4/3/2024 0 Comments Meandering quilt patterns![]() ![]() Even though I have tackled them a couple of times before, I never seem to quite get comfortable with them. I got more practiced and relaxed behind the sewing machine this week–so now I am ready to tackle next week’s designs–swirls. I love how this books starts out so easy and doable. ![]() I was able to quilt the whole thing in about an hour and a half and it was pure bliss. Here is my first longarm quilting project–I wanted it to be a success, so I did the whole thing with big loopy meanders. Angela also tackles the most common mistakes that people make with each design and gives you tips on how to fix them. She shows you lots of ways to vary it, as well as how to use it in different areas of a quilt, like as a background filler or in borders. I practiced it with small circles, which is my usual way, and then changed it up to larger circles, which I found more challenging. With this design in your arsenal you can tackle a wide range of quilts. I actually love this motif and find it useful in so many places. In a natural progression, Angela has you move onto a loopy meander. It was a perfect place to start, but I was quickly ready to move on. I thought this troubleshooting aspect was very helpful. If you are a brand-new quilter, Angela sketches this motif out for you and trouble-shoots common mistakes. I had fun practicing it in different scales: large, medium and small enough to be considered stippling. I’ve done hours of meandering, but it has actually been a while since I stitched out this motif. We definitely start with the basics here. ![]() Just give me a doable design and let me quilt the whole quilt. It’s beautiful, but it’s just not my thing right now. And that is my kind of quilting! I’m not sure I’ll ever be a custom quilter–the type that quilts each area of a quilt block differently. Something else that I liked is that all the machine quilting motifs that she teaches you is perfect to meander across a whole quilt (thus the name). The book is filled with Angela’s fun personality and encouragement that you should never, ever pick out your quilting mistakes. As a matter of fact, you can get a preview of the motifs covered in the book and a FAQ from Angela herself here. She really builds up the designs in a thoughtful way. Another thing I liked about it is that while it contains all the information that an absolute beginner needs (sewing machine feet, needles, thread, batting, etc.), the motifs ramp up quickly and it ends with some designs that are quite impressive. I’m a visual learner and this approach really appeals to me. I am not exactly a beginner, but I was intrigued by the step-by-step, photo tutorial style of this book. So, I will be working my way through this book along with my quilting and blogging friends, Vicki and Jen. When I heard that everyone’s quilting hero, Angela Walters had a new book out, called Free-Motion Meandering: A Beginners Guide to Machine Quilting, I definitely wanted to check it out. And I get inspired when new quilting books hit the stands. I want these videos to inspire you to try something new and give free motion quilting a go on your home sewing machine.Are you ready to do some free motion quilting? I know that I feel more confident in my machine quilting when I am practicing regularly. I hope that really helps you realize that I really take my time, break it up into manageable bits and don’t stress about being off of the lines, because the lines are going away. You are going to see me quilt a pass in real time from the same angle I see. How to break the meander down into manageable pieces, where to place your hands and match up the stencil so you can have a seamless all over heart quilting design. I cover how to use the stencil and pounce pad to transfer the markings to your quilt top. It would be so cute for a Valentine’s Day quilt, or just a quilt for someone you love. Today we are working with the new I Love It! stencil which has a really cute heart meander pattern. ![]() But we just did a MAJOR restock on all of our Full Line Stencil free motion quilting supplies, so we thought now was the perfect time! It’s been a minute since we did a free motion quilting tutorial on a home sewing machine. ![]()
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