Free Motion Quilting Wallpaper
What is free motion quilting.
Free motion quilting.
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I do it often because i like it.
But once you switch to that darning foot the power is in your hands.
After all you re used to a walking foot doing the hard work of guiding your design.
I don t have any special talent for free motion quilting.
Sometimes there is confusion with the terms free hand quilting and freestyle quilting which refer to quilting without a drawn pattern.
I truly believe that 90 of the easiness to free motion quilt i owe to that right hand i keep under the quilt.
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Free motion quilting is quilting using a domestic sewing machine as opposed to a long arm quilt machine to stitch a quilt sandwich without the aid of the feed dogs.
You will also need a free motion foot that is compatible with your sewing machine.
Without going into lots of detail to free motion quilt your sewing machine must be able to lower its feed dogs so that there is no resistance or pushing of the fabric.
Free motion quilting can feel intimidating when you re first getting started.
Just start with what you already have.
I progress because i do it often 90 of my quilts are free motion quilted.
And that s a good thing.
And i like it because i made it easier.