I just love hearing that fellow quilters have caught the FMQ bug! I learned by watching online videos by Leah Day (Free Motion Project) & Heather Thomas (National Quilter's Circle). Both of those ladies tell students to expect to spend time practicing before producing something that will make you happy & I'm so grateful for that lesson. I started off practicing on changing pads & a few practice sandwiches & went on to baby quilts for new additions to the family. My repertoire is still very limited, but I love learning to stitch out new designs even though each one is still several more hours of practice before starting to work on the actual quilt. The only way to learn to FMQ is to actually FMQ. You can't learn to ride a bike by reading a manual & you can't learn to FMQ without actually setting up your machine & practicing.
I'd love to see some photos of your newly quilted quilts when you're ready to share!
