shihtzulover

Someone told me to use "panels" to practice on. Sandwich them together and FMQ away you go. You won't have alot of time invested but it sure give you practice...practice....practice. I still do this every time before I FMQ to give myself practice. Good Luck!

cashs_mom

I agree with doing some small sample pieces. I've done a lot of them with scrap fabric. Mostly they turn into plate protectors to put between my china plates. lol

cindi

Find a UFO you've had in your stash for years and have a "no fear" session! Sign up for one of Angela Walter's classes (I suggest the Negative Space class), listen to her, and have a helluva good time just playing! This UFO was 5 years old and I never liked it. So loaded it up and just started playing. I put a different design in every single square and didn't care if I made mistakes. I smiled and moved on. Quilted the crap out of it, and had a bangin' good time just enjoying the process! Angela Walters made a huge difference in my fear of FMQ. She said don't worry about your mistakes, and once I got into that mindset, it made all the difference in the world. It's far from perfect, but can you see the mistakes??:
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DresiArnaz

That's beautiful!

I FMQ a couple of potholders-mostly outlining leaves on pattern and lines.

I have 2 more ready to quilt. Going to get a little more adventurous on those.

Since I finally have a vintage DSM in a cabinet,it's much easier.

So far so good.

Thanks everybody.

FabStripper

Stack a sandwich of batting with cheap FQs together with a good bottle of wine and have a couple sips of wine and start playing. Theres no rules and you won't get it wrong. Just play and sip - play and sip - play and sip. But make sure there little sips not gulps. Lol.