I think of freemotion quilting as anything I quilt without using a pattern and without using a computerized machine. Using a pantograph or a printed block motif would not be freemotion. Using rulers would not be freemotion (as the ruler would keep my machine from moving freely) Anything that I quilt using just my brain, hands and needles would be freemotion. This is just my humble oppinion. Others may disagree and that is o.k.