Originally Posted by MamaBear61
When I fmq I don't even bother with drawing a pattern but I have only done small projects, potholders, christmas stockings etc and therefore my very random pattern works. I once had a friend that told me that fmq goes much better with a glass of wine sitting next to your sewing machine. I am not sure if it makes the my quilting any better but I become less critical of myself (lol)
I took a FMQ class last year at a quilt convention and the instructor gave us the wine hint :-). However, we agreed it might be better to stick with white wine.