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clamshell carnation pantograph design, Urban Elementz !Insights From SewCalGal: Free-Motion Quilting with Sharon Schamber Here’s a technique that will help you increase your border design repertoire with virtually little or no marking. We like to think of this as "mixing and matching” because all the designs are based on a common principle—an imaginary line down the center of the border that allows the designs to bounce from one side to the other. Design of the Day: Shell 2 from our Trapunto Shells collection. The ultimate site to learn how to do FMQ. Check out the spirals! #423 - Free Motion Quilt Kidney Stones - www.freemotionqui... Spike Paisley - Pivoting free motion designs like this one work in clusters to fill your quilt. Once you memorize how this cluster is created, you will be able to quilt it anywhere on your quilt and on any scale. Learn to sew it at freemotionquiltin... Stone Portals - This family of foundational designs is really interesting. They're very different from other free motion quilting designs, but the basic rule is easy to understand and memorize: start with a foundation then fill from there. Learn to sew Stone Portals at freemotionquiltin... Moon Feathers - You know you’ve hit on an awesome texture when as soon as you draw it, you have to go quilt it. That's what happened to me with Moon Feathers. Learn how to sew this wonderful free motion quilting design at freemotionquiltin... Wavy Hair - This intermediate free motion design starts with a simple wavy line and tear drop shape, then you stitch inside the tear drop and fill it with bouncy, arching echoes. Learn to sew it at freemotionquiltin... Munch Munch Munch - Pac Man is a video game icon and still one of my favorite NES games to play, but how does it work to stitch this munchy design? I'll show you when you watch the video tutorial at freemotionquiltin... Cubic Ripples - Designs like this one can be used to evoke a flat, rigid texture on your quilts. Try using it in the spaces of your quilts that need to recede and flatten out so other textures can show off more. Learn to sew it at freemotionquiltin... Creative Flames - Swirling flames like this one look really neat when combined with graphic, straight lined free motion designs. Learn to sew Creative Flames at freemotionquiltin... Pebble Ripples starts with a little cluster of circles. I aim to always have around 5-10 circles in each cluster of varying sizes. All you have to do then is simply echo around this organic shape. Learn to sew this free motion design at freemotionquiltin... Root Pockets starts with a single branch of Tree Roots, then you stitch around this cluster multiple times with a pivoting leaf shape. Learn to sew this free motion design at freemotionquiltin... Sharp Swirling Water - While this free motion quilting design looks complicated, it's really just big spirals that are built up with echoes. You can learn to sew it at freemotionquiltin... Feather Fans - This is a really fun, easy way to practice making feathers! Best of all, the echoes really hide your mistakes so even if the feathers aren't perfect, the design will still look great. Learn to sew it at freemotionquiltin... Rattlesnake - You can't beat this wiggly, flowing texture. If you don't like the idea of Rattlesnakes going on your quilt, you could think of them as ribbons or streamers. Learn to sew this free motion design at freemotionquiltin... Rocking' - Use this free motion quilting design where you want the quilt to recede rather than stand out. Learn how to sew it at freemotionquiltin... Ball Bearings - Echoing designs like this one are simple: create a shape, travel stitch, and echo that shape a set distance around. Learn to sew it at freemotionquiltin... Eyeballs - This intermediate level free motion quilting design belongs somewhere you want the thread to show off and stand out. Learn to quilt it right now at freemotionquiltin... Sea Shells and Waves starts with a simple, curving foundation line that occasionally loops around to form occasional cursive letter "e's." All you have to do after you get the foundation set is to echo it! It's really that easy. Learn to sew it at freemotionquiltin... Blowing Wind - Don't be intimidated by the complex texture of this free motion quilting design. Instead, learn to sew it right now at freemotionquiltin... Landscape Stitch - If you want to make a landscape without piecing or applique, just stitch it with this beautiful free motion design. Learn to sew this one at freemotionquiltin... Psychedelic Checkboard - The base of this design is stitched from one edge to another on your quilt, so I'd try to place it in simple, open areas of your quilts, like open blocks, sashing, or borders. Learn to sew it at freemotionquiltin... Poseidon's Eye - You don't have to know Greek mythology to use this beautiful design in your next free motion quilt. Learn to sew it at freemotionquiltin... Tangled Snakes is a tricky design because of how much traveling and space-gauging you need to be able to do in order to fit the snake shapes together and the pebbles within the snake shapes. I'll show you exactly how to sew Tangled Snakes in the video at freemotionquiltin... Sharp Stippling - This beginner level free motion design is as simple as stitching occasional points within the wiggly randomness of Stippling. Watch me stitch this design in the free video at freemotionquiltin... Snake Paisley - This free motion quilting design is very easy: simply wiggle out a gently curving "S" shape, return to your starting point and pivot with 2-4 echoes. Learn to sew it at freemotionquiltin... Matrix Flow - This free motion quilting design isn't super difficult, but it can be tricky to travel and keep your lines consistent in the tight spaces of this design. View some tips for stitching Matrix Flow at freemotionquiltin... Bubble Path was inspired by watching my son blow bubbles. Learn how to sew this calming free motion quilting filler design at freemotionquiltin... Goldilocks - Start with long, flowing, slightly wiggly lines and then leave occasional gaps that you can go back and fill with Stippling. Watch the video at freemotionquiltin... Swirling Petals - Combine a few spiky shapes with the free-form petal shapes of Butterfly Wings to create a totally new, flowing design called Swirling Petals! Learn how to free motion quilt this design at freemotionquiltin... Frog Eggs - We're not talking caviar here, but you'll croak with glee once you learn how to free motion quilt this complex and fascinating design. Watch the "how to" video at freemotionquiltin... |
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