Originally Posted by
BettyJean
This may be a stupid question-But how fast should youe needle be going in free motion quilting, anyone?
Practice, Practice, practice. Some machines work better FMQ (free motion quilting) going sideways, some are better going up and down. Depends on model of your machine. If you want to see 365 GREAT FMQ patterns - each with a short 2 min video demonstrating how to do it, check out:
http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.com/
I use this site whenever I have a quilt to start.