Tag: Free Motion Quilting

A Little Bit of Inspiration….

I have realized that I am worried about the quilting on the Quilt-of-Valor that my friend, Marnie, and I are making.

I am worried that I don’t have a good inspiration for the quilting and that I am going to MESS IT UP ROYALLY!!

Well, last week I showed you my idea for quilting flags in the top and bottom border and that got me to thinking about STARS and STRIPES,

And, just like that, an inspiration was born!!

I love how these alternating blocks are looking….

…and now I can’t wait to get to Saturday so that I can spend a whole day working on it!!

What “sparks” of inspiration have moved you forward in your quilting?

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“No-mark” Marking

I found a pantograph of a flag and wanted to use the same idea to quilt in a border on an upcoming Quilt-of-Valor.

I played with the design some and came up with this…..

But, how will I quilt it?

Will I try to quilt it completely free-hand, with a few markings or draw it out complete?

I finally decided to try using Golden Threads Quilting Paper…..

Have a watch to see if it worked…..

I LOVE how it turned out……

But, even though I like it, I am not sure that I want to use it for an entire border.

Maybe I can devise a few guidelines that I can mark and quilt it more freehand.

How would you quilt it?

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Do you swoop?

We all know that you are supposed to pull the bobbin thread up to the top of your sandwich before you start quilting.

But, sometimes that can get a bit messy!!

Check out my solution of doing the SWOOP…..

Isn’t that a super easy way to pull the bobbin thread up?

AND…it doesn’t require ANY special tools!!

Do you have a question about Free-Motion Quilting?

Include it in the comments and I will discuss it on a future video!!

For Free-Motion Quilting ideas, be sure to check out my YouTube channel…… https://www.youtube.com/c/francesquilts/videos

Adding Grip to your FMQ

Two weeks ago, on Frequently Asked Questions about Free Motion Quilting, we talked about ways to help your fabric slide along your sewing machine bed….

Today, let’s move to the top of the fabric sandwich and talk about methods of gripping the fabric….

I am excited to learn that I like using the Martelli Paddles and look forward to using them more in the future!!

Here are all of the products that were discussed in the video…..

Machinger’s Quilting Gloves 

Christa Quilt’s Gloves 

Regi’s Grip Quilting Gloves

Martelli Rings 

Gypsy Quilter Rings 

Gypsy Quilter Quilting Disks 

Martelli Palm Paddles 

Do you have a question about Free Motion Quilting? Let me know and I will include it in a future video!!

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Scrappy Quilting

This past week, I worked on a banner that will be used for my upcoming online class called “Let’s Get Scrappy”.

I had a great time making it, and especially loved pulling some leftovers out of my HUGE box of orphaned blocks!!

Once the top was finished, I started thinking about how to quilt it……

I love the “FAUX” border and think that it frames the center perfectly.

Now to start filming the class!!

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