Beginning Quilting

Welcome New Quilters!

January 8, 2022

Santa ordered a slew of HQ longarm quilting machines from us this year to be delivered all over the world. So I want to say, “welcome new quilters! to the Handi Quilter family.”  Families look after one another and help each other out. And that’s what Handi Quilter is all about.

Helping you finish your quilts

We do that in 3 ways.

1. Equip

We make great machines that will help you finish quilts quickly, easily, and professionally. Visit our website and clock on the machine tab to check out all the possibilities.

2. Educate

We provide the education you need to get the most from your machine. At the website, click on the Education, Events and Resources tabs to see the many opportunities available to you.

3. Inspire

We share inspiration to spark your creativity. You’ll find a Community tab on the website that shares some of the ways we endevor to inspire you.

This blog is all about #2 and #3.

Free Motion Quilting for Beginners

At the end of May 2021 I started a series of posts on Free Motion Quilting for Beginners. It has become wildly popular! And I know you’ll want to join in. You’ll probably want to start from the very beginning. To make it easy for you I have compiled a list of the links to all the posts. This list is in order from first to most recent.

Pace Yourself

There are 20 posts and you’re going to want to pace yourself. I recommend reading one or two a week and practicing the techniques. Everyday practice/play is essential to becoming a good free motion quilter. Gift yourself the time to learn. And be kind to yourself. Some shapes will come easy to you and others you will find more challenging. It’s not that you cannot quilt those shapes, you just need more practice time.

Pro-Tip: “Great things are done by a series of small things brought together.” The pro who said these words was Vincent VanGogh. Seems he should know.

portrait of Vincent VanGogh

 

Getting Started

Free-Motion Quilting for Beginners, Part 1

Free Motion Quilting for Beginners, Theory

Free Motion Quilting for Beginners – Putting it Together – Straight

Free Motion Quilting for Beginners – Muscle

Curves

Free Motion Quilting for Beginners – the Secret to Curves

Free Motion Quilting for Beginners – Curvy Designs

Loops

Free Motion Quilting for Beginners – Getting Loopy

Ready for a Real Quilt!

Free Motion Quilting for Beginners – For Real

Stipple / Meander

Free Motion Quilting for Beginners – Stipple

 

https://handiquilter.com/free-motion-quilting-for-beginners-advanced-meander/

Are you keeping up with your everyday quilting play? I hope that it becomes a life-long habit.

Spiral out of Control!

Free Motion Quilting for Beginners – Spirals

 

Free Motion Quilting For Beginners – Backtrack Spiral

S Shapes

Free Motion Quilting for Beginners – S shape

Free Motion for Beginners – Lazy S

Leaves

Free Motion for Beginners – Leaves

Free Motion for Beginners – More Leaves

Holiday designs

Free Motion for Beginners – Holiday Fun

Free Motion for Beginners – More Holiday Fun

Edge to edge

Free Motion Quilting for Beginners – Pro Tips for Anything E2E

Free Motion Quilting for Beginners – More Anything E2E Inspiration

Stay tuned!

More posts on free motion quilting are coming.  I hope this list is helpful for you. For those who have been following along, show us your best quilting with a pic in the comments to welcome new quilters. We are on the road to becoming Super Quilters!

 

by Mary Beth Krapil

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