Thank you for having these videos to get ideas, think about different free motion designs, and just study your moves as you quilt. This is very helpful to me. Bless you!
So many great little tidbits in this video! I have loved it. Hope I can remember them all, but woohoo, I can always come back to it 😊 I am in the new (Soon to be old) knot! LOL
1. I LOVE that fabric and made a baby quilt out of it! 2. Listened to your recent podcast episode … your voice is so soothing 😃. 3. I used the magnetic bars on the last quilt I quilted and it worked! Also used the pin truck along the side to keep the edges square! 4. Thank you sooo much for your lives, though I can rarely catch one, I’m currently going back and watching some of your older videos! Again…. Many thanks!!!
I love how real your videos are! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and talent. I'm considering my first purchase of a longarm and am petrified at the expense. Can you share you "beginning" story. If you already have such a video, can you please share the link? Thanks so much!
I don’t know that I have a particular beginning video but I’ve told snippets. You might try the “Are We The Right Fit?”. There’s some story in there. I do have 2 thoughts: 1) test drive multiple brands, they’re always at quilt shows and happy to let you do that, and 2) consider buying used. It gives you the opportunity to find out your style and what you love doing best while keeping the price way down.
Fantastic lesson. I do have a ton of questions, but that's for another day. I am in the current Masterclasss, though a little behind in the lessons, but have already learned so much. Thank you. Lauren from Seneca IL.
Love that quilt. It seems she used the Shabby Fabrics Home & Away quilt pattern using Animal Crackers by Sweetwater Co for Moda (Shabby Fabrics currently has this as a kit). So adorable; I downloaded the pattern! It is so valuable to see how you handle fullness challenges. Thank you!
If the extra fabric is left for the top & sides I find it works to make the bindings if you’re want the fabric & binding the same. Or you could make your own jelly roll strips for future use.
I've been doing it since 2014. Best way to learn - just start! I began with a class at a local shop and it was quilting on a domestic machine, So we learned to practice things like loops and lines, and some basics like tension and types of batting. When I got my first longarm I just dove in - I got some charity quilts and started doodling...and just kept on quilting. Don't be discouraged at the outset, you're learning a new skill, and don't be afraid to try things you don't think you can do. You'll learn as you go. Enjoy the process!
Lighting is the trick. Usually good lighting, but on difficult to see fabrics, it can work to have very low light and then add a side light to cast shadows on the quilted areas. I use a gooseneck floor lamp, others install some type of small light on the side of their machine.
Hi Julie, thank for your interest! Currently I have a waiting list, the next session will be this summer. If you receive my newsletter you'll get notifications there, also you can go here to see more course details: stitchedbysusanacademy.thinkific.com/collections
It definitely won’t hurt the timing, and I’ve never broken a needle. Chances are, you naturally go a little slower if you’re working with fiddly area, so lower speed reduces needle flex and risk of breakage.
Thank you for having these videos to get ideas, think about different free motion designs, and just study your moves as you quilt. This is very helpful to me. Bless you!
Absolutely wonderful! Thank you 😊
So many great little tidbits in this video! I have loved it. Hope I can remember them all, but woohoo, I can always come back to it 😊 I am in the new (Soon to be old) knot! LOL
Thank you Susan. I learn so much from you.
Watching this before I tackle the first charity quilt i volunteered to quilt. Bulk in borders and blocks, and she serged it together!
I don’t own a long arm but I love your videos … so much advice in general, and watching you has made me braver on my sewing machine for quilting
I'm so glad!
Good morning from Virginia. Watching on the replay.
1. I LOVE that fabric and made a baby quilt out of it!
2. Listened to your recent podcast episode … your voice is so soothing 😃.
3. I used the magnetic bars on the last quilt I quilted and it worked! Also used the pin truck along the side to keep the edges square!
4. Thank you sooo much for your lives, though I can rarely catch one, I’m currently going back and watching some of your older videos!
Again…. Many thanks!!!
I love how real your videos are! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and talent.
I'm considering my first purchase of a longarm and am petrified at the expense.
Can you share you "beginning" story. If you already have such a video, can you please share the link?
Thanks so much!
I don’t know that I have a particular beginning video but I’ve told snippets. You might try the “Are We The Right Fit?”. There’s some story in there. I do have 2 thoughts: 1) test drive multiple brands, they’re always at quilt shows and happy to let you do that, and 2) consider buying used. It gives you the opportunity to find out your style and what you love doing best while keeping the price way down.
Fantastic lesson. I do have a ton of questions, but that's for another day. I am in the current Masterclasss, though a little behind in the lessons, but have already learned so much. Thank you. Lauren from Seneca IL.
I enjoy this very much. Thank you
Glad you enjoyed it
when I've had a quilt that wasn't perfect square, I've sprayed the area and let it dry. That lets the threads in the quilt tighten up.
Love that quilt. It seems she used the Shabby Fabrics Home & Away quilt pattern using Animal Crackers by Sweetwater Co for Moda (Shabby Fabrics currently has this as a kit). So adorable; I downloaded the pattern! It is so valuable to see how you handle fullness challenges. Thank you!
catching up on past sewssions and picking up lots of tips as a beginner- thank you for all the comments re speed, consistent speed, shape etc.
You’re welcome! Glad you’re enjoying them!
If the extra fabric is left for the top & sides I find it works to make the bindings if you’re want the fabric & binding the same. Or you could make your own jelly roll strips for future use.
yes, indeed!
Absolutely how much excess you can work in with your fingering techniques. Very helpful tips for us new long armers. Thanks!
Hi from Souderton PA
Debbie from Oak Lawn, IL. I belong to a quilting bee that is called “A Bunch Of Squares”.
Barbara Siegler from Eugene,Oregon
How long have you been doing free hand? What is the best way to learn how to freehand?
I've been doing it since 2014. Best way to learn - just start! I began with a class at a local shop and it was quilting on a domestic machine, So we learned to practice things like loops and lines, and some basics like tension and types of batting. When I got my first longarm I just dove in - I got some charity quilts and started doodling...and just kept on quilting. Don't be discouraged at the outset, you're learning a new skill, and don't be afraid to try things you don't think you can do. You'll learn as you go. Enjoy the process!
Coven of stitchers
Hi, Debbie from Oak Lawn, IL. Q: When the thread matches the fabric, how do you not quilt over what you have already quilted?
Lighting is the trick. Usually good lighting, but on difficult to see fabrics, it can work to have very low light and then add a side light to cast shadows on the quilted areas. I use a gooseneck floor lamp, others install some type of small light on the side of their machine.
@@StitchedBySusan Hi Susan, thank you for that tip.
Where do I find information re the freehand Master Class? Thanks so much! Julie Urosevich, Elkhorn, Nebraska
Hi Julie, thank for your interest! Currently I have a waiting list, the next session will be this summer. If you receive my newsletter you'll get notifications there, also you can go here to see more course details: stitchedbysusanacademy.thinkific.com/collections
Do you worry about the quilt top being to tight that it might break the needle or the timing on the machine when you use the veggie cans
It definitely won’t hurt the timing, and I’ve never broken a needle. Chances are, you naturally go a little slower if you’re working with fiddly area, so lower speed reduces needle flex and risk of breakage.
@@StitchedBySusan thanks
Do you have channel locks on when you baste
Often yes…but not always.
And how is the cup on the top of your machine attached? Julie Urosevich
My machine happens to have a peg right there, so I just cut an X in the bottom of the cup and pushed it on. Super convenient!
How about a “stash of stitchers”
Good one!