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Free motion quilting for beginners

By Denise Russell

Martingale - Free-Motion Quilting for Beginners  (Print version + eBook bundle)I have always quilted my projects using my Bernina machine. At first I relied solely on the walking foot. In time I got more confident and used the stitch regulator. Nowadays, I use the darning foot most of the time. Although practice has made free motion quilting easier for me (not many feathers yet!), I still buy books or take classes on free motion quilting whenever possible.

If you want to start quilting your own projects but are afraid to give it a try, I just got this book for review which might just help you get motivated: Free-Motion Quilting for Beginners by Molly Hanson.

Here are some things I really liked about this book:

Martingale - Free-Motion Quilting for Beginners  (Print version + eBook bundle)
Photos by Brent Kane for Martingale.

– The introductory sections cover all the basics which usually intimidate beginners: tools you will need, how to prepare your project for quilting, how to set up your machine (she addresses thread tension, yeah!).
– I like her idea and examples of sketching free motion designs – I had
no idea it was a good way to improve free motion quilting.
– Molly proved I am not totally crazy: it is OK to practice on actual projects (which I have always done with few exceptions, such as when I am testing wild ideas as in here).
Martingale - Free-Motion Quilting for Beginners  (Print version + eBook bundle)– The photographs are very clear, important because we can see that not every stitch needs to be perfect in order for us to end up with beautiful free motion work.
– The [great] projects are perfect for the techniques she is demonstrating – their manageable size will increase confidence as we try each free motion design.

I totally feel like quilting now! I might use some of her designs when quilting my king-size flannel quilt. Anyone interested in preparing ‘that’ sandwich for me? 🙂

Have fun today…

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  1. Chiska says

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    Thanks so much for this review. It's so hard to find "just quilting" things out there.

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