Newbie Whole Cloth Quilt on a domestic machine
 

Hello,
I am looking for videos or tutorials etc, on making a whole cloth quilt ( all one color like white with white thread)completed all on a regular domestic sewing machine. I am not interested in hand quilting. Most info that I am finding are whole cloth quilts done on a long arm machine or by hand. Is there anyone or designer that does this on a regular sewing machine? I would love to find a mini quilt or a small preprinted design. Or maybe a neat one color whole cloth quilt done with a walking foot.
Thanks for any help!

Could you back a quilt with a fabric that has a pattern you like and quilt it from the back, just outlining the elements you like?

Thanks! That’s a great idea. But for now, I’m trying to find someone that does this that I can follow or take a class or get a pattern.

Thank you for the info! Looking her up now.

I purchased a (used) book from Amazon about straight line stitchings that was very reasonably priced. https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/19...?ie=UTF8&psc=1

As Tartan posted, Amy at free motion quilting adventures designed a whole cloth quilt which she quilted on her DSM. You can see it here: https://www.freemotionquiltingadvent...-are-late.html and here: https://www.freemotionquiltingadvent...ole-cloth.html

Also, Hollyanne Knight does a free motion quilting academy and a whole cloth mini-quilt is required to graduate. HollyAnne’s website is here: https://www.stringandstory.com. One of her students posted this blog about the whole cloth project: http://www.blossomheartquilts.com/20...th-mini-quilt/

Love your enthusiasm for free motion quilting. I FMQ all my quilts (big & small) on my Janome 6600P regular sewing machine. It does take practice and I would practice with a top and back that wouldn't show the stitching a lot until you get the "hang" of it. I do mostly meandering and stippling.

Two Suggestions: Cindy Needham and Kate Quinn. Google them both. Cindy works with antique linens but you don't have to. I have taken a few classes from her and loved them. During our lock downs she started on-line and facebook posts. Kate Quinn is addictive. She is a Sew Steady teacher to instruct about using quilting rulers but also does a Free Motion Friday 9 a.m. PDT and a demo each Sunday at 2 p.m. PDT (both on Facebook live and later posted on YouTube). I wish you well in your endeavors.

You say you're a newbie. Generally speaking, you can use a longarm quilter, hand quilt, free motion quilting or a walking foot. The free motion quilting allows you to make intricate designs. Feathers come to mind. You can buy templates at a JoAnns' fabric store. You can then use it to mark your quilt, using some kind of powder to make the marks. There are downsides with that, too, but have only read about them.

Free motion quilting is not a breeze to learn. It takes a lot of practice. It may be the only way you can meet your expectations, though. It takes a special foot that may or may not be included with your sewing machine. (Note that on all the youtube videos, they are using small samples.)

Jacquie Gering does quilts using a walking foot, which might be easier. She has several youtube videos. It doesn't take a whole lot of practice to produce to make a decent quilt. The down side to that is you have to do mostly straight lines.

All I am saying is to try these things out on a small scale to see which will work for you. Don't take off on your quilt without some practice.

Good luck.

bkay

The Stencil Company and other places have preprinted whole cloth quilt tops. One of my classes used one of the small size ones to practice free motion quilting.

https://www.quiltingstencils.com/Pre...loth_c_80.html

I graduated from the Fall 2020 Cohort of HollyAnne Knight's FMQA. I took the plunge and gave myself a birthday present and started on a 12 week journey. I was not even able to do a meander when I started but with HollyAnne's instructions and encouragement I finished. You make a sampler quilt with 30 motifs and then design and quilt a wholecloth quilt at least the size of a fat quarter. If you go to her YouTube channel you can find videos of the graduation projects completed, some are simple others very elaborate. The nice thing about her program is if you don't finish in 12 weeks you roll into the next group/groups until you do graduate at no additional cost and you have access to all the learning videos forever. I have attached my sampler and wholecloth as examples. There are lots of classes and videos that are out there but this one clicked for me.

Three Dog Night: thanks for sharing! Your work is amazing.

I’m planning to enroll in Holly’s class this fall. I took a FMQ class from Harriet Hargrave years ago but it didn’t stick. I like the idea of a virtual class where I am learning in my own space.

Woot! Go Twelves :) That's lovely work Three Dog Night!

Cindy Needham specializes in exactly this. She does whole cloth quilts sometimes incorporating linens on a home machine. I took a workshop from her and did a lavender whole cloth quilt , won a prize at the fair with it. She’s an excellent teacher. Check out her Facebook page and website. She has two Craftsy classes which will take you through the steps needed to make a whole cloth quilt.


https://www.cindyneedham.com/

I have this project in a list for the future. Agree with all the recommendations but it can be done on a domestic machine. I quilt all my own quilts and before I got my Brother PQ1500 I used a dinky mechanical Brother from Costco. Nothing fancy and small area to work with. It took some maneuvering but I was only quilting the space under the needle anyway. Keep us posted on your progress!!