Thank you so much. I just got a Brother Quilting Sewing Machine for Christmas. I am excited to start quitting. Your tutorials are great and inspiring. Thank you so much.
Gosh, what a nice note! Thanks so much and I hope you have a blast playing around on your new machine. Don't get discouraged if your early attempts are not as smooth-going as you'd like. The secret to learning how to free motion quilt is to force yourself to keep doing it, even when you're not too happy with the results!
I have learned more from you in these short few minutes than I have in the past 6 months .I hope some day you will have an in person class .Our group of quilting ladies would love to take in person classes . I thank you for all you are sharing with us want to be quilters
Patsy, Thank you... I am deployed to Afghanistan right now and decided to buy a sewing machine and pick up a hobby to pass my downtime! I made my first quilt. Its not the best, but Im proud of it! I didnt do free motion quilting, instead I quilted around the seams of my blocks! I am trying to learn how to FMQ.. and it is tough. Your tutorial talking about moving the material being opposite of how we write made it a little more clear! I still have a lot of practicing to do!
Thank you so much for this series. I do appreciate that you do not yammer on for 10 minutes about your dog howling at the moon last night! So very professionally presented.
A couple of days ago I decided that I just had to finish a UFO - a smallish wall hanging. All it needed was the free motion quilting, which I'd not tried before. I decided to look at a tutorial on free motion quilting and I'm so glad your's was the first one I found! I watched number 1, then 2, then got about half way through part 3 (this one) and decided that "Yes, I can do that!" So I did! I finished it in an evening and (even if I do say so myself) it looks fab! Thank you Patsy :-D
I just discovered these videos and they are great! Informative and funny all at the same time! I'm a new quilter( 28yrs old) and I am so thankful for videos like these! Thanks and keep them coming!
Hi Patsy, Your tutorials are the best, you explain everything so that it is understood by a beginner, no double dutch talk. thankyou so much I am now more confident at trying this technique, I just have to purchase the table, I will get stuck into practicing as soon as possible. Regards Rita NSW Australia
I laughed when you were wrestling with the quilt. The silicone spray is a great tip I had never heard of. Starting with the needle down is a great tip too because on my last quilt when I stopped I had to lower the needle to make sure the quilt didn't move around. Great idea about pulling the back thread up when you begin, never heard of that before.
I love how specific and technical these videos are. The instruction provided here really suits my needs. These videos are really something special. Thank you so much
Thank you. I have watched your videos before, but it has been years since I have FMQ that I am reviewing. You are so calming. Thank you again. This is so helpful.
Thanks for making these great videos and offering them for free. They have given me confidence to try my first machine quilt, after many years of hand quilting.
You make this look sooooo easy!! I had planned on having my husband buy me a quilting machine for Christmas, but now I think I can just have him get me some free motion feet for my standard machine and I will be good to go!!! Thank you for the boost of confidence!!
Patsy, I've watched this tutorial series several times because it is truly helpful. I've been practicing and your advice really works. I'm so happy to be gaining control and consistent stitch lengths. I can't wait for my curvatures to look smooth now. Practice does make perfect, eventually :-) Thanks
Hi I have just bought a new machine and watching your video has really inspired me. I am a complete beginner. Your way of teaching is inspiring you make it look so easy and relaxing. Thanks so much. Joan from Berkshire England
Your voice is so completely calming, and it truly makes me feel like this is a project I can do! I cannot wait to start my hand at quilting and trying this on a small quilt!
This gives me hope!!! after machine quilting my daughter's King Size quilt without much instruction, lol. Thanks, can't wait to go buy my ceiling tiles for the studio wall!!
Thanks Patsy. I just thought I'd missed something. I'm a beginner even to sewing. Just got my Singer 160 and trying to figure out how to use it. No instructional DVD with it. But your videos are amazing, so simple to follow. Since I've only just discovered your site, I will be making many more visits. Thanks.
I have only just begun my journey in quilting ( this week actually). You video is extremely helpful and informative. It is so clear, simple and concise. Thank you so much for sharing.
@@MrGhostman00 If you go to the sewing shop the people there usually can tell you. I think you need different ones for sewing most of the quilt and then when you do the topstich. And apparantely different thread for the topstich also.
Hello - thank you for these videos! I have just -reluctantly - had to give up hand quilting, hence my need to machine quilt, and I was struggling. Your videos are brilliant! So helpful...Joan, Bristol, UK
Awesome video. Very well done and your demeanor makes it so much easier to gain that confidence. I just did my first block of practice and it's crude, but definitely progress. I am going to practice, practice, practice. Also, I really appreciated your whole video on the quilt basting with spray! If I can do that and no more pin-basting, WOW! I'm definitely trying to find a big bare wall so I can set up the same system. Awesome! Thanks!
Watching you work is hypnotic! Thanks for making your vids, they're incredibly helpful and inspiring. I think there is hope that I may learn to quilt yet. :)
Thanks for a great video and making this skill look so easy. Now to get back to my machine to practice and practice and practice. Maybe one day I will achieve the level of skill I would like.
@brujac13 I think I started trying to learn FMQ around 2001. I really struggled for about 2 years (and nearly gave up many times!) Once you get over the "hump," there really is nothing more fun! Patsy
Hi Aaron, There are many products you can use to draw the design first. If you have stencils, use a temporary marker (i.e. chalk, soapstone marker, or Pounce), to draw the design. If you don't have stencils, you can draw the design on Golden Threads Paper and then apply the paper to the top of the quilt, then stitch. It will be easy to remove the paper after stitching. You can also do that with Press 'N Seal, but i have found that to be hard to remove. Patsy
The most frustrating aspect for me in FMQ is getting the stitches looking the same on the BACK of the quilt as they do on the front! I realize that it is so important to get that tension right but I also notice that most of the videos I've looked at never mention looking at the back of the quilt. Anyway thank you so much for your wonderful instructions.
Hi Peggy, Good question! It depends on the brand of spray that you use. I use 505 and have a quilt I've been working on for 9 years and it is still spray basted together. Patsy
Thanks again so much! You have really upped my incentive to try and return to quilting! Finally, hopefully I won't get all stressed out...this is supposed to be fun, right?
Yes, at least ideally. You are actually controlling the stitch length by how fast you move the quilt sandwich and how fast you run the foot pedal, and this is true whether or not the stitch length is set to 0. In theory, you eliminate the variable of any possible programmed needle movement when you set the stitch length to 0, but it probably doesn't actually matter. (I forget to do it every once in a awhile and I can't tell any difference.) Patsy
Using a needle, thread the thread tail and then pierce the quilt sandwich right next to where that thread tail started, then carry that thread through the batting and to the backside of the quilt. Once there, you'll tie a few knots into both thread tails together, then re-thread both of them in that needle and bury them in the batting layer. This is the neatest way to start and stop all your lines of stitching and really disguises all your starts and stops. Patsy
I really appreciate this tutorial mainly because I have a Pfaff as well and the opening is so small I did not think i could machine quilt on it. But i am going to make some sandwiches and get started practicing. Where can you get that silicone spray?
@eltorowhore Hi, My machine does not have a variable presser foot option, so I can't tell you what level to place it at. However, the option is there so that you can adjust it for varying thicknesses of the quilt sandwich. You'll want it loose enough to be able to easily move the quilt sandwich underneath the foot, but you'll want some degree of compression. I'd play on a throw-away version of the same quilt sandwich you'll actually quilt on to figure it out. Patsy
I am learning to quilt and I love it. I need help though, I am trying to do free motion on my second quilt but I am continually breaking needles. I don't know if I am doing something wrong or if it is the weight and thickness of my quilt. Help!!!!!
Those are cones of thread that I hand dyed. They are size 12 Pearl cotton embroidery thread that I use in my top needle. (They require a BIG needle, like a topstitch size 90 or 100, but because they are very large, heavy threads, they really make a statement on your quilt.) Patsy
I'm not exactly sure what you're asking. I talk about some basic quilting supplies in our DVD called Fast and Free Volume 0.5 (beginner level dvd) but we have not made a free video tutorial or a dvd just about quilting supplies. Patsy
Hi Rodney, Yes! BUT, it's not that big of a deal, honestly. Machines that claim to "automatically" adjust/set the tension for you are not always correct, even though we'd love them to be. If you're nervous, start at whatever the "preset" tension is and stitch some on a throw away sandwich. If the stitching doesn't look quite right, drop the top tension just a tad, then stitch some more. The more you play with that tension dial, the less frightened of it you will be. Patsy
Hi, Patsy i have a Pfaff sewing machine as well and my question is about your free motion foot. okay did you cut a opening in the front of the foot or did you order it like that cause i think that is a awesome idea.
It sounds like you have no tension. Re-thread the machine and make sure you have the presser foot UP during threading. Quilt & check your work. If you still have the problem, increase your top tension some, then quilt and recheck your work. There's no way around this; you will learn some of this through trial and error, but don't allow yourself to give up. YOU CAN DO THIS!!!!
I have done some of this but I am still trying. I have used the basting spay and I love it but I haven't used it on a big project. I want to do the quilt I have finished the top for and I am worried that if it takes me a long time to finish it won't stay stuck together. Do you know how long it will stay stuck together?
I just finished my fist quilt for my 6 year old daughter for her twin size bed. All i need to do is machine quilt it. Well I took a class and found it's really hard. So I have someone who would free motion quilt the top for me for $120. My wife thinks I should do it my self. Then I didn't really do the quilting.... Help me please! How can I tranfer the design to the quilt first then just follow the lines. Thanks Aaron
I really enjoyed watching your video as they were very helpful. Can you tell me why you wear the gloves are they for medical reasons or for easier for sewing....Regards Mrs C
Those are free motion quilting gloves and I can't quilt without them. They have lightly rubberized fingertips and allow me to easily move the quilt across the machine bed. I recommend either "Machingers" or "Grip It" quilt gloves.
If the manual isn't helpful, then I would go to your local Pfaff dealer and pay for some lessons on how to use the machine. The best way to learn a new machine is to immerse yourself in it. You'll make some mistakes along the way, but that's how you'll learn what works and what doesn't. Your dealer is really the best place to get started, though. Patsy
Good question. If there are clear "zones" of the quilt that are different colors (i.e. center block is one color, surrounding border is another color, etc), then I change my thread color to match the background color as I work through the various zones. If I'm working on a background that is multiple colors within one zone, I either pick one of those colors and use it all over or choose a variegated thread that has some of the colors in it.
cont.... But I think that something is wrong with my settings or my tension. When I quilt I changed my stitch length to the lowest setting but the stitches still seem long and when I flip it over its like I have the bottom thread laying on the material but the top thread holding it there with stitches.. .its easily cut and I can pull the thread out... I know this is a bad explanation but its hard to describe!
@lalaw2153 There are many easy ones...I guess for most people, the basic loop-d-loop design is the easiest. You can download free line drawings of quilting designs off our web site. Click on the "education" tab, then click on "free downloads" and lots of design options can be accessed for free. Patsy
Thank you so much. I just got a Brother Quilting Sewing Machine for Christmas. I am excited to start quitting. Your tutorials are great and inspiring. Thank you so much.
Gosh, what a nice note! Thanks so much and I hope you have a blast playing around on your new machine. Don't get discouraged if your early attempts are not as smooth-going as you'd like. The secret to learning how to free motion quilt is to force yourself to keep doing it, even when you're not too happy with the results!
I have learned more from you in these short few minutes than I have in the past 6 months .I hope some day you will have an in person class .Our group of quilting ladies would love to take in person classes . I thank you for all you are sharing with us want to be quilters
I now know why my stitches are different lengths, I love the loops and flowers and will try it when I’ve mastered getting my stitch lengths even
Patsy,
Thank you... I am deployed to Afghanistan right now and decided to buy a sewing machine and pick up a hobby to pass my downtime! I made my first quilt. Its not the best, but Im proud of it! I didnt do free motion quilting, instead I quilted around the seams of my blocks! I am trying to learn how to FMQ.. and it is tough. Your tutorial talking about moving the material being opposite of how we write made it a little more clear! I still have a lot of practicing to do!
I love anyone who tells me to drink a glass of wine. :) These videos are fantastic. Thank you!
I love the glass of red wine... Patsy you are wonderful..
Thank you so much for this series. I do appreciate that you do not yammer on for 10 minutes about your dog howling at the moon last night! So very professionally presented.
A couple of days ago I decided that I just had to finish a UFO - a smallish wall hanging. All it needed was the free motion quilting, which I'd not tried before.
I decided to look at a tutorial on free motion quilting and I'm so glad your's was the first one I found! I watched number 1, then 2, then got about half way through part 3 (this one) and decided that "Yes, I can do that!"
So I did! I finished it in an evening and (even if I do say so myself) it looks fab!
Thank you Patsy :-D
I just discovered these videos and they are great! Informative and funny all at the same time! I'm a new quilter( 28yrs old) and I am so thankful for videos like these! Thanks and keep them coming!
Even 8 years later - this is by far the best FMQ tutorial on RUclips!
Thank you SO MUCH-that really says a lot!
Hi Patsy, Your tutorials are the best, you explain everything so that it is understood by a beginner, no double dutch talk. thankyou so much I am now more confident at trying this technique, I just have to purchase the table, I will get stuck into practicing as soon as possible. Regards Rita NSW Australia
I laughed when you were wrestling with the quilt. The silicone spray is a great tip I had never heard of. Starting with the needle down is a great tip too because on my last quilt when I stopped I had to lower the needle to make sure the quilt didn't move around. Great idea about pulling the back thread up when you begin, never heard of that before.
Found your video here- am a first time quilter- and you really explained it so well-so clear, consise and encouraging..thanks for posting it up!!
I love how specific and technical these videos are. The instruction provided here really suits my needs. These videos are really something special. Thank you so much
I enjoy your calm demeanor! Thanks for all the solid knowledge you're sharing.
Thank you. I have watched your videos before, but it has been years since I have FMQ that I am reviewing. You are so calming. Thank you again. This is so helpful.
Your delivery is awesome. I could listen to you all day
Thanks for making these great videos and offering them for free. They have given me confidence to try my first machine quilt, after many years of hand quilting.
You make this look sooooo easy!! I had planned on having my husband buy me a quilting machine for Christmas, but now I think I can just have him get me some free motion feet for my standard machine and I will be good to go!!! Thank you for the boost of confidence!!
Patsy, I've watched this tutorial series several times because it is truly helpful. I've been practicing and your advice really works. I'm so happy to be gaining control and consistent stitch lengths. I can't wait for my curvatures to look smooth now. Practice does make perfect, eventually :-) Thanks
Hi I have just bought a new machine and watching your video has really inspired me. I am a complete beginner. Your way of teaching is inspiring you make it look so easy and relaxing. Thanks so much. Joan from Berkshire England
Thank you for being so clear and for encouraging us to relax and drink wine :)
You have a fabulous teaching style, a quiet, confident voice and a kindness about you that radiates outwards to us, your students! Thank you.
This is amazing. You must be an artist, the way you are drawing the designs on the quilt. Amazing! Amazing!
Wonderful instructions! I don't feel afraid to try quilting on my home machine now. Thanks.
Patsy you are the best. I am so anxious to start practicing.
Thanks, I'm so glad to hear you are inspired!
Your voice is so completely calming, and it truly makes me feel like this is a project I can do!
I cannot wait to start my hand at quilting and trying this on a small quilt!
This gives me hope!!! after machine quilting my daughter's King Size quilt without much instruction, lol. Thanks, can't wait to go buy my ceiling tiles for the studio wall!!
Very clear instructions. Thank you so much for posting these beginner videos. I can't wait to try this!
Thank you for this fabulous tutorial! Wish that I had seen it sooner----would have spared me lots of frustration. You are a great teacher!
Thank you; that is very kind of you to say!
Love your presentations…. You’re amazing 🤩
Thanks Patsy. I just thought I'd missed something. I'm a beginner even to sewing. Just got my Singer 160 and trying to figure out how to use it. No instructional DVD with it. But your videos are amazing, so simple to follow. Since I've only just discovered your site, I will be making many more visits. Thanks.
Thank you so much! This was very helpful. Especially the part about pulling up the back thread. The back thread has really messed me up in the past!
You make it look so darn easy. I know its practice, practice, practice so off to do so. Thanks
I have only just begun my journey in quilting ( this week actually). You video is extremely
helpful and informative. It is so clear, simple and concise. Thank you so much for sharing.
@@MrGhostman00 If you go to the sewing shop the people there usually can tell you. I think you need different ones for sewing most of the quilt and then when you do the topstich. And apparantely different thread for the
topstich also.
@@MrGhostman00 no sorry i dont
Hello - thank you for these videos! I have just -reluctantly - had to give up hand quilting, hence my need to machine quilt, and I was struggling. Your videos are brilliant! So helpful...Joan, Bristol, UK
Thanks so much, Crumbleycat! This free motion stuff gets even more fun the more you do it, so keep at at!
Patsy
I love the flower loop-de-loop. Thanks for the inspiration.
Awesome video. Very well done and your demeanor makes it so much easier to gain that confidence. I just did my first block of practice and it's crude, but definitely progress. I am going to practice, practice, practice. Also, I really appreciated your whole video on the quilt basting with spray! If I can do that and no more pin-basting, WOW! I'm definitely trying to find a big bare wall so I can set up the same system. Awesome! Thanks!
Watching you work is hypnotic! Thanks for making your vids, they're incredibly helpful and inspiring. I think there is hope that I may learn to quilt yet. :)
Everyone I know takes their quilts in and I think that's crazy!!! I am a beginner and I can't wait until I am able to FMQ!!!!
Thanks for a great video and making this skill look so easy. Now to get back to my machine to practice and practice and practice. Maybe one day I will achieve the level of skill I would like.
thanks Patsy... enjoy your videos
@brujac13
I think I started trying to learn FMQ around 2001. I really struggled for about 2 years (and nearly gave up many times!) Once you get over the "hump," there really is nothing more fun!
Patsy
Hi Aaron,
There are many products you can use to draw the design first. If you have stencils, use a temporary marker (i.e. chalk, soapstone marker, or Pounce), to draw the design. If you don't have stencils, you can draw the design on Golden Threads Paper and then apply the paper to the top of the quilt, then stitch. It will be easy to remove the paper after stitching. You can also do that with Press 'N Seal, but i have found that to be hard to remove.
Patsy
The most frustrating aspect for me in FMQ is getting the stitches looking the same on the BACK of the quilt as they do on the front! I realize that it is so important to get that tension right but I also notice that most of the videos I've looked at never mention looking at the back of the quilt. Anyway thank you so much for your wonderful instructions.
Beautiful..... Thanks for show us your secrets.... God bless u.
It looks so easy and fun! I love it!
Hi Peggy,
Good question! It depends on the brand of spray that you use. I use 505 and have a quilt I've been working on for 9 years and it is still spray basted together.
Patsy
Thanks again so much! You have really upped my incentive to try and return to quilting! Finally, hopefully I won't get all stressed out...this is supposed to be fun, right?
Great Job I loved your video
Thank you so much...I look forward to trying these tips once I learn how to quilt--ha ha!!!
You Make this look so easy!
Love the tutorials!!! What is the EASIEST quilt design for a beginner? Thanks
Thanks, Jaime! We have a couple we're working on, so hopefully, we'll have a new one up in the next few weeks/months.
Patsy
Yes, at least ideally. You are actually controlling the stitch length by how fast you move the quilt sandwich and how fast you run the foot pedal, and this is true whether or not the stitch length is set to 0. In theory, you eliminate the variable of any possible programmed needle movement when you set the stitch length to 0, but it probably doesn't actually matter. (I forget to do it every once in a awhile and I can't tell any difference.)
Patsy
You have such a nice teaching style, I love to follow you on my new Pfaff .
Thanks for your nice note!
Using a needle, thread the thread tail and then pierce the quilt sandwich right next to where that thread tail started, then carry that thread through the batting and to the backside of the quilt. Once there, you'll tie a few knots into both thread tails together, then re-thread both of them in that needle and bury them in the batting layer. This is the neatest way to start and stop all your lines of stitching and really disguises all your starts and stops.
Patsy
thanks for your excellent instructions.
Excellent Video! Thank you for sharing!
Thank you Patsy!
Excellent tutorial!!! What speed would you recommend for a beginner?
Excellent! Thanks for posting this
I really appreciate this tutorial mainly because I have a Pfaff as well and the opening is so small I did not think i could machine quilt on it. But i am going to make some sandwiches and get started practicing. Where can you get that silicone spray?
you are very good and professional and i really learned a lot thank you so much....
Love your tutorials! Do you ever use a slider sheet?
@eltorowhore
Hi,
My machine does not have a variable presser foot option, so I can't tell you what level to place it at. However, the option is there so that you can adjust it for varying thicknesses of the quilt sandwich. You'll want it loose enough to be able to easily move the quilt sandwich underneath the foot, but you'll want some degree of compression. I'd play on a throw-away version of the same quilt sandwich you'll actually quilt on to figure it out.
Patsy
great video.
woa! great videos...thanks
You are very welcome!
So great! Thx
When you say "carry the thread to the back" (to bury the tail) what do you mean by that? Thanks! (your videos are great).
I am learning to quilt and I love it. I need help though, I am trying to do free motion on my second quilt but I am continually breaking needles. I don't know if I am doing something wrong or if it is the weight and thickness of my quilt. Help!!!!!
you're awesome! thanks for the encouragement and great information! : )
I don't see a stitch regulator on your machine...is there one or are you just very good at it from practice
You are very welcome!
Patsy
SUPERB! Thank you
Those are cones of thread that I hand dyed. They are size 12 Pearl cotton embroidery thread that I use in my top needle. (They require a BIG needle, like a topstitch size 90 or 100, but because they are very large, heavy threads, they really make a statement on your quilt.)
Patsy
How did you make ( or create ) the wall that you "spray" your quilts on ? Do you have a video that shows how to make that wall ? Thanks !
How do u keep the stitch on the back from being loose?
I'm not exactly sure what you're asking. I talk about some basic quilting supplies in our DVD called Fast and Free Volume 0.5 (beginner level dvd) but we have not made a free video tutorial or a dvd just about quilting supplies.
Patsy
How about using the BSR on your machine? Same advice?
That cilikone are genieas
Hi Rodney,
Yes! BUT, it's not that big of a deal, honestly. Machines that claim to "automatically" adjust/set the tension for you are not always correct, even though we'd love them to be. If you're nervous, start at whatever the "preset" tension is and stitch some on a throw away sandwich. If the stitching doesn't look quite right, drop the top tension just a tad, then stitch some more. The more you play with that tension dial, the less frightened of it you will be.
Patsy
Hi, Patsy i have a Pfaff sewing machine as well and my question is about your free motion foot. okay did you cut a opening in the front of the foot or did you order it like that cause i think that is a awesome idea.
I love your videos! You also l
ook like lovely person too)) thank you
It sounds like you have no tension. Re-thread the machine and make sure you have the presser foot UP during threading. Quilt & check your work. If you still have the problem, increase your top tension some, then quilt and recheck your work. There's no way around this; you will learn some of this through trial and error, but don't allow yourself to give up. YOU CAN DO THIS!!!!
I have done some of this but I am still trying. I have used the basting spay and I love it but I haven't used it on a big project. I want to do the quilt I have finished the top for and I am worried that if it takes me a long time to finish it won't stay stuck together. Do you know how long it will stay stuck together?
I just finished my fist quilt for my 6 year old daughter for her twin size bed. All i need to do is machine quilt it. Well I took a class and found it's really hard. So I have someone who would free motion quilt the top for me for $120. My wife thinks I should do it my self. Then I didn't really do the quilting.... Help me please! How can I tranfer the design to the quilt first then just follow the lines.
Thanks Aaron
I really enjoyed watching your video as they were very helpful. Can you tell me why you wear the gloves are they for medical reasons or for easier for sewing....Regards Mrs C
Those are free motion quilting gloves and I can't quilt without them. They have lightly rubberized fingertips and allow me to easily move the quilt across the machine bed. I recommend either "Machingers" or "Grip It" quilt gloves.
Thanks so much!
Patsy
should the stitches be small after lots of practice or not?
I would love to know where to get the plexiglass sewing surface
If the manual isn't helpful, then I would go to your local Pfaff dealer and pay for some lessons on how to use the machine. The best way to learn a new machine is to immerse yourself in it. You'll make some mistakes along the way, but that's how you'll learn what works and what doesn't. Your dealer is really the best place to get started, though.
Patsy
what kind of foot pedal do you use for your machine?
If your quilt is multiple colors, how do you choose the color thread to use for quilting? Do you choose the color of the background, white?
Good question. If there are clear "zones" of the quilt that are different colors (i.e. center block is one color, surrounding border is another color, etc), then I change my thread color to match the background color as I work through the various zones. If I'm working on a background that is multiple colors within one zone, I either pick one of those colors and use it all over or choose a variegated thread that has some of the colors in it.
cont....
But I think that something is wrong with my settings or my tension. When I quilt I changed my stitch length to the lowest setting but the stitches still seem long and when I flip it over its like I have the bottom thread laying on the material but the top thread holding it there with stitches.. .its easily cut and I can pull the thread out... I know this is a bad explanation but its hard to describe!
oops ! I am sorry.....I just seen the tutorial on how to create the wall ! .....Thanks so much !
@lalaw2153
There are many easy ones...I guess for most people, the basic loop-d-loop design is the easiest. You can download free line drawings of quilting designs off our web site. Click on the "education" tab, then click on "free downloads" and lots of design options can be accessed for free.
Patsy
Do we need such close quilting pattern? I think I would prefer less stitching on my quilt.
I bet you're English! I am and I always notice how flat Americans make their quilts with all the quilting they do.
Do you have to have a quilting needle in your machine first or in an embroidery needle or does it matter
I never use quilting needles. I use either an embroidery needle, a Microtex sharps needle, or a Topstitch needle.