You remember Amy. She's the one who wowed Quilters' Guild Acadienne with her free motion quilting program and workshop.
Thank you Amy for giving us your notes as reminders and to look for inspiration. Reprinted here with your permission, of course.
Free Motion Quilting (FMQ) Schmetz Needles: *Microtex/Sharp *Topstitch *Embroidery *Metallic *Jeans Needles. Experiment to find what works best for you! Change Needles often!
Use high quality thread
Practice
Pressing & Starching: Before quilt sandwich assembly: Make sure the quilt top and back are pressed and have no fold creases. Starching, especially the back, helps the quilt glide easily and reduces tucks and puckers.
Gravity is your enemy! Arrange your space so that your quilt cannot hang off the table. The weight of your quilt will fight against you causing bad quilting and strain on your body.
Resources:
Leah Day - @ Free Motion Quilting great for beginners. Be sure to read Leah's 'advise to quilters' column on the blog sideboard. Leah is the creator of The Free Motion Quilting Project blog with free tutorials for beginners and hundreds of videos on various quilting designs. Leah also has a shop @ leahday.com.
Angela Walters - Long arm quilter who also teaches FMQ. She has a great attitude to encourage beginners and helps take the fear out of quilting. Quilting Is My Therapy. Be sure to sign up for the free motion challenge quilting along that began February 7.
Angela's words of wisdom: Don't for machine quilters.....
- Don't compare your worst with anothers' best. Comparison is the thief of joy.
- Don't point out your mistakes
- Don't forget the purpose of your quilt
- Don't forget that a finished quilt is better than a perfect quilt top
Lori Kennedy - tutorials for simple to advanced quilting motifs @ The Inbox Jaunt
Amy Johnson - U-tube video tutorials and quilting with rulers @ Free Motion Quilting Adventures
Christina Cameli - @ A Few Scraps Click on free motion designs and free motion quilting
Karlee Porter - created graffiti quilting@ Karlee Porter Designs
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