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Drawing your design ad nauseum really helps. I learned my Fmq by practicing on 144 rag quilt blocks. Small enough to handle, and I'd it is not perfect who cares, it is a rag quilt. I backed my blocks with muslin and quilted them with muslin side up so that I can see what I am doing. I also used a contrasting thread. Nothing beats practice!

There's a Craftsy class on sale today. I bought it - I think it's going to help a lot! But I think the real key is practice and patience. It's not easy! But I think it can be conquered.

I bought a new book the other day that appears to be very good in FMQ. The Title is "Free-Motion Quilting Made Easy" by Eva Larkin. Most of the book deals with quilting motifs with basic shapes. However, the information in the beginning is thorough and clear. The author deals with the basics of machine quilting. Check it out if you can find a copy It might be useful to you.

Have you tried youtube already? There are tons of videos...that way you can really SEE what is being done...

Leah Day have the best free tutorials.

I have the same goal as you. I'm a returning quilter who took a 10 year break and appreciate all the answers. I was just getting the hang of FMQ before I went on my long break. I did buy the Craftsy class today and hope that will give me the push I need to regain some skill.

As so many others have already said - Leah Day. Thanks to Leah's blog posts I finally overcame the fear and despair that had come to accompany every attempt at FMQ - she explains clearly, both on video and in words, and always emphasises that it's supposed to be FUN!

All good ideas here, also check out free you tube from Patsy Thompson (not sure it's spelled right) She was very helpful along with many of the others already mentioned. I'm just learning myself and using all of these resources.

I needed this to. Thanks for starting it.