Originally Posted by CAJAMK
I did some practicing on small quilted scraps to get the feel of free motion quilting. Now I am working on my first charity doing FMQ and it looks like a disaster! I could really use some help and tips. I just want to do swirls all over the little quilt and mine look like jagged circles. I lowered the tension to 3 and I dropped the feed dogs...Oh I don't know...I am just upset but I really want to do a nice job! Please help...tips anything...thanks
Just to get the motion, take paper & pen and do your scrolling on the paper. I wear garden or Fons & Porter gloves to get a better grip. Also, a darning foot too. And, lots of practice. Don't let it intimidate you. I'm sure you're being too hard on yourself.