Originally Posted by
sval
Thanks for all the encouragement. I did it. I made a couple samples and have been playing with this attachment I didn't know I had. It's called an echo quilting foot to be used with the feed dogs down. It's clear and round with lines and circles on it. So you can guide it along either a seam or another row of stitching. Not doing too badly for just starting out.
BABY STEPS.
Should be pretty good at it by the time I get the quilt done.
SVAL
UPDATE: Wow. I have a new found sense of amazement for anyone who can FMQ with any degree of skill. It's tough. I certainly don't expect to be good at it right away. But what a mess. I had no idea how difficult it is to guide the cloth with any degree of accuracy.
I need this quilt before the end of time. And that's how much practice it's going to take to feel comfortable using my FMQ abilities( or lack there of) on anything to be given away.