quilting.addict

Dear Vicky Mom of 6,
Have you ever done a jigsaw puzzle? Can you picture the shape of those little puzzle "ears" in your head? Well, I thought I could never try FMQ until I came up with that vision in my head. I made some potholders to practice on. Then I decided to try a small baby quilt. If you have a darning open toed foot, you drop the feed dog on your machine, and put on a pair of pimpled gardening gloves. Lay your two hands out flat in front of you, as if you were framing something...your two thumbs sort of almost touching each other. If you can get a steady medium speed going with your foot pedal, you will press down on your three layers and start moving the fabric under the needle...remember, envision puzzle pieces. It won't be great the first time, but it gets better and better,.,.and what a sense of accomplishment! Try it; you're gonna be surprised how much easier it is than you have imagined!