If you’ve been around here for a while, you know I absolutely love free motion quilting. If you’re new here, hi, I’m Joni, and I absolutely love free motion quilting.
I like to challenge myself with new quilting plans. I don’t shy away from putting a king-sized quilt under the needle of my Bernina 750QE. I teach free motion quilting so you can come to love it too.
If you’re just getting started, this is a good place to begin. I’ve gathered four of my best posts here, in the order I’d hand them to a new quilter. Understand what free motion quilting is, practice to build muscle memory, fix the snags when they show up, and plan your quilt. Here they are:
What Is Free Motion Quilting?
In this post, I answer all your questions about what free motion quilting is. I also cover what your sewing machine needs to be able to do to quilt in this style. It’s an FAQ format, so you can jump straight to the answers you need most.
The Power of Doodling
If you can draw it, you can quilt it. I promise. Doodling is the way your body builds muscle memory for making different quilting designs. It’s a low-stakes way to practice, and you can take it with you everywhere. Hello, meeting that should have been an email.
Solving Sewing Machine Tension Issues
Tension issues are no fun. But did you know there are four things you should check before you start turning any dials? This post walks through what to check first, so you can get back to a happy sewing session.
What Is a Quilt Plan?
Knowing the different quilting designs out there opens up the possibilities, but it can also lead to overwhelm. If you don’t plan which designs go where, you can end up at the machine with no idea where to start. That’s where a quilt plan comes in. This post walks through how I make a quilt plan for the quilting step.
Want to go deeper? I offer a free course that gets you set up for free motion quilting success in an afternoon. Sign up for FMQ 101 today.
