Re.Picture site
11-09-2010, 04:43 AM
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I love to look at the great quilts people have done and especially their quilting . I was only thinking yesterday I wish people would write whether the quilting had been done on a home machine, long arm at home or has been done professionally , so those of us using home sewing machines know what we can strive to achieve on our machines .With lots of practise of course.
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11-09-2010, 12:17 PM
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Originally Posted by lynndianne
What a good idea. I am trying to learn to FMQ on my Janome....it's sorta "herky jerky"...maybe if I live to be
90, I'll get it right.
Lynn
90, I'll get it right.
Lynn
11-09-2010, 01:08 PM
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When I started free motion quilting I had trouble with some pleating on the back no matter how hard I tried to keep the material taunt. A friend told me to pin the back on the quilt to the carpet and pull snug. Place your quilting safety pins no more that a hand span apart after you've sandwiched the batting and top. No pleating
11-09-2010, 01:29 PM
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Well, I can't afford to send mine out to be done. So if you see one of mine, it is done on my home machine. And I rarely if ever stipple because it is too hard for me! I am always getting myself boxed in.
11-09-2010, 04:01 PM
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Have you checked out the Leah Day site? She has videos of different FMQ designs. You can copy them and then try them out on your machine. I'm making myself a folder with different designs. Now all I have to do is set aside 15-20 minutes a day to practice.
Lynn
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11-09-2010, 09:01 PM
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ahh, i did all my quilts on my home machine, but nothing fancy. but wait! ho-ho i found this site, quiltingmadeeasy.com that has designs on paper; put them on your quilt and sew along the lines. what a way to learn! do a quilt or two and you'll be able to do it all on your own. they have lots of different fmq patterns, too.
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