MacTavishing book recommendations

Think the best would probably be 'Mastering the Art of McTavishing' by Karen McTavish!

It comes with a DVD included too.

Sally at the Seaside ~~~~~~~~~~ (uk)

Melanie Rimmer wrote:

The original book, of course! I really like it and learned a LOT from it! The cheapest I found was at walmart.com for $15.48. There may be cheaper copies out there...

Diane Gaudynski also has a book with similar techniques that is really good. With both books you can become an expert free motion quilter in no time. LOL

Leslie, Missy & The Furbabies in MO.

The one with it in the title! I can't remember exactly what it's called, but her other books don't cover it, they look like very good books on quilting, but they cover the other bits and you can only see some brief glimpses of the technique on some of the photos.

Cheers Anne

Thanks Sally, my failure to spell her name correctly probably contributed to my inability to find her books! I've ordered it now, thanks.

Yes, it's really great. . In message , Sally Swindells writes

i like the look of Diane G's 'bouncing? bananas' fill in design instead of the more common stippling. looks easier to me as well. j.

"Leslie & The Furbabies > Diane Gaudynski also has a book with similar techniques that is really good.

Is that the one that looks a bit like a 'headband? I haven't seen DG's book (though I love her work), but I think it was Leslie who described a filler as 'bananas'? If it is, it is one that I can do fairly well, and I think it looks good - I can't do traditional stippling. I seem to need to have points in my filler stitches? . In message , nzlstar* writes

I find the Patsy Thompson DVD's very good. She has a very relaxed way of demonstrating.

Metbury

only one pix on that page, about half way down. shows the 'bouncing bananas' close up. seems i did get the name right the first time. (got lucky) i've not tried this but really looks easier to me, no backing into a corner i cant get out of, lol. must get out my sampler piece to try it out. wait i'm sure i've a simple single block that i bordered and was gonna make into a wee wallhanging, did in the ditch and a few smaller areas with a motif but never quite finished. now where it is is the problem. i'll have a look later and see if i can manage those bananas. being mostly bananas anyhow, those might suit me to a B (rather than T, sounded right, lol). cheers, j. (though I love her work), but I think it was Leslie who described a filler as

I hesitated on buying the book at the last show I went to. I couldn't figure out if I had the equipment at home to play the DVD. The salesclerk couldn't tell me if it had to be played on a computer, or if I needed the computer, what software was called for, or if the DVD player that I use for movies from the library would do. So I didn't end up buying it, and now you're making me wonder if I should.

I really need a review of the DVD. I've leafed through the book. I'm at that point where I'm pretty good at machine quilting but not as good as quilters with quilts in shows. I wonder if this book/DVD is what I need to improve my skills.

--Lia

You can play the DVD on the machine you use to play movies on your TV set. Some computers can read DVDs, others can not -- depends on the machine.

Julia in MN

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Julia Altshuler wrote:

Yes! How about Karen McTavish's _Mastering the Art of McTavishing"? It's wonderful and comes with a CD showing video of her doing it on her long-arm and some friend of hers doing it on a regular SM.

Yes, Leslie is right -- the Gaudynski book is also very much worth getting. Diane Gaudynski is my idol for machine quilting. ;)

This is where I got confused. A moment ago I posted asking what equipment I needed to play the DVD. Now you're calling it a CD, and I think that's what it was called in the bookseller's booth at the show. I'm pretty sure I have a DVD player that can play a DVD. There's a CD player in the house too. That's hooked up through the radio and record player and plays music. I'm not sure I have the computer capacity to play a CD that shows quilting stuff. Help me with the basic terms. (And tell me what's on the CD/DVD and whether it's worth it.)

--Lia

Mine plays beautifully on the tv screen with the normal DVD player.

I tried it on the computer, but it said I needed some additional software. Its better on the tv screen anyway - bigger screen.

Sally at the Seaside ~~~~~~~~~~ (uk)

Julia Altshuler wrote:

Mine says DVD in a big yellow star!

The DVD shows up close pictures of someone doing it - you can see the process, not just the end result. When you see someone actually doing it you can see the rhythm they use and where the quilting goes, and think 'yes, I could do that'.

Sally at the Seaside ~~~~~~~~~~ (uk)

Julia Altshuler wrote:

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