Originally Posted by
meldmac
So I've given fmq a try and I can't seem to get it right at all. I even tried using a stencil and following the lines with my fmq foot and it went horribly. Just can't seem to get the hang of it. Only tried it for a short time , but I think I may stick to straight line quilting. Is it something that gets easier? Or is it one of those skills that you either have it or you don't?
I have to agree. My love is handquilting, but with all the nieces having children, grandchildren, friends childrens, I can't Handquilt that fast nor want to. So I bought the FMQ feet to fit my too machines for the kids quilts. I have tried and tried to just get the da gone tensions right. I give up. So I only use the foot which has feed dogs to move the top along with the feed dogs on the bottom. Maybe one day when I have no more kids to quilt for I will try again. Until then it will be only the straight foot, but I can still do curves with it and make it look semi fmq. lol