Comments on: Free-Motion Quilting

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Wed, 12 Oct 2011 06:06:51 +0000

[...] Stitch on background, outside of leaves and pears. I used free-motion stitching (see tutorial here), however any stitching around the areas where the flaps will open will make this advent calendar [...]

By: craftapple

craftapple — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 18:14:47 +0000

Glad to help! Have fun with it – I love how the finished product looks.

By: Janine

Janine — Tue, 05 Jul 2011 17:38:28 +0000

Thanks a lot for this tutorial, I think I could began after reading your tips
I speak a little english but I could understand
I want to try this technic so beautiful

By: Debbie

Debbie — Wed, 11 Aug 2010 18:07:16 +0000

I remember my mother covering her feed dogs with a piece of tape. I’m in the process of learning free motion. I couldn’t figure out why my stitches are so small, thanks to you, I now know that I’m not moving my quilt fast enough. Thank you for taking the time to make such helpful tutorials!!

By: Brandy

Brandy — Fri, 30 Jul 2010 23:04:30 +0000

Wow, thank! I just read this and it couldn’t have come at a better time!!

By: craftapple

craftapple — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 14:19:17 +0000

You know, I don’t think you have to have a darning foot. Any presser foot that has an “open toe” will work, since the needle needs a little bit of space around it as you go. Have fun with this! It just took a few practice sessions for me to feel comfortable doing this on a quilt.

By: Don nna S.

Don nna S. — Fri, 23 Jul 2010 00:29:50 +0000

Thanks for this tutorial. Something I am just trying out. Couldn’t quite get it…duh…don’t think I ever read to make presser foot to 0…I know I should have figured that out but I’m totally new to this. I can lower my feed dogs but don’t have a darning foot. I did buy a quilting foot but don’t want to invest a lot of money in this machine because I would like to move up to a better one.

By: craftapple

craftapple — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:50:52 +0000

Oh my. I felt so stupid when that happened to me! I’m not fond of seam ripping, but ripping out quilting stitches is worse than regular ‘ole seam ripping.

By: Melanie

Melanie — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:46:02 +0000

Oh yeah that too. And you just have to be careful coming back onto the quilt not to flip up the edge.

By: craftapple

craftapple — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 01:35:25 +0000

Oh goodness, yes – rolling the part of the quilt that isn’t being quilted is a must. For some reason I like going over the borders on the quilt blocks frequently – I love the way it blends all the different fabrics together.