Originally Posted by aneternalpoet
I have never done any machine quilting, so going to jump right in there, and ask if free motion quilting is done using the same foot that is normally found on a new sewing machine? is free motion work, just whereever, and whatever area you want to stitch a design? ( :oops: blushing cuz I really feel dumb in asking.. But I am not like Dumb, and Dumber ( think Jim Carey ), I am more " I love it when a plan comes together" because I am forever and a day, figuring out I can do whatever I set my mind on.. hope someone can answer the question, lol.
Free motion quilting is when you drop the feed dogs and use your hands to move the quilt. The faster you move the quilt the smaller the stitches are. Generally, you use an special foot for this. Mine has a ring shaped toe and a bar that goes above the needle holder to make the foot go up and down with the stitch.