Originally Posted by Rose Marie
Thats a very interesting web site.
Im still practicing free motion after 3 yrs. It is so hard.
I did find that by grid quilting the middle of my quilts then using free motion for the borders, that it is a great way to learn. This way you are not fighting the quilt since the borders do not have to be shoved thru the machine. All the quilt is to the left of the machine.
Simple continuous line hearts or leaves is a great way to practice.
That's a great tip, Rose Marie. Although my free motion quilting is not close-up-photo worthy, I still have plugged along and given it the old try, contorting my quilt up so it fits under the machine arm and gives me a flat surface. I'm going to take your idea, though, and do more practice on the outside only.