Sunday, March 20, 2011

free motion

I have a sewing machine that was pretty cheap at Walmart.


I recently bought a free motion foot for it and decided to give it a try today.


first attempt. Not so good. This was the back.

the front (well i flipped it over first to make it show on this side)

my machine

oh look! #35 is for quilting (see the little Q)

this is where I switched from regular stitch (on upper left of seam ripper) 
to the quilting stitch (right of seam ripper)
Much better!

the front


Still a few mistakes- but MUCH better

Any tips of tricks for free motion quilting?

3 comments:

Pokey said...

It's neat that it has a button for quilting! I have no tips, I just kept practicing. And those practice pieces make good table runners, hot pads, place mats....
:-}pokey

Cathy said...

prqctice practice practice

Lot has to do with your tension but since you seem to have a preset quilting stitch-that should solve those worries. I found it helpful to watch some videos of other people doing free motion quilting. : )

Vroomans' Quilts said...

Flo over at ButterflyQuilting.blog has been posting her experiences as a new FMQ'er.

The big thing is to get the weight of the quilt up off the machine so it isn't pulling. A large table, a raised platform/clip on table bed or if you can get a table where your machine sits in it so everything if flat (there are free table patterns on-line). A silicone pad to help the quilt 'glide' - I just use some wax paper a lightly rub down surfaces. Quilting gloves - substitutes - finger cots, rubber gloves, nubby gardener gloves. They help you ease the quilt along rather than pulling it.

And practic.....

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