Here's my first real attempt at free motion quilting with my longarm. This is the backside. I can tell I have a bazillion more hours of practicing to go!

Beautiful first time.

I think it looks pretty darn good. What kind of longarm do you have?

Looks good to me

You're doing it! You go girl!

You're doing great. Keep up the good work.

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""""I think it looks pretty darn good"""" ;)

Wow - fabulous work.

Looks good to me!! :thumbup:

Looks like you are off to a great start!! :)

You are doing great. Keep going!!

Looks great to me. Of course, I do NOT know how to FMQ, but I know what I like, and I like it. :D :D

Wow... I just got a HandiQuilter 18 Avante 30 days ago and am only doing meandering now on the quilts I have to get done quickly. I keep practicing but THIS is exceptional for a first timer!!! Be proud, you obviously learn quicker than me and you will be top of line in a heartbeat!! Yeah!

That looks like a great first time to me.

You did a fantastic job!

Very nice!

What a wonderful first job.. with time I think you will be a force to be reckoned with!!

This is marvelous for first time!!!!!!!!

Looks fantastic, and it will get even better!

You are well on your way, it's very good!

Yes, practice is the key but it looks very good for a first try. Keep at it girl!

Thank you so much, everyone, for the nice comments. You've lifted my spirits! I was feeling a little down because I'm not very patient and I want to be able to FMQ like a pro NOW! I know in reality, it takes hours and hours to learn how to quilt like that so I just have to roll up my sleeves and get practicing! :-) BTW...I love this board. You are all so friendly and helpful! Thank You!

that is so beautiful you did a good job now come teach me ok

Looks great to me!

Do you have any suggestions for trying FMQ? I took a lesson but it seems as though one needs to have a little bit of drawing skills. I can only draw stick people and pictures that look like a small childs doing it. Neither would look good on a quilt. :)

Great job for a first time. Certainly nothing to be ashamed of. Keep practicing

I wish I did have advice! I can't draw. I can only doodle. But, doodling on a longarm is so much different than doing it on paper! When I'm through with these 2 quilts I have to make, I'm going to practice, practice, practice! :)

Oh, I think you are off to an excellent start!!

Good start if that's your first attempt! I couldn't do it that well after my 100th!

You did a great job for your first go at it.

Hi there PamQuilts,
If you ever need some practice pieces, I just might be able to provide you a few. I think you are doing a great job and it won't be long before we'll be hearing about this talented new long arm quilter out there that we know when she first started FMQ!
Keep us posted and I'm serious about sending you a piece or two to "practice" on.

That is great! I actually practice on a huge dry erase board. I lay it down on a table and practice my designs that way. As soon as I get the hang of it, I am ready to go quilt it. My mom made me watch the pajama quilted dvd and that's how she does it. It's a good dvd to watch to learn new designs.

if you had a children's quilt it would be cute to see little stick people in the quilting. think how much fun a kid would have looking for them lol

I think you did a very good job. Remember, practice makes perfect. :)

I think you're doing great!!! Keep up the good work.

That Looks Good to me.

Seriously?? Your first attempt?? If only my first time was that good, I could be another SS. :lol:

I think you are doing an awesome job :D:D:D

Well done!!