Really, there is "NO" right OR wrong...
#1
There is NO right OR wrong when a person is FMQ'ing with a design....the meandering is all whatever you want. If the lines cross each other or not, it is up to the person doing the quilting. Correct? I have seen various FMQ's on this quilting board and as a new learner I am trying to gain some perspective on what is right and wrong. Insight is very welcome!
#2
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Spring Valley, CA
Posts: 483
OKayyyy...there is no right or wrong, just personal choice.We all have to start somewhere and practice, practice, practice.
I have meandered, looped and then I started quilting. Heehee! No, really, I learned to tie and only started free motion with my granddaughters machine. My goal is to, borrow her machine again, and make feathersl OOOOOOHHHHH, wouldn't that be wonderful?
I have meandered, looped and then I started quilting. Heehee! No, really, I learned to tie and only started free motion with my granddaughters machine. My goal is to, borrow her machine again, and make feathersl OOOOOOHHHHH, wouldn't that be wonderful?
#4
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Join Date: Feb 2009
Location: Northern Michigan
Posts: 12,861
the difference between meandering and stipling is with stippling no lines touch or cross...meandering is just an all over design, loop-d-loops, stars, hearts, flowers, what ever lines can cross, touch, meet, what ever. and free motion is just that...you are guiding the machine freely, not worrying about a specific pattern, just quilting happily away. as apposed to doing a drawn design or a pantagram
hope that helps...
don't sweat the small stuff...just make and do what you enjoy.
hope that helps...
don't sweat the small stuff...just make and do what you enjoy.
#7
Okay....believe me I am NOT the quilt police!!!! I have been practicing and practicing for several weeks, and I have now started to see other FMQ on this board and they are just beautiful! I am trying to get as good as you all arre! Now I have gotten pretty good, but occasionally my lines do cross. So, I was wondering if I am wrong.
#8
Really, the world won't implode if your lines cross. It's just an aesthetic preference of some people (and possibly would matter if you entered your quilt in a competition). Some free motion designs have crossing lines, some don't. In stipple or meander quilting (I would call it meander, but maybe I'm not up on the technical terms) I think the general guideline is not to cross, but if one or two or ten little spots have the lines crossing, I seriously doubt anyone will notice, and it will definitely not affect the sturdiness or usefulness of the quilt.
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