I finally picked a layout and sewed it together!
Also, I have no idea how I'm going to quilt it. I always hand quilt, in the ditch or outline, but I think I'm ready to branch out of that. I'd love your suggestions!
P.S. I'm completely in love with Moda
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Hi Lauren, thanks for commenting on my quilt entry!
ReplyDeleteOhFransson has an awesome tutorial on free motion you can find here...
http://www.ohfransson.com/oh_fransson/2009/03/quilt-along-14-freemotion-quilting.html
also, CrazyMomQuilts has a video of free motion quilting in action, found here...
http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com/2008/03/free-motion-quilting.html
I do the following: using a darning foot, lower your feed dogs, turn tension up to 4-5, length to 0 and width to 4. I'm sure the numbers can vary depending on machine. The trick for me was remembering to move your hands slower than your pedal speed to keep the stitch nice.
Hope any of that helps! I'm still pretty new to this! =)
Beautiful quilt top. Snowflakes might work for the quilting?
ReplyDeleteHave you seen Leah's blog
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365 days - she has videos
for the designs.
I'm sure you can find a
design there that you could
use.
Check it out it's great!
I forgot to give you her
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http://freemotionquilting.blogspot.com/
I love this! You picked out such great fabrics for this. Absolutely love the colors. I just downloaded the pattern from Moda's website. You did a GREAT job! - Cindi
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