When did you stop scribbling?
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Are you talking about free motion quilting? One good tip is to practice drawing smooth stipples or curves or swirls -- whatever takes your fancy, on paper first -- get used to making the movements without having to think about it too much.
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Well, I watched a quilt teacher explain a technique she calls "scribbling" to micro quilt the background behind designs. It is tiny, like a micro stipple but it crosses all over itself like scribbling. She said it helps to make the quilting areas in between the scribbling to puff out like trapunto.
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It was a long time before I could "scribble"! When I started off, my loops and swirls look much better than my stippling, so I did alot of those until I felt comfortable enough to move on. Practice is the key. There are Skillbuilder panels that you can sandwich and do.
http://about-quilts.com/store/fabric...practice-panel
You could even make up your own by drawing some of your favorite designs on muslin. Then sandwich and practicing following the lines. I recommend using a different color thread each time, then you can see how much you have improved as you go along.
http://about-quilts.com/store/fabric...practice-panel
You could even make up your own by drawing some of your favorite designs on muslin. Then sandwich and practicing following the lines. I recommend using a different color thread each time, then you can see how much you have improved as you go along.
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