Friday, October 14, 2011

Free Motion Friday!

I'm so excited about joining in Free Motion Friday organized by Fluffy Sheep Quilting!  I think this will really push me to practice designs that I'm not necessarily comfortable doing. So here is my Drop Art sample.

Front

Back
A couple of things that I have found that make free motion quilting SEW much easier. 1. Supreme Slider - I wouldn't even consider quilting without it! It makes a night and day different!  2 Quilting gloves. 3. Open toe metal quilting foot on my machine. 4. INCREASE my stitch length to maximum (I have Baby Locks and this REALLY helps tension issues. I do drop my feed dogs.)

As you can see, I still need practice on travel stitching and spacing the design, among other things! I love free motion Fridays!

Just Color Me Quilty!

Pat
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14 comments:

  1. ColletteOctober 14, 2011 at 6:13 AM

    oh fantastic work! I will get those items if I am going to consider carrying on with free motion quilting! My toe is clear so I can see what I am doing but I haven't tried what you have suggested about the stitch length etc so may give that a go!
    following now by the way!
    x

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  2. AnyaOctober 14, 2011 at 7:07 AM

    A glass of wine helps, too!

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  3. Strawberry PatchOctober 14, 2011 at 9:12 AM

    Pat its fantastic!

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  4. Pat MerkleOctober 14, 2011 at 9:56 AM

    Oh Yes Anya, wine definitely helps!!!!

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  5. NickyOctober 14, 2011 at 10:52 AM

    Think you have that pattern in you repertoire now!

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  6. Mrs Flying Blind...October 14, 2011 at 3:07 PM

    Oh blimey, why do you need practise!? Great!

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  7. ToniOctober 14, 2011 at 3:42 PM

    Looks like you've got it down! Great work, Pat!

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  8. Janine @ Rainbow HareOctober 14, 2011 at 5:46 PM

    That looks fab!

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  9. Krista SchneiderOctober 14, 2011 at 7:03 PM

    This looks pretty darn good to me! What is supreme slider?

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  10. MelindaOctober 14, 2011 at 8:20 PM

    Yours is looking good! I went a different direction than Leah in her video and it worked better for me. I had a couple of issues on the back but it's coming along!

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  11. LynnOctober 14, 2011 at 11:24 PM

    Good work, you look like a natural.

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  12. CindyOctober 15, 2011 at 6:40 PM

    Pat, you're rockin FMQ! I will totally take a page or two from your book. Gloves - a must this week. Supreme slider? Really? Will have to look into it. Thanks for the tips. So glad you linked up!

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  13. mammafairyOctober 16, 2011 at 2:22 PM

    Excellent drops. Looks as if you have been doing it forever. Wow.

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  14. Sherri LaskyOctober 17, 2011 at 8:20 AM

    I need to join this. You did awesome.

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