Anyone use quilting motifs. I have a few times. Just wishing I had more patterns. Any ideas for where to get some, free or otherwise? I do alot of quilt-as-you-go quilts. I love doing the quilting motifs on them.

not exactly sure what you mean by quilting motifs...i have lots of continuous line quilting patterns, and sometimes i just draw something (like animals to march around a border)there are tons of free (and otherwise) quilting patterns out there...is that what you mean?

This is a great site for free quilting motifs http://www.forestquilting.com/motifs...sfree_pg1.html
They also have paper piecing patterns and quilt patterns

I mean the ones that are a large flower, etc. to go on one block, like 8 or 9 inches.

You might want to check out some of the longarm quilting pattern sites like KMquiltiingsupplies.com; Thequiltedrose.com; Cranberryquiltworks.com; Connectingthreads.com Look for "patterns" then "Block patterns" and "Pattern Packs" Any of these patterns could easily be used for hand quilting or domestic machine quilting.

I will have to check these out too!!

I have some stencils that I use with my pounce pad. I just got them at Hancock Fabrics.

I have a large collection of stencils for quilting. Most of them come from The Stencil CO. They have a web site at quiltingstencils.com and are vendors at most of the big quilt shows on the east coast anyway. I buy my preprinted wholecloth quilts from them as well as marking pencils etc. I love their stuff. You can always draw around cookie cutters. I have a large collection of them I also use for quilt patterns.

Try your local library!

I have a whole drawer full! Some I have bought, some copied out of magazines, some I had to make myself (royal pain in the pattootie!). My favorite online source is Quilting Creations International at http://www.quiltingcreations.com/
The Stencil Company is also great as mpspeedy said. I find it handy to have one of my square rulers handy so I can visualize just how big the motif will look on my quilt.

I sometimes find coloring book pages online, print out a pattern I like, and then trace with tissue paper. Then I put the tissue paper onto the quilt top and quilt right through it. If you need copies, just make more tracings with tissue paper. When all done quilting, just tear the tissue paper off.

Thanks everyone. I will be checking these sites and all the things you suggested. I don't do hand quilting though. If it can't be done by machine, forget it. lol

Free motifs:

http://forestquilting.com/motifsfree...sfree_pg1.html

This one I get ideas from:

http://quiltingstencils.com/stencilsforwholecloth.aspx

Sorry Ghost I just noticed that one of them you posted. :oops:

I find cute shapes online and enlarge them to the size I want, then tape a sheet of plastic on the computer screen and trace it, and cut it out.

do you like the pounce pad