I'm rather a rookie at using my long arm and unhappy with my latest effort. I made a pieced Celtic knot quilt--very manly colors--that I really want to do a nice job on. Have found a stencil design for the open areas, know what I will FMQ for the background, but the "knot" pieces--about 2" wide are challenging me! I tried a scallopey/weave---but the corners (which there a lot in the knot pattern) resulted in it looking choppy. I also tried using my rulers to do a braid design that would go from edge to edge on those pieces--again, my skills aren't up to the twists and turns and it looked very messy.(and I "unsewed" about 18" 3 times
) So then I tried just doing 1/4" in from the edges--where I am now, but I just haven't "held" the distances cause the pieces on a diagonal are a little narrower than the other blocks. So it's back to the white board to try some other ideas--just so frustrated cause what I envisioned I just can't get to work. Like a friend recently told me--practice,practice,practice! Just wish there were some short cuts!