baywinds

I haven't read all the replies yet, and I'm a day late (I get the digest), but the answer is YES definitely, the Craftsy classes are wonderful. I have 7 FMQ and watch them over and over. Both of Ann Peterson's are excellent and she is an outstanding instructor. The 2 that are the most basic beginner FMQ is Ann's Quilting Big Quilts on Your Desktop and Wendy Butler Burns Beginning Free Motion. They cover everything from start to finish. (sandwiching included) Cindy Needham's Design It, Quilt It, is also great, and a little different technique in sandwiching and getting started on the desktop FMQ. See, I just can't pick one. Each time I get a new one I say "This one is the best". Craftsy runs sales all the time, and as soon as you buy one, you'll get an email and they'll offer you another at half price. I couldn't say no, and I am so glad I did. I have learned so much, and received so much encouragement from their "one on one" approach platform of the classes.
I don't think you would be disappointed at all.
Susan
North Idaho

sulyle

I really liked Ann Peterson's class on quilting big quilts on a small machine. Very informative and helpful. I also just started a couple of classes with Leah Day. For the Leah Day class on quilting a sampler, it's helpful if you made the sampler from the block of the month. I didn't so I'm just using practice squares. She does start out the class with info about sandwiching a quilt. Both teachers are good and seem to be very responsive to questions.

GABBYABBY

You can find YTube videos that show how to sandwich a quilt and quilt it on your DSM and also videos
on how to FMQ on your DSM. You do NOT have to pay for any classes to learn any of the lessons
that you are wanting to learn.

joyce888

Thanks everyone. I've read all the responses and think I now might purchase three classes! Thanks again.

judy363905

I am also enrolled in this class,,, Ann is an excellent instructor..

Judy in Phx, Az

diPhillips

Thank you Joyce for posting this! Great info! I purchased a class myself! With my QuiltMate Pro and my Craftsy class, I'm excited to see what I can do!
Di Phillips

Yarn or Fabric

I took the Design it, Quilt it class... thinking it was more advanced however the teacher really was targeting the beginner. I will say that I have used her way of table basting a quilt - modified since I use glues instead of pins and that was priceless to me.

The one thing that really really REALLY irritated me is that she uses the word hoohah a lot which is slang for a female private part.. and that just drove me nuts to no end...

She doesn't have specific lessons for you to do - at least none that I could really find. She just shows you what to do... but for learning to baste a quilt I think that class is so worth it. Her table basting method is great, especially if you make double sided quilts - which I do nearly all of the time.