Comments on Sew Inspired: FFMQ Guest Post, Elizabeth from Such a Sew and Sew...

A nice post! I've recently been able to produ...

2012-01-06T14:02:33.513-08:00

A nice post!

I've recently been able to produce a good FMQ stitch now that I have the right tools (i.e. from Leah Days recommendations and tutuorials) and figured out that my machine prefers Aurifil thread.

I get hung up on my quilt plan, though, even if its in doing a simple meander. I've recently tried taping off my quilts so that I have a smaller area to focus on so that I don't get overwhelmed by trying to quilt the entire top in five minutes and doing so has helped "calm" me down. I can see how really "mapping" out the entire quilt top and quilting single blocks would be helpful, too.

Sonia and P., Elizabeth let me know that she'l...

2012-01-05T22:37:25.706-08:00

Sonia and P., Elizabeth let me know that she'll work on some instructions for how to quilt the curlicues and they will probably be posted on her blog in the next week or so. Thanks for asking, I'm looking forward to seeing how she does it too!

How far you've come in your FMQ the last year ...

2012-01-05T16:33:48.242-08:00

How far you've come in your FMQ the last year or so is amazing and inspiring, Elizabeth! As you know, I've tried something like your curlicues on a sewing machine cover, but now that I look at yours again, I would really like to know how you make yours, i.e., where to start, what direction you go in, where you back up and go over the same stitching, etc. Inquiring minds want to know! :)

Thanks for having people come and post about FMQ. ...

2012-01-05T12:51:12.716-08:00

Thanks for having people come and post about FMQ. This post of Elizabeth's had some good pointers. I new, and I like the idea of drawing/planning out the quilting on the quilt. This is getting me enthused about getting out my quilt and quilting it.

This was very helpful and inspiring, for a new FM ...

2012-01-05T08:53:44.388-08:00

This was very helpful and inspiring, for a new FM Quilter. :) Thank you!

I'd love to know how to do those swirls in one...

2012-01-05T08:30:55.298-08:00

I'd love to know how to do those swirls in one continuous motion. Does she go over the same line twice? And what's a "feather"? I'd love to branch out from the "meander", but I'm not ever certain what other designs to create or how to create them. Thanks for this great series.