I was very tense with anxiety. I needed to see new techniques for free motion quilting and came upon this. My stars. I relaxed almost immediately from the sound of the sewing machine and the simple movement of the needle going up and down and the movement of you makin smooth rounded shapes over and over. Now I can skip my anxiety meds that most often bring a headache on. Thank you so so much. Hugs oh im speaking of the first technique about the still water
Thank you for your feedback!. Quilting and slow activities are good for anxiety. I know, because I am using quilting to get my feelings under control. Watch as many videos as you need. They are all slow and meditative. I am doing all this to show that quilting is a slow art and that we all need it. We need slow exploration of our creativity and growth as artisans. If I can help you with that I am very happy and lucky person. Take a deep breath❤❤❤
I LOVE this video! No talking, no music, just sewing and showing us the technique, where my mind could absorb what you are doing! I can't wait to try the third technique and I am on my way to watch more of your videos! Awesome!
thank you! I hope you will be not dissapointed. There are many videos with music (there is always sound off button) and sometimes I talk (I am sorry for that, sometimes is necessery). 😅. the dynamics of hte videos is always the same, however. ❤❤❤. I wish you tons of quilting fun!
Thank you!! Who knew listening to a sewing machine was so calming. I need to exercise my brain by doing this. In fact, I should put these on for company when I’m sewing. ❤❤❤
I've just 'discovered' you. I love still water. I went to a workshop and was taught to go at full speed! I need to teach myself to use a speed that I am comfortable with. You come across as so calm and in total control, where I always feel I am in some kind of race, if that makes sense. Thank you so much
Welcome to my channel! I am not sure if telling a beginner to go full speed is a good idea. It is like telling a new driver to go full speed. I know I would not be able to relax and for me quilting should be more about love and efficiency than hectic. Slow down, breath, find your own comfortable speed. Sometimes slower is faster and more satisfying. Have fun and let me know from time to time how it goes ❤❤❤❤
There are two speed factors: one is the speed of the needle, or rather its frequency and the other the speed at which you move the fabric. To have nice stiches one needs balance between the two. Fast hand movements mean less precision and fluidity for me. High frequency for the needle means tiny stiches. I use the speed settings in the middle, maybe a bity above. I hate being rushed in real life and in quilting!😅❤❤❤@@karenbauman171
❤ thank you for sharing your designs, I have many tops and want to quilt them myself and I have free motioned in a while now. I think I will practice your ideas and apply them to some of my tops. 😊
You are talking to a woman that needs to check where is her watch to know where is left! It is OK when I just quilt, the problem starts when I start thinking and analysing. Quilting is one of the few areas in my life where I let my intuition wild❤❤❤💘
Thanks for showing these. I want to practice the Water, it will come in useful soon for me. However , after seeing you do the C curves, I realized how special it looks and I am definitely going to add that to some of my quilts. It looks rather classy somehow. Thanks again for taking the time to share. ❤
You are very welcome! I know what you mean with the C-vines. I like their look and I like to use them in a smaller negative space. And I love quilting and how it makes me feel. A quilt is something so special to make!❤❤❤
I really love still water! I don't recall ever seeing that one before or the "c branches" exactly that way. I just did some meandering loops on the inner border of a small practice wallhanging, one of my favorite quick ways to finish a very narrow border, just one long string of loops in alternating directions. Definitely, still waters will be on one of my next quilts, love that one, thanks, Gosia! I always learn something from you! ❤~Cynthia
Hi Cynthia, thank you for the comment. Believe me, I am learning something new every time I am making a video. Most of the time I just quilt, but if I want to write at least a short explanatin then I have to think about the movement. It is fun❤❤❤
I have just finished an ocean + whales themed cot quilt. I was looking for a free motion quilting idea that would fit in with the ocean and used your ‘still water pattern’ which worked beautifully. Thanks so much for sharing your ideas. 👍😊
Just listening to your machines soft hum, and watching the gentle "water" flow is sewwww relaxing! Beautiful as always! Thank you for sharing you talent and teaching me new designs!!!
To a certain level quilting is just another skill. There are quilting artists out there and we all want to be one but baby steps first. Just try it. Get your machine, some small sandwich and start quilting. Rule #1 don't expect perfection during the first tries, rule#2 do not compare your quilting with others. there is always someoen better, #3 compare your current work to that from last week to see progress, #4 have fun, relax and think round thoughts ❤❤❤❤
Your well done instructional videos have inspired me and instilled confidence in me that I too can learn free motion quilting. Thank you for sharing your time and talent.
And I thank you for your comment. It means I am doing something right. If I can help someone to make something beautiful than I spread some good. You can do it! ❤❤❤
These are great! Loved them all. I get directionally challenged also and I think these designs will help in my getting better overcoming that issue. I will be rewatching and doing these for good practice and learning. Thank you so very much. Have a great day ❤❤❤❤🌹🤩🌞❤️
I am happy I can help. The confusion hapened always when I run out of space. Again, I must plan a larger quilting area next time. These are really fun patterns and simply useful. Imaging, you have a scrap quilt with tons of busy fabrics. No quilting is visible only a bit of texture. It was my pleasere. Your comments are always great to read!!!❤❤❤❤
I love all the examples. I can’t get my stitches to look like any of the stitches in tutorials I watch. They are either too tight as if my stitch length was set to a 2 or they are very loose. I like the stitch length of yours. I’ve been playing with my tension turning it up (making it looser, I think) as suggested by the place I bought my machine. I’ve also tried adjusting my stitch length. I’ve even tried it without dropping my feed dogs as Leah Day suggests. That worked better for me on my last project but I’m having a heck of a time with my project today. Stitches are way too loose. Any ideas?
Unless you are using a stich regulator, the stich length settings have no meaning. The feed dogs are down! that means your stich length depends on two factors how fas your needle goes up and down and how fast you are moving your sandwich. The tension settings affect the look. If your upper tension is too high then the bobbin thread will show up a lot. It shows usually a bit this is why I am using either identical thread or one matching the fabrics. If the tensin is too low, then the upper thread will show on the back. Try lowering your speed.
You can be very effective just with few things. And once you get relaxed you will notice you are great also with others. Most often the quilters want perfection from the first stich.... I had this, my quilter friends have it ... but we are working on it. I am using a standard quilting foot that came with my Janome. there are three gliding feet, closed, open and wide open toe foot. sometimes I use the ruler foot. I hope that helps❤❤❤❤
You can see a bit when you tilt your head, but it is mostly muscle memory. I am trying to reverse my movement as good as I can. sometimes I think my hands know where they were. A transparent foot , or an open one, helps too. Also, part of the trick is not to look at the needle but where you are going. so you look behind your needle and you estimate how to move to get there. I hope that helps. ❤❤❤
As a new quilter, I am enjoying your channel. I have a baby quilt that I did straight line diagonal quilting only on the blocks. I don't know what to do for the border, or just leave it alone. Do you have suggestions? I would need FMQ practice first, since it's a gift. 😊
Prqactice is always good but sooner or later you just quilt and learn. It will be never perfect and it should not be. Quilts are pure love anyway 😍😃. Depending how large your borders are, you can try swirls, or back and forth lines. I love wishbones but they take more practice. If you have diagonal lines you can do also lines in the borders. It depends on the design and how busy the fabric is. You can try whatever you like on a very busy print. Nobady will see😁❤❤❤❤
@@quiltingnerd thank you so much for the reply and your suggestions. The border fabric is not busy so the stitches will stand out. I am going to watch another one of your videos on borders that I saved to watch later.
Thank you! Yes, you can ask. I love them too. they are called Regis grip and I order them on amazon or buy them in my local shop. They are also available in smaller online shops.
Thank you for your kind words!❤❤❤. I have Janome. I got me recently Janome M7, but before I had Horizon quilters companion. It was also perfect for FMQ.
I prefer the name greatful pattern. But I know what you mean. It works also when you are distracted or have very little expirience in FMQ. It is fast and I love to use it on baby quilt. I can finish the quilting in about 1 hour!❤❤❤
Yes, my feed dogs are down. The speed is around the middle range. I regulate the tension o bit to the lower side. Rest is set on authomatic, as my machine is a new generation. I hope that helps!❤❤❤❤
I have one like that too but I am not a big fan of it. It is great for quilting but it slows me down! So I use a gliding foot, Depenidng on the machine, the settings are similar to that of a ruler foot. @@ritaswenson1603
Hi there. I have three feet for fmq that came with my Janome. They are their standard quilting feet. I am using either the open quilting one or the open toe quilting foot. Otherwise it is ruler foot.
