Welcome to the Such a Pretty Fabric RU-vid Channel. Sharing quilting and sewing tutorials and tips, beautiful fabrics and wonderful products. My goal is to support and encourage other makers to reach for their creative goals and dreams.
I just came across your channel , it really like it this one. I don’t mind the talking as you are pointing out mistakes and how to manoeuvre out of them. I have been quilting a long time and always need a refresher. Thanks ❤ it all looks good to me.
Hi! Thank you. I’m so glad you like them. I wish I could tell you that there are lots more videos, but I haven’t made videos in a few years. Maybe someday I’ll get back to it. I wish you the best with your quilting. 🌸🌸🌸
Wow. I just found you and am so excited.❤ I have wanted to do some fmq for a bit now. I want to do donation baby quilts, for Cancer Center and Vets. Thank you so much. Keep the education coming. I love it!!🎉❤❤❤
Hi! I’m so glad that you are learning to FMQ. I made these videos a few years ago and then never made more bc life got in the way. I keep thinking I should delete my channel, but then I get messages like yours and I’m so glad you are finding them helpful. FMQ has become my true quilting love and I hope it becomes the same for you. The more you stick with it, the better you get. 💪🏻🌸
Hello 🌸 I’m glad you are finding my videos helpful. I made them a few years ago and then life got in the way and I haven’t made any since. I keep thinking that I should delete my channel, but then I get wonderful messages like yours and realize I should leave it up. I bought this ruler from Natalia Bonner’s website. I’ve used it for years and still love it. It’s the 4n1 ruler. Best of luck with your quilting.
I absolutely LOVE this quilt & I think your choice of the swirl quilting pattern was a great fit. Any chance you know what pattern & fabric line she used? I would love to attempt a copy cat.
Kudos! I am utterly fascinated by the fact that you didn't have to spin the quilt around to make it easier to do the feathers, doing them in both directions is quite a feat! Feathers are something that I fear, to get that far after all the piecing is done and be afraid of ruining it all by my own perceived "bad" quilting is what I'm working on lately. I think chalking out the feathers first is where I'll begin. Thanks for giving me a nudge forward! You rock
Thank you. Chalking sounds like a great idea. Anything that helps us to feel more confident and reduce some of the stress is a good choice. FMQ is definitely intimidating. You’ve got this. 💪🏻💪🏻🌸
Just found you, I’m impressed with your openness/reality, that’s so cool. I’m just getting comfy with FMQ and really appreciate your tips and techniques/solutions. Thank you 🙏🏼
I did this design on a big quilt in video #26. (Look for a black & white quilt). It’s been a while so I don’t remember what I covered exactly, but that may be helpful. 🌸
I just stumbled across your channel and liked and subscribed quickly. I'm a beginner quilter and would love to learn to free motion. Looks like I've found just the girl to teach me ! Thanks so much for your video and keep them coming !
I’m glad you like the videos. I haven’t t made any new ones in a couple of years, but I keep thinking I need to get back to it. Funny you would comment bc I was cleaning up my phone this morning and found a bunch of videos I never posted here that I think would be really helpful to people. I’m going to be teaching in person locally soon so this may be just the kick I need to get back on here. 🌸
Thank you so much for the amazing tutorial. I was stressing over having to fill in a big piece of sky on a baby quilt and with your help it’s coming along quite nicely. I’ve been quilting for years but am a total beginner with free motion. You make it look so easy.
I just ran across this video & your channel. I have been taught that when a "space, or gap" is smaller than the design, just leave it. I think your quilting looks fantastic. I know it's easy to see "missteps" as we quilt, but honestly the overall design is beautiful. No one would ever see the swirls in a row or a couple going in the same direction as a mistake. Remember - we have to step back and see the overall design as a whole! Beautiful work - thank you for the lesson!!
Good for you doing this on video. I was told at a class to hold the edge of the ruler closer to the edge by the needle and you have a little more control it worked for me being new at this.Thx for doing these videos very much appreciated from Ontario Canada.
I love this design. I'm so happy I could watch your excellent video over and over until I learned it. Thank you for providing this valuable information. You are a wonderful teacher!
😂 I haven’t made videos in a couple of years. I hear you though. People are telling me to get back to it! I need to do an update video. Maybe this fall.
I see there haven't been new videos posted in some time, but I hope you get this message that you've given me the push and encouragement I needed to not give up. Your quilting is gorgeous. Thank you for being a positive influence when we can be so hard on ourselves.
Hi! Thank you so much for telling me this. I check in here every so often to make sure I’m responding to comments. I’m so glad you aren’t giving up. This is not easy. I’d say perseverance & love for it are the most important. I’ve grown so much since these videos. I was doing FMQ on quilts on my domestic & loving it so much (even with frustrations) that I bought a long-arm. Everything I learned on my domestic is helping me now. (It’s challenging on the longarm too). The skills will build on each other. Beautiful quilting on a domestic is possible. Focus on the thing you did well/ are doing well even if it’s 1 swirl out of 200. It will get better. Find ways to keep joy as you learn & grow. (Dance breaks help me 😂). You can do this. 💪🏻💗
I just found your channel and am trying to find easier designs than feathers. I LOVE this design. It’s so open and delicate! I also love that you show how you could have done something different. So important to improve.
Every time I get comments like yours, I think I should get back on here and make videos. I love love love cheering on other quilters. I’m glad you’re finding my videos helpful. Have fun with this design.
I really appreciate this tutorial and plan to use it right away. I would like to watch your other videos, but I don’t see a link. Also, when I search ‘Christina Johnson free motion quilting’, I get Christina someone else. I’m sure I have just missed something very obvious.
Hi, I’m enjoying your commentary between the segments, but you’re taking them off so very fast I can’t read your entire message. Can you pause and give us “old gals” a chance to read your entire comment in total? Thanks much, great job diving in and trying. I’m still too scared to do it, but getting inspired from your how-to videos!
Hi! If you pause the video and then wait a few seconds, the pause icon etc… will disappear & the text will be clear so you’ll have time to read it. (My videos are from 2019 & early 2020 so you’ll find the same format in all of the videos). I don’t know if I’ll make more. Hope this helps for now 😊
Hi! I appreciate your kind comment. This video is from 2019 & so much has changed. I’m thinking about making more videos to show the growth that is possible. There’s so much to learn for sure 😉🌷
Hi! Video 7 around the 10 minute mark should help with this. I haven’t made videos in a long time, but may get back to it in the fall. I’m on Instagram regularly (same handle) if I can help more.
Very pretty. I have a longarm. I tried this pattern it’s hard to control the single line backtracking. I end up making half moon which I think is pretty also.
I know this is old but I appreciate the real time type video for a gauge as to how fast i should be moving. Do you also set the speed on your machine or are you controlling it with your foot?
I live in Turkey and I am Turkish. I understand your language very little. I'm a beginner quilter. I will use this method on my quilt.. thank you so much for sharing the information with us💪🥰
