FMQ Fears
#12
your quilting is awesome! my CURRENT problem (changes all of the time ha ha) with FMQ is when I want to do something other than meandering or stipples. I need a guide and I HATE marking the quilt - it takes me sooo long to do the marking. Your template is interesting.. how do you use that?
#13
This is the first quilt that I have FMQed that I am really enjoying FMQ. I have been so intimidated by the quilting that my fears have kept me from enjoying the process. The practice piece (large) was the key for me. It takes quite a while to program your head into knowing what you want to do. This large piece really helped me. As I began marking my pattern, it was not long into it that I realized that I would have to "let go of wanting it just so" and just putting down the pieces where they fit with a bit of a goal in mind. This time I am enjoying FMQ (after all these years). Once the whole quilt is done, no one, I mean no one but the quilt police will know that I "fudged" it. Fortunately, I do not have any quilt police in my life. I have stayed away from the borders as I want to do some inspirational writing around the quilt, i.e, You are stronger than you think, smarter than you know and loved by more people than you can imagine. I will have to practice the FMQ over the writing as there is no going back once you start. Just will take my time and do my best.
#14
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Join Date: Nov 2009
Location: Mableton, GA
Posts: 11,205
Good for you yolajean! Your quilting looks great. I've been honing my skills considerably lately. FMQ has become the thing I like best about quilting, even though it isn't the thing I am best at. It gets better with practice. I am not afraid of it, just keep at it. I practiced a lot of feathers recently and did an adequate job on the borders. I think they will get better. My issue is that I've been using thread to match the fabric, to hide mistakes, but, the problem with that is, I can't see where I'm backtracking, if I have a motif that calls for it. So my next challenge is to use a slightly contrasting thread. If you do Facebook, there is a site called Sit Down Free Motion Quilting with Jeanne Harrison. She has a bunch of free lessons and demonstrations and it is a very supportive community. Also, Leah Day has a lot of free instruction and demos on her website, www.leahday.com. Glad to see your beautiful work.
#17
Senior Member
Join Date: Oct 2011
Posts: 568
You’re doing amazing work. I have been practicing for awhile and decided I needed to just try. When fmq, I found all kinds of “mistakes” but after the quilt was finished, the mistakes somewhat disssppear and I love looking at the small, “finished” quilt. Not perfect, but ok for a starter piece.
Thanks for sharing your experience. I love the stencil and your work is lovely.
As Angela Walters says... It isn’ a quilt until it’s quilted.
Happy quilting.
Thanks for sharing your experience. I love the stencil and your work is lovely.
As Angela Walters says... It isn’ a quilt until it’s quilted.
Happy quilting.
#19
Senior Member
Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Happily @ Southwest Florida
Posts: 999
yolajean...so glad you jumped into the FMQ, although looks like you really did some planning. your quilt looks great and I bet you will be glad to do another. Thanks for sharing your success.
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