Originally Posted by quiltingcurious
Has anyone done a free motion tutorial on the QB using a Singer 301?
I'm just starting practicing on a 10" quilt sandwich and I'm wondering how I'd do a full size quilt that is also a work in progress block by block.
It would be great to see how someone maneuvers the quilt on the 301 to do FMQ.
There are several tutorials on Quilt as you go, since I have 301, 401, 500, 15-91, 201, 221 and Brother 1500s I can tell you that any of those tutorials will work, plus there are some more on u tube. The real issue on any home sewing machine is how much strength you have in your hands, shoulders, neck and PLANNING how you will manipulate the thing through the smaller underarm length. Check out Marti MIchells book on assembling the quilt in larger but manageable pieces, I have found I can handle a width of about 30 to 34 inches by as long as I need, as long as I plan the quilting pattern to suit, meaning not too much bactracking. I have also used an embroidery machine to do blocks which I have later joined up as QAYG. For the emb mach, I use a special hoop that allows me to emb with out hoop burning, it is the magna hoop and costs about $100.00. I purchased a second set of magnets so that the plate will hold through the quilt of sandwich.