Tag Archives: free motion quilting

Swirls and Circles, FMQ

Posted on February 3, 2013 by quiltify

I’ve been practicing swirls and circles.  This is on the white negative space of the quilt shown in my December 31st post.  I think I was fairly successful for my first quilting attempt with this design.  I need to concentrate … Continue reading →

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Bob’s Quilt

Posted on January 11, 2013 by quiltify

This is Bob’s quilt, one of my early quilts.  This photograph is actually underexposed per my meter, but I prefer it.  The colors are deeper, slightly darker, as they appear in person than the other photographs.  This was taken with … Continue reading →

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Free Motion Quilting Designs…

Posted on December 31, 2012 by quiltify

It is time to decide how to free motion quilt all this negative space.  That is the reason I designed this quilt with lots of solids and large pieces.  I want to start by picking one FMQ design for the … Continue reading →

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Quilt applique, and lousy photographs…

Posted on December 29, 2012 by quiltify

Have you ever been so involved in the stitching that you’ve lost track of the equipment?  On my forth ‘snowflake’ style appliqué I apparently was so mesmerized from guiding the appliqué under the needle that I had no idea I … Continue reading →

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‘Studio’ organization…

Posted on November 24, 2012 by quiltify

Someday I will turn C’s bedroom in to a real studio.  In the meantime, I borrow her room when she’s out of the country.   Consequently, I need versatile sewing equipment.  Versatile as it needs to be removed, and versatile … Continue reading →

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Longarm Rental

Posted on November 8, 2012 by quiltify

This is what I did on on Saturday morning.  I rented a longarm quilting machine to see if I would like to own one of these big babies.  This is my test quilt.  Originally, I made it with negative space … Continue reading →

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Free motion quilting

Posted on October 29, 2012 by quiltify

This is a good article, but the the key component for me was wearing gloves. Once I discovered the gloves, my Bernina 440 worked like a dream. Gloves with rubber dots on the palms help to grip the quilt and … Continue reading →

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