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06-07-2010, 07:15 AM

laborRN

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Hello everyone. Just started to learn to machine quilt. I have one pinned together...but now I don't know what to do. I want to try to free motion an easy design but seems like there's a lot of different ways to do it and I'm lost on where to start. Help! :wink:

06-07-2010, 07:45 AM

dkabasketlady

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Hi and welcome from Lakeland, Florida!! I hand quilt, but someone on this wonderful board will be able to get you going in the right direction. It's something I'd like to learn too!

06-07-2010, 08:04 AM

laborRN

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I used to work at Lakeland Regional before I got married!

06-07-2010, 08:12 AM

LaurieE

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Hi from the Gainesville area! Sorry I can't answer your question about machine quilting because I usually hand quilt. I'm hoping to learn to machine quilt this year.

06-07-2010, 08:17 AM

jamh

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welcome from the south ga area!!

06-07-2010, 08:35 AM

saf45

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welcome

06-07-2010, 08:54 AM

Jim's Gem

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Welcome to the board from Southern California!!

06-07-2010, 09:01 AM

Chele

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Welcome from Orlando! It depends on how you like to learn, but there are wonderful free motion quilting videos on YouTube, and there are step-by-step photographed tutorials all over blogland. Not to mention a variety of books written on the subject.

This quilter is my hero! Warning: she makes it look easy! http://www.freemotionquilting.blogspot.com/

06-07-2010, 09:03 AM

ann clare

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Welcome from Ireland.

06-07-2010, 09:08 AM

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Joan

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Welcome from Pine Grove, CA.

Regarding the machine quilting, I took a class and found out just how difficult it is. It takes a lot of practice. For now, I stitch in the ditich or sew straight line designs......eventually, I want to FMQ, too.