1ST Time FMQ ...feel like crying
01-02-2011, 01:14 PM
#101
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Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Maryland
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The first quilt I made was white on white and I was told that I should move the fabric as if I was driving (I hope you drive). Move the fabric as if you are steering a car. I always wear gloves, that helps holding the fabric. Do you have a picture you can post?
Keep your chin up and keep a smile on your quilt.
Keep your chin up and keep a smile on your quilt.
01-02-2011, 02:05 PM
#104
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: Ashdown, AR
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I can't offer much advice because I have never machine qulted but I can maybe give you a little support. Just stop and take a little break and then go back to it and just go slowly. Don't fret over it too much. You'll get the hang of it and then you'll think,"What was I so worried about?"
01-02-2011, 02:26 PM
#106
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Location: Dayton, TN. but hometown is Rockford IL.
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Originally Posted by salmonsweet
Oh please don't cry. And please continue, it'll be all right.
I got bored with practice after the second sandwich. So I started on a real quilt. Not a charity one either, but a "real" one that I love and use. It's here: http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-74929-1.htm
You can't even see in the photos how craggly my quilting lines are when you look at it up close.
Once I finished, bound and washed the quilt, it looked ok! At least to me. Not ok to the quilt police with a magnifiying glass, I'm sure... but I went straight on to my next quilt.
I got bored with practice after the second sandwich. So I started on a real quilt. Not a charity one either, but a "real" one that I love and use. It's here: http://www.quiltingboard.com/t-74929-1.htm
You can't even see in the photos how craggly my quilting lines are when you look at it up close.
Once I finished, bound and washed the quilt, it looked ok! At least to me. Not ok to the quilt police with a magnifiying glass, I'm sure... but I went straight on to my next quilt.
I made a blanket for one of my grandsons for Christmas, I had to quilt it some how and since the design was the golden royal dragon with the red and orange flames. I didn't know what to do so I took some metalic thread, and used the stippling stitch on the dragons and yet still used it with the feed dogs down. That way I had some help with the design, it was stippling and I just guided the fabric around. It wasn't as bad as I thought it would be. The kids and Mothers loved it. :-P
01-02-2011, 02:27 PM
#107
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Mableton, GA
Posts: 11,200
Practice practice practice. There is a "sweet spot" when your hands and machine are working at the best speed combination, and you'll know it when you get there. I still can't get there all the time, but, it gets better all the time.
01-02-2011, 02:36 PM
#108
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Tucson AZ
Posts: 2,104
I DE quilted a quilt I was unhappy with. I went to Big Lots and for $4 got a mustache trimmer that is battery operated. I carefully ran this over all the threads and most of the threads cut, then I used my lint roller, after that the trimmer again.. The material looks perfect and I had thousands of stitches! Good luck, go slow, you can fix this
01-02-2011, 04:12 PM
#110
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Join Date: Oct 2010
Location: Adelaide South Australia
Posts: 402
Take a deep breath, wriggle you shoulders and relax. Take it slowly and as soon as you feel yourself tensing up, stop and take a short break. Remember that you're not in competition with anyone and that learning FMQ takes time and plenty of practice. If you take your time now, I'm sure that you will get to love it. It gives you so much more freedom with your quilts. Best of luck, I'm sure you're going to master it without too much trouble.
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