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.
It is not dumb to admit that there is something you don't understand. This is how we learn. The foot used in free motion quilting is like a darning foot or what is called a big foot, similar to a darning foot but with a larger surface on the quilt. Free motion quilting is done with the feed dogs down and you move the fabric around with your hands.