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    Old 09-02-2012, 12:47 AM
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    ​Thank you for sharing, you do beautiful work.
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    Old 09-02-2012, 06:16 PM
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    Originally Posted by heidikins
    Thank you so much Wendy for sharing your ideas with us. Great directions and love the picture! It makes it so clear. I love this design. Please share more when you can. Personally, I could use all the help I can get when it comes to figuring out quilting inside blocks.
    I agree with all! Thank you very much for sharing with us! Your works is so great!
    A hug!
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    Old 09-04-2012, 12:31 AM
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    Originally Posted by azwendyg
    OK, so I'm not sure if this qualifies as a tutorial or not, but here goes...

    I spend quite a bit of time figuring out FMQing designs/motifs to use on my quilted pieces using my domestic machine. I only started FMQing 3 years ago or so, have spent a ton of time practicing in addition to quilting assorted quilt tops, tote bags/purses, table runners, and consider myself an "intermediate" level FMQuilter at this point. I've still got a lot to learn but feel like I'm developing my own preferences style.

    I want to share with you the process I went through to come up with a "new" design. Please let me know if you like to see this kind of information. If you all enjoy seeing it, I can post more as I work on projects...

    This is a design I made up and it evolved into what it is after spending a couple of hours designing/practicing with a pencil and sketch pad. (I know...this design is pretty simple...why did it take so long...LOL)

    Yesterday I pieced and sandwiched a french braid table runner for a wedding gift, quilted some of my favorite feathers up the "braids", and I've been working on coming up with a FMQing motif to use in the 2" accent squares. (I have it drawn up and will post a pick of it stitched out tonight or tomorrow on this same thread.)

    This first picture shows the process of drawing/stitching out the design a step at a time:

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    And this one is a sketch of the placement on the accent squares:
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    Feel free to copy and use as desired!
    Thank you. I love this and the way you show how it evolved. I need all the help I can get. I struggle with patterns as I can't seem to duplicate them as I feel is necessary.
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    Old 09-09-2012, 05:11 AM
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    Vary nice! Bring on the designs.
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    Old 09-11-2012, 04:22 PM
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    Thank you for sharing, I'm always looking for new ideas and that design you came up with is fantastic.
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    Old 09-11-2012, 06:52 PM
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    I am so-o-o challenged when it comes to FMQ!! Thanks so much for you help!! :-))
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    Old 09-16-2012, 05:17 AM
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    There is an app called doodle.ly that I love to practice fmq on......
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    Old 09-16-2012, 04:12 PM
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    Thank you so much!
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    Old 09-18-2012, 06:04 AM
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    Just what I needed to quilt my freindship braid.. Thank you !!!
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    Old 10-07-2012, 11:14 AM
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    Originally Posted by BeckySt
    Thank you for sharing, I'm always looking for new ideas and that design you came up with is fantastic.
    Ditto. Thank you!
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