Originally Posted by
Holice
I have been watching many tutorials and even sitting in on classes in FMQ. It is my opinion that most of these teach patterns and not the basics of FMQ. One must learn the basics first to be really successful
Holice, you've once again hit the nail on the head - I've been to at least three FMQ classes at LQS, two by locally respected quilters. I've watched Leah Day and Missouri Quilt Co and others. I've also studied books by Hargreaves and Gaudinski and a couple others. I know the fabric, thread and needle combinations, I've been shown half a dozen ways to get patterns onto a quilt to sew/trace, I've got the right feet and the machine lined up and the gloves on...but I just can't execute what I want to so I end up "doodling" freehand.
Am I somehow missing the basics? I learned precision piecing from Sally Collins books, but who is going to teach me to FMQ?