how would I quilt this on a sewing machine
#1
I'm making a tree skirt and I stitched in the ditch so all my blocks are secure, but I would like to put a holly leaf in the dark red boxes. How would I go about doing this? I understand I need to trace it onto the quilt and I have a marking pen to do this, but how would I quilt it on? I've never fmq before and I'm thinking this is the only way to do it. Any suggestions??
the only picture I have is the layout
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the leaf I want to put in the red boxes
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Originally Posted by alikat110
I would HAND quilt it.
#6
Put some scrap quilt sandwiches together and try your hand at free motion quilting based on the drawing or some other simple outlines. Some people get it the first time around. Just don't be discouraged if it's harder than it looks. Keep practicing. That's what I hear anyway! ;)
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Although you could FMQ holly leaves, if you are not comfortable with FMQ, you could trace holly leaves w/ the marking tool of your choice and machine quilt over those lines. That's how I did a Christmas topper a couple of years ago. If you do an internet search for "holly leaf" you'll find one you can use for your outline.
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