I then quilted the blue sections with a big loopy meander, so I only ever had to focus on a small part of the quilt at a time.Īnother good tip is to get the hardest part done first. For the blue and green quilt above, I quilted each row of green one at a time with switchbacks (simple back and forth lines). Whether it’s block by block, or row by row, don’t overwhelm yourself by thinking of the whoooole quilt, just focus on one part at a time. The key to quilting on a small sewing machine is to break the quilt up into sections. The largest quilt I quilted on it was a 60″ x 80″ quilt, with switchbacks and loopy meander.
#NEEDLE SIZE FOR MACHINE MEANDER QUILTING FREE#
My little $100 sale machine and its 4″ x 5″ throat space (if I’m being generous in measurements) got me started with free motion quilting, and my can-do stubbornness carried me through several large quilts.
Is it easier on a bigger, more powerful sewing machine? Absolutely! But the size of your machine should not hold you back from starting your free motion quilting journey. Guess what? You can free motion quilt on any machine. So, here’s 5 excuses myths I’ve heard about free motion quilting, and the truth rebuttal to tell yourself in your journey to conquering that free motion quilting hill.
#NEEDLE SIZE FOR MACHINE MEANDER QUILTING FOR FREE#
I mean, I’ve just checked my blog archives, and I first tried free motion quilting in March 2013, and I still have had phases where it just feels too hard and too much to do! Joining Free Motion Quilting Academy in October was me telling myself that I need to both reignite my love for free motion quilting, and to also learn some new skills and motifs to make my FMQ menu a lot longer when it comes to choosing what to quilt. Free motion quilting seems like a biiig hill to climb. When you hear “free motion quilting”, what thoughts immediately pop into your mind? Does the thought of free motion quilting (FMQ) fill you with joy, or terror, or somewhere in between? As I’ve been sharing my experience with Free Motion Quilting Academy, I’ve heard a lot of your thoughts on FMQ and let’s just say many of you are keeping yourselves socially distanced from free motion quilting!
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