FREE FMQ designs, lots of'em.

I love this site! I recently found it also and her ideas are very creative. I hope she publishes an eBook or something. I'd love to be able to download the various designs, some are snoozers, but most of them are "now why didn't I think of that?".

Lorraine in La Center

My goodness what talent! Did you see that she's very young and had a 2 year-old in her lap? And, and, she said this:

Very interesting. Polly

hold on, you found her blog recently? did you already tell us about it? did i miss that? am i repeating your post? oops. j.

"TwinMom" wrote ... I love this site! I recently found it also and her ideas are very creative. I hope she publishes an eBook or something. I'd love to be able to download the various designs, some are snoozers, but most of them are "now why didn't I think of that?".

Lorraine in La Center

if not rolling it into a log, what do ya do with all the excess when you're quilting the middle? must be something i missed. still gobsmacked looking thru all her designs so far. i like that she gives a difficulty level, her inspiration for each design and suggested places to use it. she seems to have covered all the bases on each new filler. j.

"Polly Esther" wrote ... My goodness what talent! Did you see that she's very young and had a 2 year-old in her lap? And, and, she said this:

Very interesting. Polly

This has been a great blog to scroll through to see all her ideas. Thanks for sharing your find! I even sent the link off to my guild newsletter editor. Sometimes she puts in a column of neat quilt things to see online.

Instead of rolling the quilt, let it "puddle" around the needle. Far less tugging and pulling on the quilt that way. Paula Reid calls it her stuff and fluff method.

When I have a large project to quilt - I set up an ironing board next to my sewing area to hold the extra weight of the quilt on the left side and the table holds what is ahead of the quilting area. If you don't believe that half of a large quilt can be scrunched up to fit under the harp of your machine while leaving a clear section at the needle point - give it a try with a bath towel lengthwise (about 60" of quilt weight) and see if you can move it from end to end - left to right under the machine needle. I used to believe that a log roll was the only way to quilt but I soon realized that most of the good quilting time was spent re-rolling and tussling with the weight - its enough extra weight to be tussling when there is a cat or two or even three hidden inside the quilt. jennellh

LOL. I had forgotten the joy of a 25 pound kitten all comfortable within a quilt that I was trying to haul across the SM table. Yep. That'll do it every time. You don't want to interfere with their maximum comfort but sheesh! They do get heavy, especially I'd think if you have 2 or 3. Polly

"Jennifer in Ottawa" When I have a large project to quilt - I set up an ironing board next to my sewing area to hold the extra weight of the quilt on the left side and the table holds what is ahead of the quilting area. If you don't believe that half of a large quilt can be scrunched up to fit under the harp of your machine while leaving a clear section at the needle point - give it a try with a bath towel lengthwise (about 60" of quilt weight) and see if you can move it from end to end - left to right under the machine needle. I used to believe that a log roll was the only way to quilt but I soon realized that most of the good quilting time was spent re-rolling and tussling with the weight - its enough extra weight to be tussling when there is a cat or two or even three hidden inside the quilt. jennellh

Some like the log. IMO, it's like wrestling a gator. I tried the log, once, and gave myself a nasty crick in the neck. So now I just moosh it into the space. It works. Just don't think about it. This is one spot where too much logical thinking just gets in the way. Even a king size is doable, although pushing the weight of it slows me down. I don't much like queen size either, but after doing a few of them, a double or twin is a doddle!

Thanks for the site, what fun! Roberta >if not rolling it into a log,

Great description. The video on this website described it "puddling" the fabric. I think I get the idea.

So I'm going to go to the store today for some fabric and accessories and do a small, Amish-style, wall-hanging. I'll try my hand at machine-quilting on a pattern. If it turns into FMQ, what the hey, I don't mind. As my mom used to say, "Live and learn; die and forget it all."

Edna Pearl