DresiArnaz

Thanks everyone for the advice and support!

Someday I want to venture into all over leaves and hearts and vines and stuff. I bought one of those pounce deals last month.

I kind of go one piece at a time because I'm afraid to go outside the lines.

A year ago I couldn't get the hang of it at all and couldn't figure out how to do different colors on the top and bottom the first time so definitely making progress.

Dkm

The best tip I can offer is to cut your machine speed by half. This gives you more control on the movement of your quilt and as with driving keeps you under the speed limit. ( we all seem to have a heavy foot). LOL Always sew with needle down. That way if the quilt gets moved even a little it will still be in the right place for starting again.

Mariposa

Great quilting! Also some good tips here. Keep going. Your confidence will build as you do more. And we are usually the hardest on ourselves.

mjpEncinitas

I always practiced on quilts too. It's so much more fun than doing a zillion practice pieces and you feel like your accomplishing something. I used my kids bed quilts (with inexpensive fabric) to practice on. They were teenagers or in college and they still love the quilts. You're quilting is a lot better than mine was. You're the only one who will notice that its not perfect. I did SITD before I did the quilting.

cat23sas

You are inspiring me. I too am trying to learn FMQ and have a practice piece I am working on. I have about 8 items in the "line-up awaiting to be quilted. A few placemats, 3 finished quilt tops and a couple table toppers. I think I am going to just jump in and stack them in the order of how I like them. (least first) and start to just meander away. By the time I get to the bottom of the pile, I can't help but be better! Then I will have FINISHED projects!

Bree123

Hearts & vines are much simpler to quilt than feathers. Vines were the second thing I learned to FMQ. The only trick is to hesitate for a second when you get to the tip of the leaf before coming back down the other side (or come to a full stop). That pause is what makes a point rather than a curve.

cjsews

Much better than mine. I only ventured into meander or stippling. Even that is hit or miss for me

Melspoon

Congrats on jumping into FMQ. It looks good to me!

Jordan

Looks very good. You are braver than I am!!! Keep up the great work.

lynnie

you're off to a good start