Chay

Someone was telling me that there is fabric that has free motion quilting designs printed on it that you can stitch on to practice. Has anyone heard of such fabric?

Becky Crafts

I've seen some on a pellon-like fabric at a LQS near me until they closed down. Sure wish I'd gotten some before they went out of business!

Tartan

I have seen it but it was a couple of years ago? Someone on QB also had a link to a site that you could order it from but I can't remember where, sorry.

sew_Tracy

There are some at Erica's
http://www.ericas.com/quilting/tools/skillbuilder.htm

gramajo

Also at www.keepsakequilting.com

DogHouseMom

Yup. The skillbuilders as some have given you links for. I've got two, have used one. At first I was hoping they were like the pre-printed whole cloth designs that will wash out after you've quilted them, but now I don't really care because I use it strictly as practice ... and I've practiced a lot with thread combinations - some of which clearly did not play together well. So it has turned into something pretty ugly

Yes I like it, yes I used the designs, yes they helped for the most part.

dunster

You can also practice going around the designs on a carefully chosen fabric if you want to practice following a line. However, IMHO it is much harder to stay on a line. Instead, most books tell you to practice drawing the pattern that you want to quilt. First you can trace it with your finger, then draw it with a pencil or chalk or whatever, then quilt it. It really does work to get that pattern into your subconscious.

nativetexan

http://www.quiltingboard.com/main-f1...ks-t91105.html

franc36

I used this one when I wanted to learn FMQ. My work looked pretty bad; but I think it really helped me because when I tried FMQ on the quilt I was making, my FMQ actually looked pretty good.