Free Motion Quilting for Beginners – Muscle
I hope you had some fun trying out those straight line designs from last week. They will become some of your favorite go-to’s when you’re deciding how to quilt lots of tops. As you practice you are developing muscle. No, not that kind of muscle! Muscle memory. Is muscle memory a thing? You bet it […]
Read MoreFree Motion Quilting for Beginners, Theory
Now that you’re ready, we can delve a bit into the theory. Wait, you’re not ready? Be sure to read Part 1 and prepare to have some fun learning free motion quilting. Theory Theory sounds boring, right? But I’m a big believer that the more you know, the more you can do. And this is […]
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Thread Break Sensor
Many Handi Quilter machines are equipped with a thread break sensor. The sensor lets you know with an audible alarm that your thread is broken. This can be especially useful to Pro-Stitcher users. The sensor will sound the alarm and in the case of Pro-Stitcher, stop the machine. I’ve had some questions lately about how […]
Read MoreApply Facing on the Longarm
In this, yet another, installment of the series on finishing the edges of your quilts while still on the frame, I’ll explain how to apply facing on the longarm. You can get up to speed by reading Apply Binding on the Longarm and Extra Tips – Binding. What is Facing? There are times when you […]
Read MoreExtra Tips – Binding
Last week’s post explained how to stitch binding to the front of the quilt while the quilt is still loaded on the frame. You can read it here. This week, I’d like to add a few extra tips when it comes to binding on the longarm frame. Finish the last few inches at your domestic […]
Read MoreApply binding on the longarm
I’m willing to bet 9 out of 10 of you bought your longarm machine because you were not happy wrestling that large quilt through your domestic machine to do the quilting. Am I right? We solved one problem. But, then what do we do? We finish the beautiful quilting on our longarm, then take the […]
Read MoreCreating Texture
Every time you quilt you are creating texture. The very nature of what makes up a quilt, three layers, with the center being a compressible fiber, means that when you stitch the three layers together you will compress that inner layer with your stitches and create texture. The location of the stitches will be lower […]
Read MorePower Protection
Are you taking care of power protection for your beloved longarm machine? Do you even know what that means? We all want to take the best care of our machines so that we can have fun finishing quilts for years to come. Power protection puts a layer of protection between your treasured electronics and the […]
Read MoreMake a Stencil
I told you last week I would show you how to make a stencil from Golden Threads quilting paper. It’s easy and fun and results in a easy, follow-the-line, free-motion quilting guide that will make your quilts look fabulous! Start with a design You can take one of your fantastic doodles. Or maybe something you […]
Read MoreDoodling tips
We have been following Diane’s adventures in learning to quilt and a few weeks back I gave some doodling tips to help her (and you). You can read that post here. More Doodling Tips I have a few more tips that will shorten your learning curve. Things you can do to make your doodling help […]
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