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Free Motion Quilting Ruler Foot

Today I was catching up on reading my favorite blogs. This past summer when I really started the free motion quilting journey in earnest,  I began researching all I could find on the internet . I...

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APQS George

I hope you all are have a great week and getting some quilting in. This week I was going to write about my decision to purchase an APQS George. As I stated in earlier posts, I made a commitment to...

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Free Motion Quilting Tension Problems

Well the tension gremlins visited my house this week , so I figured a little free motion quilting trouble shooting was in order.  I had been quilting with Bottom Line (a 60 wt) on top and a SuperBob...

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Free Motion Machine Quilting Tools

Well the only thing I like better than Kitchen gadgets is sewing gadgets! I am a real sucker for anything new out there that may make free motion machine quilting easier or our stitches look better. I...

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Free Motion Quilting using Invisible Thread

This Week I decided to focus on free motion quilting using invisible thread. With a few pointers you will love using clear thread in your free motion quilting too!  I have used monofilament before on...

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Free Motion Quilting Free Form Feathers

So What did I learn this week? Free motion quilting  free form feathers !  I  decided to give the free form feathers another try as there is no backtracking . I drew the curve that I would follow as my...

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Choosing Free Motion Quilting Designs

Choosing free motion quilting designs for my quilts is always a difficult decision for me. I doodle, do sample blocks and look at endless pictures for inspiration. I had a thick piece of plastic...

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Quilt Binding Video Tutorial by Sharon Schamber

I was surfing the web the other night, and happened upon a great quilt binding video tutorial by Sharon Schamber . I am taking a class from her in about 10 days so I was familiarizing myself with her...

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Free Motion Feathers and Fabric Choice

There is so many different feather variations I am always looking for something to hone my skills on. This week was a great example of free motion feathers and fabric choice (or any quilting motif for...

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Sit Down Longarm APQS George Review

After several inquiries , this is a review of my  sit down Longarm the APQS George   . I decided that after owning George for 3 months I should just write a review. This past November I went to the...

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Sharon Schamber Free Motion Quilting Class

I didn’t get around to blogging last week as I came back from having a great time at Mountain Quiltfest up in Tennessee and re-entry to real life is always tough! Lots of household fires to stamp out...

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Free Motion Quilting Ruler Work Border

Sorry for being so quite this past week….sometimes life just gets in the way… I have been trying to catch up on some projects that have been screaming at me for attention. Oh well, onto some free...

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Free Motion Quilting Using Magnetic Bobbins

This week I learned a lot about free motion quilting using magnetic bobbins on my  George (a sit-down longarm) from APQS’ Dawn Cavanaugh. Dawn is the National Director of Education for APQS, and boy...

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Curved Free Motion Quilting Ruler Work Border

YAY!!  I finished the baby quilt for my hair stylist…..now I can get my hair done ! All in all I am pretty happy with my little quilt… but the one thing that I really love is the curved free motion...

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Review of The Line Tamer Quilt Ruler

This is a review of the Line Tamer Quilt Ruler  or template made by Four Paws Quilting. I was so excited about this ruler because I have been trying to cultivate the free motion quilting skill to...

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Martelli Free Motion Quilting Hoop / Guide

Back in January I did a post on some quilting tools, including quilting guides (or FMQ hoops, or rings) that included a review of the Martelli free-Motion Quilting Hoop / Guide. While I like the...

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Free Motion Quilting Orange Peel Motif

Easy Beginner free motion quilting orange peel motif is the subject this week. In keeping with my New Year’s resolution I am working my way through my sewing room’s closet which is full of UFOs ( don’t...

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Free Motion Quilting Crazy Quilt

In keeping with working my way through my UFOs in my sewing room closet (kind of makes you wonder what my closet looks like doesn’t it??!! ) I came across this crazy quilt table runner that  a bunch of...

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Review of Quilter’s Rule Sit-down Longarm Ruler Kit

This is a review of  Quilter’s Rule  Sit-Down longarm ruler kit. I purchased this kit at Mountain Quiltfest. The kit contains 5 templates and a pack of grippy dots. The “sale” price was $81.00. The gal...

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Free Motion Quilting Inspiration

The Best thing about blogging has been the wonderful people that you meet and slowly get to know through the exchange of free motion quilting Inspiration and information.  I look forward to your emails...

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