Originally Posted by Doda
I'm a newbie, just started making quilt tops in September 09.
Have taken quilting classes at a LQS and have made 4 quilt tops. This may sound strange but they are just sitting pretty
in their separate bags. I AM AFRAID TO TRY AND QUILT THEM! Are there any other newbies out there with the same fear? And all of you expert veteran quilters, did you have this fear as well?
I've been reading about free motion quilting, bought a DVD that
instructs you on this method, read lots of books on it, and that's about it. No notion to get started. Can't afford to have
done for me. (my LQS does not offer classes on free motion quilting) Any suggestions will be appreciated.
Thank you.
The actual quilting is my least favorite part of quilting, but I find using quilt spray to hold the layers helps a whole lot. My favorite stitch is the "joining" stitch, designed to hold 2 pieces of fabric together. Since it sews on each side of the seam line, it hides any of my unintented meandering. Jump in and try--the first one is always hardest. Good luck