what's your favorite free motion quilting design?
#11
When I am in a hurry and it is a quilt that needs lots of support for heavy use, stippling all over works great! It depends on the design though. With embroidery work I like free form echo. With a outside border, I like to do a straight lines repeated or channel stitched look. It is a nice look and washes well. All over Cross hatching with a walking foot is a fast and acceptable quilting alternative too for baby quilts.
#12
I am a feather girl! Try it out on a white board still you like your feather shapes and figure out how to get around corners. Make yourself get STUCK in a corner so you know how to get out of there! I could feather everyday....its fun and mesmerizing...
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I like things that add texture, so I enjoy doing pebbles and matchsticks a lot, but I also like doing feathers, paisley, clamshell, flowers, loops and spirals. I also enjoy fmqing with rulers as well, I use them when I want circles, curves and straight lines without any wobbling. Come to think of it I like doing just about every Fmq design I've ever tried, though I have to admit that for some reason stippling has never been my strong point. I also like to sit down with smaller (1 yard or less) pieces of fabric or felt and just doodle--- it's a great no stress way to try out new threads, color combinations etc and sometimes end up with a nice little wall piece.
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Before I would even consider FMQ I was fascinated by a large meander. I mastered that, pretty much, and have done some other designs, and will probably continue practicing, but to me there is something satisfying about the meander. It's not all I do, because I still do straight line quilting too.
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