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I would love to see a picture of the finished quilt if you do it. sounds very interesting

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Originally Posted by joym (Post 5435363)

could someone post a picture of this kind of quilting?

I call it my Wavy Straight line, I teach all my pupils this one as their 1st step in FMQ. I still use it quite a lot for softer bed quilts and quillows.

Sorry the quilts a bit rumpled but I grabbed it from under Muffin!

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Originally Posted by DawnA (Post 5431309)

I have a very basic machine so straight or grid quilting is my options. I was thinking of starting at one corner and letting the foot meander on its own and kind of guiding it to the opposit corner. Then begin following that line with the presser foot to the right corner. Of course I would follow the line to the left corner also. So in my mind this would be combining fmq and straight line quilting. Has anyone ever did this or seen it? I only do small quilts like doll and baby. I dont think it would be to hard.

huh? You can do FMQ with a basic machine. All you have to do is lower/cover the feed dogs and use a FMQ/darning foot. I have done straight line stitching, gentel curves and even echoing with my regular sewing foot. Just go slow and easy Also a problem with your wavy stitching is that it may not anchor down the batting enough. Check you batting package to see the recommended quilting distance. (batting package should say) Also I use invisible thread when I do SID. The new thread is very fine and can not be seen in the "ditch" therefore any uneven stitching does not show. My bobbin is usually the color of the backing . Although I just talked to a FMQ who uses the invisible thread on the bobbin also. Actually I always SID to anchor batting and then do FMQ.

I think what you describe will be pleasing, especially with the repetition of the slightly meandering line to the opposite corner. It will probably look like movement in the breeze. I would try it on a sample first to see just how much curving looks pleasant. You don't want it to look like a "crooked" line. Good luck.