Originally Posted by sewingpup

well I have been practicing a bit and yesterday I finally did feel a bit more relaxed and when I look at what I did, it is not perfect but it doesn't look too bad. I am just practicing fills and making up the patterns as I go. I have some free motion books and will look at some of the samples and just do my thing. I don't try and be exact, just getting used to moving the fabric around by controlling the machine. In a bit, I am going to move on to the UFO quilt I have that needs fill patterns and I will be using a thinner thread that blends in and just work on making a textured fill.