Do any of you make swatches of your FMQing designs?

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11-07-2015, 03:19 PM

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SewExtremeSeams

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Your quilting is beautiful and I love the way you finished your block. Great work. I have seen this method for some time on the internet but need to actually start using the idea. Thanks.

11-07-2015, 03:35 PM

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This is a great idea, and your quilting does not look like just practice! I saw a video tutorial where the quilter said to put a name to your stitching, just like you have, and say it out loud while quilting. So evidently, you're doing everything right.

11-07-2015, 03:39 PM

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You do beautiful work.

11-07-2015, 04:04 PM

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Annaquilts

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Originally Posted by EmiliasNana

Sorry Anna, I have a mid-arm sit-down Tiara so am able to do small swatches, as would anyone with a DSM, which I used until January of this year. It would be up to you if the swatches would be handy enough for you to make a muslin quilt with blocks of different patterns. I'm just throwing my idea out there in case it would help others like me who have trouble visualizing a pattern on paper and remembering if they were able to do it successfully enough to put on their quilt.

OK I was wondering about that. I used to do sit down quilting on my Janome 6500 but moved up to a long arm. I have made a small quilt with different samples on my long arm but that is more like a sampler. I would love to make a small square every time I do a quilt but I do not think that would work well on a long arm. Thanks for your response. I love your quilting. Great job!

11-07-2015, 04:14 PM

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Maureen NJ

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You do a great job. I like your idea. I made placemats and divided up into about 4" squares but it is a really small surface to get an idea about a pattern and to practice it. I like your idea better. I think a SAYG sampler would be great.