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Free Motion Quilting Tricks

In the past I completed a quilt in a quilting class within the small township that I used to be living within, at the time I actually didn't recognize that I had to have the quilt quilted and I had no idea how to do it. And I didn't have access to any type of free motion quilting machines.

The quilt pattern that I used was referred to as "Lovers Knot" and the teaching that I received from our trainer was terrific. Unfortunately for me I failed to know what to do with the quilt top after it had been done.

A year later this quilt top was still lying in my sewing space and I still had no sense methods to quilt this quilt. I discovered a different quilt shop and they kindly showed me how to lay my backing fabric out good and straight to be able to avoid any puckering on the backside. They taped it to a bench, that  at the time I assumed strange but went ahead with it nonetheless.

Then they helped me to lay my batting against the fabric and finally my gorgeous quilt top. They gave me many cool tips about  how to get my quilt quilted. I ended up buying plenty of safety pins and pinning the 3 layers together in lines that I'd later on sew.

Then they taught me that I needed to roll the quilt and use bicycle clips to secure them in place. Doing this would make sure that the quilt was controllable when I tried to quilt it.

As I mentioned previously, this quilt occurrence happened many years ago and I've learnt many great quilting tips and techniques since then.

I do believe the most unforgettable idea that I learnt since doing a quilt in this way, that it isn't fun attempting quilt a huge quilt with a sewing machine that is sitting on a desk.

As my passion for quilting has grown over the years,

So has my collection of notions, fabrics and machines, one of my favorite machines that I have is my long arm quilting machine with frame. I can quilt any size quilt rapidly and easily and I no longer need to wrestle with all the bulk of heavy quilts.

To date I've almost certainly quilted over two hundred quilts and with each one have discovered that I've an awesome love for the creativity of the entire process, I love to see an excellent quilt top become a spectacular quilt top once the quilting is finished on it. It is like the quilt top comes alive and is given breath, to tell its story.

My favorite quilts are children's quilts and I adore to build quilts for youths, especially children whose lives are plagued by poverty, war, disease and also a lack of parents. It's the most satisfying thing in the world to see the children's faces after they get a quilt you have lovingly put together for them.

Their smiles are huge and they're so thankful of it, as often it will be their only worldly possession. They treasure it and are able to wrap themselves in them for comfort, warmth and love.

Here is a little tip for you when you're about to make your next quilt and don't have a long arm quilter available to you. Make sure that your backing material is a couple of inches larger than your quilt top.

Iron the backing fabric and on a large flat surface tape it down with some masking tape. (Make sure that whenever you lay your backing fabric down, that the wrong side of the material is facing you and the good side of the fabric is facing your flat surface.)

Lay your batting on top of the backing fabric, tape that to your backing fabric and table. If you have some fabric spray adhesive spray it onto the batting and it'll hold your top in place when you pin it.

The final step is to put your quilt top which has been squared and pressed onto the two layers. The good side of your quilt top needs to be facing you.

Have accessible a number of quilters pins. They have a curved shape to them and are really easy to employ. They are also a terrific size. Begin to pin your quilt.

I recommend that you start in the middle of the quilt. Pin in a cross shape, so start in the middle and pin in a straight line all of the way up the middle of the quilt, repeat for the bottom of that row. Then beginning from the center again, pin your quilt going east and west. At this point you'll have formed a cross pattern.

I like to recommend that you just space the pins at the minimum 3 finger lengths apart from each other.

Pin your complete quilt after which you can begin to quilt your quilt. If in case you have a planned pattern that you want to complete on the quilt when quilting it, be certain that to have it marked after which pin around it.

If you follow these trouble-free guidelines, you will be successful in your quilting adventures.