The multiple levels of loops and curls and curves really appeal to me. And that music is THE perfect background to keep your hands flowing smoothly and evenly. Very relaxing, as well!
I can't believe how complex this looks, in comparison to its actual simplicity. I am so grateful for your videos, you have made me feel much more confident with my FMQ. Many thanks 💐
It is great isn't it? I am always amazed how great the texture is. And those simple shapes help so much in improving the quilting too. It is all about little things...❤❤❤
More and more, I'm loving the "divide and quilt" method of free motion. This is so relaxing and you're right-it looks so mucn more complex than it really is. ~Cynthia
Hi there, Divide and quilt is my standard way of quilting. You have to use it on domestic machine as we have such small space to operate. And I love this kind of pattern. My spacing, and travelling improved so much in the last year! ❤❤❤❤
@@rootsrocksfeathers1975 This is one of the best comments I can get! Thank you! It means a lot as I know you are already an expirienced quilter!. Wonderful to hear it!❤❤❤❤❤❤
As a new free hand motion quilter, you have been the best to learn from. You make it so smooth and easygoing, it has made it much better for me to do I a better job on my quilting practice pieces. I will continue watching all of your videos and I know I will be much better at this and enjoy it far more. Thank you thank you and thank you! You are awesome!
Wow! Thank you and I am blushing right now. And this is really a nice video. It is more about letting go and having fun than quilting a perfect swirl. There is a lot of foootage for you😅. I tried to organize it in playlists and they are for all levels. I hope you will find something that will inspire you and get ou really into quilting. We make this world a better place ❤❤❤. For sure softer and more colorful. 😁
I have always admired this type of FMQ but was intimidated by it as I never knew where to start or how to complete it. You have made it look so easy, I am definitely going to get some practice fabric and give it a try. Thank you for being such an inspiration!
Thank you for your comment! Please, try it. I am preparing few more of this type of videos, with small variations. Simply to show that there are so many possibilities where it can go. Have fun quilting and let me know!❤❤❤
You make fmq look so easy, and I love the way you include statements. I’m only just starting fmq-ing on a sit-down machine, and hope to be able to follow your guidelines. Thank you so much.
Welcome to quilting world. I wish you many wonderful expiriences. Just remeber: take it easy and slow and observe your own progress. It is a slow journey but a beautiful one. ❤❤❤
Thank you for the link to #1. I cannot wait for my machine to get back from the shop so i can try it with more patience and better plan! Thank you, thank you, Thank You!!! ❤❤❤
Hi again! Patiance is important. Sometimes I teach to a small group of ladies. And my main challange as a teacher is to make them let go of some ideal image how it should look. None of us have a long arm so we have to adjust. And the machines are sometimes quirky....so it takes a bit time. But now, after several months they are quilting and they are really good at it ❤❤❤
Definitely the bedt video i have watch by far, absolutely great idea how to learn thank you so much for sharing this, i do hope yo see many more like this
thank you! You are right. It is inspired by Karen McTavish work. I never really got it exactly right and this was the next best thing. But I love this kind of quilting. It is me in a way. :)
@@quiltingnerd I’m not saying that you have done exactly like her. This is your quilting and it is beautiful. It is all yours. We get inspiration from many many places.
@@Talk-to-the-Pugs Yes, of course! I am very flattered that you recognized! I learned watching videos of many quilters, but her's got me. It was the most unconventional approach I have seen. And thank you for your beautiful words! And by the way, I would love to get it exactly like her! but I always get directionally challanged. Maybe it is better. To compensate I am developing in my own direction❤❤❤ And I am sorry if we misundertood us a bit. English is not my native language and sometimes the way I express things may have different effect. For me me your first comment was simply wonderful.
@@quiltingnerd Don’t worry yourself, I just felt bad that I may have sounded critical of your style. I never want to criticize any quilter, especially one whom I admire. I really do enjoy watching you quilt. As you quilt, I’m thinking where will she go next? And then you show me and it’s perfect.
@@Talk-to-the-Pugs Sometimes I do not know where I will go next. Some things just happen. It is a bit like a trans with those patterns. Classical shapes are easier to control, but the organic texture..... Sometimes I am surprised how it looks. Thank you again for your comments. For me they are all positive. Hugs!!!
absolutely beautiful. I am trying to watch your videos from part 1. I havent tried this yet but I am going to make me up some quilt sandwiches and try to pracrice this. I make prayer quilts for our church and I piece them and I usually just straight stitch around each triangle and square. I want to get more confidence in my quilting and watching your videos makes me feel like I can do this too.. I hope you are better. your last video you posted the other day you wre having trouble talking and were sick. praing for you. You have a beautiful talent God has given you. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you most kindly for your beautiful and generous comment! Your words mean a lot. Such comments show me that my videos may help others and I feel like I am paying back for so many wonderful things in my life. Balance is important. You commented on one of my favorite videos. It was all about repeating one simple shape to reate something complex and unique. It is not your typical quilting but it is so much fun. And it looks beautiful too. Quitling is not difficult. It just needs patiance, practice and love....In a way, it is a bit like a prayer...Sending hugs from Dresden. ❤❤❤
Uau!! This is so nice and indeed it seems easy when you show, but I bet anyone whos looks at it withouth knowing how to do it, will certainly think it is very complex. Thank. You just inspired me to quilt a piece of work I have.
I love such comments. Thank you!!! I hope you will have fun with quilting. This video is one of my favorites. It starts witha a line and rest is echo and yet another line. It is a very organic quilting. Always a bit different. It is not difficult, you just have to let go of certain traditional concepts and let it flow. ❤❤❤
Best tutorial I've seen in 20 years. The flow is beautiful, relaxing and inspiring. I think I'll try to use this on a baby quilt, around letters of the alphabet and butterflies. Can't wait to try! Thank you for sharing . ❤❤🎉🎉😊
@@maryanne2500 sure you can. You can teat this project in two ways. One is to create an amazing complex pattern, the second one is to realize that this pattern consists of many very similar movements that you will practice without being bored. You can practice spacing, shape, traveling, getting the right angle to meet the previous line, and also your intuition and muscle memmory...all of it without getting bored because the pattern is so beautiful❤❤❤
I really enjoy your quilting videos. Not only do I learn things by watching you, it’s very relaxing. I really like the music in the background as well.
Thank you for your feedback! I use quilting to relax and I love to push the boundaries of a design. I go at my normal speed to give the right impression about the dynamics of the process. It is real. Unfortunately I stopped using music background for now. Too many problems with the confusing claims on the author rights on music that is declared as free to use (no copy right claim). I am learning a lot.
Hi there! Go for it. It is a very easy and very rewording doodling approach. The patterns are abstract so you can relax. There are no quality criteria like with feathers. Just wonderful texture ❤❤❤@@DebbieTaylorpdx
Thank you! This is the beauty of such quilting practice. I can do it again tomorrow and the result would be different as well. The goal was however, different. It was about all those repetetive movements.... you quilt them so long till they become a second nature and we can do them without thinking. today was spacing, shape , travelling.... all what we need for more traditional patterns. And I would love to see your version as well. Try it and let me know!❤❤❤❤❤
I think you can. Look at it as a series of repetetive movements that are very similar. I vary between wavy lines, arches and some loops. And then I repeat.... this video is not about complex pattern. It is about having fun while repeatig a lot of very similar movements. it looks complex, but when you look at single section at a time..... it is easy. Thank you for your comment!!!❤❤❤❤
😍😍😍🤩beautiful. Your quilting is so smooth and easy flowing. I love this design, it is so stunning. This is going to be so helpful. Your videos are so awesome, the best! Thank you for sharing your amazing talents and time. When you sew at your actual speed instead of speeding up the video, it is a tremendous help, this makes your videos so awesome. Have a great day. ❤️🌹🌞🌻🤩❤️
Hi, You know my opinion on speed up videos - they give the wrong impression!. Thank you for your great comment. I was just saying to my husband, that this is a bit like learning kung-fu in old movies. You are supposed to repeat a bunch of movements and then suddenly they make sense. The same is here. the design is accidental. I want you to concentrate more on shape repetition, echo and how small changes will impact the texture... and the best is I am learning a lot as well!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤
My favorite patterns are based on doodling and "zentangle" . repetetive patterns are great to practice quilting and create those organic, always different patterns❤❤❤❤
Dear Helen, Thank you for your feedback! I am always happy to hear my videos may help to quilt or to relax. As for my machine, I have a Janome M7. It is a large sewing machine. Previously I quilted with a Horizon and was very happy with it. ❤❤❤❤
You make it look so easy!! I love the dimensional appearance. I’m finishing a quilt built around a rectangle and machine embroidery. I have 1 1/2” blank space at the bottom, 2” on the top, and about 5” on each side. I know this quilting would draw attention to the area, but do you think it would detract from the embroidery? If so, any suggestions for all that negative space?
Hi there! Thank you for your comment! It is a tough one. If you have embroidery then you want it to be an eyecatcher. What about using a matching thread? then you can try out the pattern but make it very subtle....
I would love to find out that a beginner can achieve something like this. I always start out so enthusiastic but during the process my stress level begins to rise and the mistakes become more frequent, which mostly ends in a disappointment. I have tried over and ober again, but apart from very small practising pieces I just cannot accomplish a decent overall quilting pattern. But I love to watch your art. Thanks for sharing.
Starting small is a good start. Having fun is perfect, stressing out is wrong..... What about quilting first sections thta are small enough for the enthusistic phase and then stop, wait a bit and then go on. It is not supposed to be perfect. If you look carefully, I am quilting the same shapes over and over again till I fill the space. This pattern looks so cool because it is based on repetition and semi-similar shapes. And therefore it is perfect for beginners. It is just a way line, or arch that is repeated ten times.....Sometimes I tell my ladies during class: deep breath and round thoughts.....I am keeping my fingers crossed! And I am sure your quilting is actually good❤❤❤❤❤
I find that soft music helps, or something you like that isn't heavy metal 😂. Take breaks and stretch out any tension especially in your shoulders, and breathe. Relax and have fun! Keep practicing. Good luck! Hugs ❤😊 BREATHE 😮
The thread was 50 weight (Superior) polyester thread. I tend to use the 85 or 90 needle size. I use all three sizes but I may switch to larger size if the thread will break too often. thank you for your feedback!❤❤❤
That depends. I like using the standard 50 wt thread like aurifil But often I use a polyester thread for embroidery. It has a nice shine. I am not sure I would use it on a large quilt, but on a smaller projects they look great. ❤❤❤
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The multiple levels of loops and curls and curves really appeal to me. And that music is THE perfect background to keep your hands flowing smoothly and evenly. Very relaxing, as well!
I love this project! It was flowing and the final complexity surprised me. It was all fluid quilting of simple elements❤️❤️❤️
❤❤I love the slow movements and high contrast thread to enjoy the textures thank you🤗
Thank you! This is one of my favorite projects. It was simply flowing. Everything was just right. ❤❤❤
I can't believe how complex this looks, in comparison to its actual simplicity. I am so grateful for your videos, you have made me feel much more confident with my FMQ. Many thanks 💐
It is great isn't it? I am always amazed how great the texture is. And those simple shapes help so much in improving the quilting too. It is all about little things...❤❤❤
Thank you 🙏 ❤ that looks awesome!
Thank you for your feedback!
More and more, I'm loving the "divide and quilt" method of free motion. This is so relaxing and you're right-it looks so mucn more complex than it really is. ~Cynthia
Hi there, Divide and quilt is my standard way of quilting. You have to use it on domestic machine as we have such small space to operate. And I love this kind of pattern. My spacing, and travelling improved so much in the last year! ❤❤❤❤
@@quiltingnerd I'm getting so much better since watching your videos. You inspire me!
@@rootsrocksfeathers1975 This is one of the best comments I can get! Thank you! It means a lot as I know you are already an expirienced quilter!. Wonderful to hear it!❤❤❤❤❤❤
As a new free hand motion quilter, you have been the best to learn from. You make it so smooth and easygoing, it has made it much better for me to do I a better job on my quilting practice pieces. I will continue watching all of your videos and I know I will be much better at this and enjoy it far more. Thank you thank you and thank you! You are awesome!
Wow! Thank you and I am blushing right now. And this is really a nice video. It is more about letting go and having fun than quilting a perfect swirl.
There is a lot of foootage for you😅. I tried to organize it in playlists and they are for all levels. I hope you will find something that will inspire you and get ou really into quilting. We make this world a better place ❤❤❤. For sure softer and more colorful. 😁
I have always admired this type of FMQ but was intimidated by it as I never knew where to start or how to complete it. You have made it look so easy, I am definitely going to get some practice fabric and give it a try. Thank you for being such an inspiration!
Thank you for your comment! Please, try it. I am preparing few more of this type of videos, with small variations. Simply to show that there are so many possibilities where it can go. Have fun quilting and let me know!❤❤❤
Simply beautiful!!!
Thank you! One of my best videos for sure ❤❤❤
this was the best part of my day, thank you
I am very happy I could contribute to that! Thank you for your comment!❤❤❤
I completed this lesson. I see my curves looking more curvy and think I'm improving. On to the next one.
This is the best way. Compare only to your previous work to see your progress. This is the best way to learn and stay motivated❤❤❤
You make fmq look so easy, and I love the way you include statements. I’m only just starting fmq-ing on a sit-down machine, and hope to be able to follow your guidelines. Thank you so much.
Welcome to quilting world. I wish you many wonderful expiriences. Just remeber: take it easy and slow and observe your own progress. It is a slow journey but a beautiful one. ❤❤❤
Thank you for the link to #1. I cannot wait for my machine to get back from the shop so i can try it with more patience and better plan! Thank you, thank you, Thank You!!! ❤❤❤
Hi again! Patiance is important. Sometimes I teach to a small group of ladies. And my main challange as a teacher is to make them let go of some ideal image how it should look. None of us have a long arm so we have to adjust. And the machines are sometimes quirky....so it takes a bit time. But now, after several months they are quilting and they are really good at it ❤❤❤
I only found you yesterday but I’m loving your videos. Thank you so much for teaching your techniques.
I am very happy to hear that. You have enough of material for some time to come 😂. If I can provide some inspiration or relaxing moment I am glad.❤❤❤
Definitely the bedt video i have watch by far, absolutely great idea how to learn thank you so much for sharing this, i do hope yo see many more like this
Thank you most kindly. There are some more like that. In total I uploaded more than 270 videos ;) so I hope you will finde few more :) :) ❤❤❤
Mesmerizing!
This one get this comment a lot. Thank you! The quilting was also very relaxing. ❤❤❤
Mesmerizing!!!
Thank you! and really easy ❤❤❤❤
Awesome!!!!!!
thank you most kindly ! ❤️❤️❤️
This reminds me of McTavishing. Karen McTavish divides and the fills. You do lovely quilting.
thank you! You are right. It is inspired by Karen McTavish work. I never really got it exactly right and this was the next best thing. But I love this kind of quilting. It is me in a way. :)
@@quiltingnerd I’m not saying that you have done exactly like her. This is your quilting and it is beautiful. It is all yours. We get inspiration from many many places.
@@Talk-to-the-Pugs Yes, of course! I am very flattered that you recognized! I learned watching videos of many quilters, but her's got me. It was the most unconventional approach I have seen. And thank you for your beautiful words! And by the way, I would love to get it exactly like her! but I always get directionally challanged. Maybe it is better. To compensate I am developing in my own direction❤❤❤ And I am sorry if we misundertood us a bit. English is not my native language and sometimes the way I express things may have different effect. For me me your first comment was simply wonderful.
@@quiltingnerd Don’t worry yourself, I just felt bad that I may have sounded critical of your style. I never want to criticize any quilter, especially one whom I admire. I really do enjoy watching you quilt. As you quilt, I’m thinking where will she go next? And then you show me and it’s perfect.
@@Talk-to-the-Pugs Sometimes I do not know where I will go next. Some things just happen. It is a bit like a trans with those patterns. Classical shapes are easier to control, but the organic texture..... Sometimes I am surprised how it looks. Thank you again for your comments. For me they are all positive. Hugs!!!
❤❤❤❤СМОТРЮ,КАК ХУДОЖЕСТВЕННЫЙ ФИЛЬМ,НЕ ОТРЫВАЯСЬ😊😊😊😊ОЧЕНЬ ВСЕ НРАВИТСЯ,,ЧТО ВЫ ДЕЛАЕТЕ! ЗДОРОВЬЯ ВАМ И ДАЛЕЕ РАДУЙТЕ НАС СВОИМИ РАБОТАМИ❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤
Большое спасибо за ваш комментарий и уделенное время! Всего вам наилучшего!❤❤❤
absolutely beautiful. I am trying to watch your videos from part 1. I havent tried this yet but I am going to make me up some quilt sandwiches and try to pracrice this. I make prayer quilts for our church and I piece them and I usually just straight stitch around each triangle and square. I want to get more confidence in my quilting and watching your videos makes me feel like I can do this too.. I hope you are better. your last video you posted the other day you wre having trouble talking and were sick. praing for you. You have a beautiful talent God has given you. Thank you for sharing.
Thank you most kindly for your beautiful and generous comment! Your words mean a lot. Such comments show me that my videos may help others and I feel like I am paying back for so many wonderful things in my life. Balance is important. You commented on one of my favorite videos. It was all about repeating one simple shape to reate something complex and unique. It is not your typical quilting but it is so much fun. And it looks beautiful too. Quitling is not difficult. It just needs patiance, practice and love....In a way, it is a bit like a prayer...Sending hugs from Dresden. ❤❤❤
Uau!! This is so nice and indeed it seems easy when you show, but I bet anyone whos looks at it withouth knowing how to do it, will certainly think it is very complex. Thank. You just inspired me to quilt a piece of work I have.
I love such comments. Thank you!!! I hope you will have fun with quilting. This video is one of my favorites. It starts witha a line and rest is echo and yet another line. It is a very organic quilting. Always a bit different. It is not difficult, you just have to let go of certain traditional concepts and let it flow. ❤❤❤
You make this seem actually doable! Nice music too.
Thank you! I am happy you like it. and it is doable :)
Youre so so talented
Thank you most kindly ❤❤❤
Love watching ❤you quilt! It is so relaxing and I spiring. 😊
Thank you for your comment! It is also relaxing to quilt, especially such projects❤❤❤
The quilting itself would make a beautiful quilt top. Thank you!
Especially in a negative space or an a whole quilt! I totally agree with you!❤❤❤
Best tutorial I've seen in 20 years. The flow is beautiful, relaxing and inspiring. I think I'll try to use this on a baby quilt, around letters of the alphabet and butterflies. Can't wait to try! Thank you for sharing . ❤❤🎉🎉😊
Thank you most kindly! I used this kind of quilting in a standard block (one of the last videos) and it also looked great❤❤❤
Wow!!
Thank you!!!!❤❤❤❤
I hink I can do that watching you. Thanks
@@maryanne2500 sure you can. You can teat this project in two ways. One is to create an amazing complex pattern, the second one is to realize that this pattern consists of many very similar movements that you will practice without being bored. You can practice spacing, shape, traveling, getting the right angle to meet the previous line, and also your intuition and muscle memmory...all of it without getting bored because the pattern is so beautiful❤❤❤
воосхищаюсь это фантастика
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You are unbelieveable, such talent!
Thank you! This such a kind comment. I am just having fun ❤❤❤
I really enjoy your quilting videos. Not only do I learn things by watching you, it’s very relaxing. I really like the music in the background as well.
Thank you for your feedback! I use quilting to relax and I love to push the boundaries of a design. I go at my normal speed to give the right impression about the dynamics of the process. It is real. Unfortunately I stopped using music background for now. Too many problems with the confusing claims on the author rights on music that is declared as free to use (no copy right claim). I am learning a lot.
Thank you for doing this! Your work is beautiful and I think I might try this!
Hi there! Go for it. It is a very easy and very rewording doodling approach. The patterns are abstract so you can relax. There are no quality criteria like with feathers. Just wonderful texture ❤❤❤@@DebbieTaylorpdx
Thanks ❤
You're welcome 😊
Stunning work. Love watching and listening. Thank you!
Thank you so much for your kind comment!. I am happy if I can provide some moment of relaxing inspiration❤❤❤
I love your strategies! You often went in different directions than I would have chosen but it all worked out beautifully!
Thank you! This is the beauty of such quilting practice. I can do it again tomorrow and the result would be different as well. The goal was however, different. It was about all those repetetive movements.... you quilt them so long till they become a second nature and we can do them without thinking. today was spacing, shape , travelling.... all what we need for more traditional patterns. And I would love to see your version as well. Try it and let me know!❤❤❤❤❤
You make me feel like I can do this. So relaxing. Thank you.
I think you can. Look at it as a series of repetetive movements that are very similar. I vary between wavy lines, arches and some loops. And then I repeat.... this video is not about complex pattern. It is about having fun while repeatig a lot of very similar movements. it looks complex, but when you look at single section at a time..... it is easy.
Thank you for your comment!!!❤❤❤❤
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Thank you!
😍😍😍🤩beautiful. Your quilting is so smooth and easy flowing. I love this design, it is so stunning. This is going to be so helpful. Your videos are so awesome, the best! Thank you for sharing your amazing talents and time. When you sew at your actual speed instead of speeding up the video, it is a tremendous help, this makes your videos so awesome. Have a great day. ❤️🌹🌞🌻🤩❤️
Hi,
You know my opinion on speed up videos - they give the wrong impression!. Thank you for your great comment. I was just saying to my husband, that this is a bit like learning kung-fu in old movies. You are supposed to repeat a bunch of movements and then suddenly they make sense. The same is here. the design is accidental. I want you to concentrate more on shape repetition, echo and how small changes will impact the texture... and the best is I am learning a lot as well!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤
This is awesome!! Thank you!!
Happy you liked it! Try it, it is quite easy ❤❤❤❤
Love this. So organic. Thankyou!
My favorite patterns are based on doodling and "zentangle" . repetetive patterns are great to practice quilting and create those organic, always different patterns❤❤❤❤
I WILL continue to practice and practice!
Never seen this before. You inspire me! Love your channel
Happy I could show you something different! I never got formal quilting training so I try different things. Thank you for your comment!❤❤❤
I am now watching all your videos which are exceptional. I would love to know which machine you are using .
Dear Helen, Thank you for your feedback! I am always happy to hear my videos may help to quilt or to relax. As for my machine, I have a Janome M7. It is a large sewing machine. Previously I quilted with a Horizon and was very happy with it. ❤❤❤❤
You make it look so easy!! I love the dimensional appearance. I’m finishing a quilt built around a rectangle and machine embroidery. I have 1 1/2” blank space at the bottom, 2” on the top, and about 5” on each side. I know this quilting would draw attention to the area, but do you think it would detract from the embroidery? If so, any suggestions for all that negative space?
Hi there! Thank you for your comment! It is a tough one. If you have embroidery then you want it to be an eyecatcher. What about using a matching thread? then you can try out the pattern but make it very subtle....
I would love to find out that a beginner can achieve something like this. I always start out so enthusiastic but during the process my stress level begins to rise and the mistakes become more frequent, which mostly ends in a disappointment. I have tried over and ober again, but apart from very small practising pieces I just cannot accomplish a decent overall quilting pattern. But I love to watch your art. Thanks for sharing.
Starting small is a good start. Having fun is perfect, stressing out is wrong..... What about quilting first sections thta are small enough for the enthusistic phase and then stop, wait a bit and then go on. It is not supposed to be perfect. If you look carefully, I am quilting the same shapes over and over again till I fill the space. This pattern looks so cool because it is based on repetition and semi-similar shapes. And therefore it is perfect for beginners. It is just a way line, or arch that is repeated ten times.....Sometimes I tell my ladies during class: deep breath and round thoughts.....I am keeping my fingers crossed! And I am sure your quilting is actually good❤❤❤❤❤
I find that soft music helps, or something you like that isn't heavy metal 😂. Take breaks and stretch out any tension especially in your shoulders, and breathe. Relax and have fun! Keep practicing. Good luck! Hugs ❤😊 BREATHE 😮
What weight thread are you using and what size needle? I love the free form organic look of this on a solid whole cloth.
The thread was 50 weight (Superior) polyester thread. I tend to use the 85 or 90 needle size. I use all three sizes but I may switch to larger size if the thread will break too often.
thank you for your feedback!❤❤❤
What thread do you use?
That depends. I like using the standard 50 wt thread like aurifil But often I use a polyester thread for embroidery. It has a nice shine. I am not sure I would use it on a large quilt, but on a smaller projects they look great. ❤❤❤