Fmq
 

New to quilting, have made 3 to date and I am extremely bored with not being able to FMQ....I really have tried, and tried, and tried, with no success. would like some guides as to good videos or teaching tools because with my past experience I have spent countless money buying online and getting ripped off:shock:

welcome to the QB. Leah Day has some common sense lessons https://leahday.com/

Free videos are available on the net, either on YouTube or their blogs from Leah Day, Patsy Thompson, Sharon Schambers, Angela Walters, Amy's Free Motion Quilting Adventures to name a few. Some courses that you can access for a reasonable cost are available on Craftsy and iQuilt and they often have sales on their classes. Craftsy's offerings are more numerous and have many beginner FMQ classes that are great. I you don't say what you're specifically having difficulty with in FMQ, but my own experience was that once I started looking where I was going and not at the needle, it all just fell into place. Don't give up!

I"m brushing up my FMQ skills since they were pretty rudimentary (loops and meanders). I've found Angela Walters videos to be very good and very helpful. The one I've been looking at recently is for making hooks and swirls. It's been very helpful.

The one thing that really helped me was getting a pair of quilting gloves. I had the death grip on the quilt and didn't realize it until I got the gloves. Maybe a stich regulator would help you in the beginning but they are pricey. I learned without it so it can be done.
Good luck and relax while you FMQ .

Welcome to the quilting board from Texas. I can't make suggestions on FMQ as I'm not good at it. I just know it takes lots of practice.

The best advice I ever received was that there is a rhythm to fmq. The sound of the needle determines the speed your hands move. Quilting gloves make a huge difference, I like the purple ones that feel like isotoner gloves instead of the cotton ones that are loose. Have the machine level with the table or at least an extension table. Then practice, practice, practice. I made lots of placemats.

Not trying to deter you from practicing and working on your fmq, but you can also do some pretty nice quilting with a walking foot. I've done some neat curves with mine. Look up walking foot quilting online. It's more than just stitch-in-the-ditch.

Welcome from NE Ohio.