I've been sewing for about 15-20 years, but I still get cold feet when it comes to FMQ. I chicken out and do SID, or I use the quilting designs of paper on a roll, especially on borders, or I do simple diamonds on the borders and cross hatching. I'm told that I make beautiful quilts, however, I really get cold feet at FMQ, so I just need to jump right in like I did when I first started quilting, with my second quilt being a 110 x 110 inch King size quilt with pieced baskets set on point with sashings, which I quilted on my Sears Kenmore sewing machine. Nobody told me I couldn't do it, and being self taught I really didn't know what I was doing, except from what I learned watching quilt shows and reading books and magazines on quilting. This year I really plan on improving my FMQ skills.

Making a lone star. I've tryed in numerous times but can't seem to get the knack.

Anything that requires seams to match, measurements to be exact, sewing a straight line, etc, etc, etc.

I stay HUMBLE. Everything--from quilting and everything in my life keep me humble.

I too bought the Curvemaster presser feet & still haven't opened the package, I'm afraid of it lol.

I am a very humble beginner but the thing that scares me to death is paper piecing, I haven't even THOUGHT about doing it. I am petrified of paper piecing, there are a few others like curves and FMQ...I am getting pretty good at SITD lol & have the Curve Master feet & that will come in time I'm sure but paper piecing uh uh NO way. :shock:

Humbling process
 

Love the piping/ binding tutorial:
My nemesis this year has been mastering the 1/4 in seam as I am making the log cabins for the Amish with a Twist quilt- I seem to have more trouble this year than any other. I use the blue painter's tape to keep me more true and a 1/4 inch foot with no guide. big difference but I have to go slow.. but I am getting there I think.

Flying geese - I seem to lose the points on a lot of them. Any methods that seem to work for you?

Susan

I like this idea, too. :thumbup:

Several quilters have mentioned problems with half-square (or maybe even other) triangles. I found a tool that lets me make them accurately every time and thought you might like to know about it. That is the Accuquilt GO. I cut them on the GO, they are accurate and have no dog ears, and they piece easily.

To piece an exact 1/4 inch seam, I use either a blind hem foot carefully set to a scant 1/4 inch and with the wheel taped down or a 1/4 inch piecing foot. This depends on what machine I'm using. I chain piece.

Try it. You'll like it.

I can sure identify with that and I've been quilting for many years. The technique that strikes fear in my heart - Y seams. I eventually get them done, but I'm a basket case afterwards.

I have lots of piecing problems, but right now I am trying to figure out how to sew the binding on the point of a table runner. When I started the runner I didn't think about the point being a problem, now that I am at that point (no pun intended) I am having a problem with it. If anyone has the answer I would really like to hear it. I am a semi-beginner.

Mitred corners...never fails that 3 corners will be perfect and the 4th a total embarrassment!

Mitered corners and gosh darn it, foundation piecing. I just can't seem to get that right.