Originally Posted by
FoggyButFocused
Thank you
@JeanneMa! This is very helpful. I am not very good at FMQ on my machine. I can't seem to coordinate moving the fabric under needle. I am thinking moving the machine would be easier for me, but even the used mid- / long-arm machines with frames seem expensive for an experiment. This might be a way to confirm my ability to FMQ, whether good or bad!
Thanks again for the input. I very much appreciate it.
DON'T worry about "being very good" at FMQ on you first few attempts, yes, fmq at a sit down, home machine is counter-intuitive, it's like trying to learn to draw by moving the paper while the pencil stays still. It too me a few YEARS to get very artistic about it. NOBODY starts out "good"! I look at the first couple quilts I machine quilted now, and laugh my head off. After you build that "muscle memory", transitioning to a machine frame, (regardless of size) is easy. Couple hours practice and you'll love it.