...I was having trouble...grrrr -- Edited on 1/14/12 10:28 AM -- ------ formerly kirstensews "The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem." Theodore Rubin "Life isn't about finding yourself. Life's about creating yourself." George Bernard Shaw Bernina vintage and embroidery serger 234 and BLcoverstitch
threaddy   Advanced WY USA Member since 2009 Posts: 1199	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/14/12 10:24 AM I'll try again...link ------ formerly kirstensews "The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem." Theodore Rubin "Life isn't about finding yourself. Life's about creating yourself." George Bernard Shaw Bernina vintage and embroidery serger 234 and BLcoverstitch
threaddy   Advanced WY USA Member since 2009 Posts: 1199	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/14/12 10:25 AM Well that worked just fine...mystery...HAL is at it again. ------ formerly kirstensews "The problem is not that there are problems. The problem is expecting otherwise and thinking that having problems is a problem." Theodore Rubin "Life isn't about finding yourself. Life's about creating yourself." George Bernard Shaw Bernina vintage and embroidery serger 234 and BLcoverstitch
SewBusy63 Advanced IA USA Member since 2007 Posts: 1508	Login to reply to this post In reply to threaddy Like this post Date: 1/14/12 11:09 AM Thank you for that link! I am learning FMQ...mainly meandering at this time. I love to make machine embroideries into quilted wall hangings. I am interested in learning applique as well. I'll put Sue's DVD and books on my wish list for this year! How long is the DVD? -- Edited on 1/14/12 11:39 AM -- ------ ~Diana~ ♥ Bernina 830E ♥ Bernina 1150MDA serger ✝The Lord is my Light and my Salvation: whom shall I fear? The Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? Psalm 27:1✝
cinca Member since 2011 Posts: 199	Login to reply to this post In reply to quiltingwolf Like this post Date: 1/14/12 4:52 PM It is a matter of practice. I am attempting to learn now. I have little drawing ability and have taken all my lines from patterns which I traced onto the fabric. Practice is the key. And I found a book by Don Linn "Free-Motion Machine Quilting" which I read cover to cover. It helped and so did "Heirloom Machine Quilting" by Harriet Hargrave. Someone here recommended that one and it is a treasure. Never fear, it is only a matter of applying the technique and practice.
Mufffet   Intermediate VT USA Member since 2005 Posts: 7075	Login to reply to this post In reply to quiltingwolf Like this post Date: 1/14/12 6:09 PM If you search Leah Day here in messages, you will get many threads, mine about sewing tables and Leah's use of the Gidget table included!She is now making a quilt from her 365 day binge of designs. :) ------ "Be kind whenever possible. It is always possible." --Dalai Lama ~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~ Blogging at http://eyeletsintheseams.blogspot.com/
Peggy   Advanced Beginner MT USA Member since 2002 Posts: 602	Login to reply to this post Like this post Date: 1/14/12 8:34 PM Thanks for the link to the free motion quilt along. It looks like some great information is there.

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