Originally Posted by
Jratcliff
Doing straight lines is, IMHO the hardest thing to do with FMQ. I absolutely cannot do them without a ruler and even then going pretty slow.
I had tried may times to do FMQ and also hated it, and the I took a class on Craftsy from Cindy Needham and something just clicked. I don't know what she said or did, but I got hooked. Since then, I started on my domestic machine and was thrilled with the results. Then made the mistake of going to a shop and trying out a sit down quilter - bought it. Just last week, I got a stand up long arm, and have not looked back. I definitely blame it all on Cindy N. She does amazing work on a domestic machine, and got me started. Now, it is my happy place.
Jane in OR
I'm getting a little bit better as I go but if I get tired the stitches get huge and crooked.
So I have to do it in little bits here and there.
I have another machine set up to do little stuff when I get tired.