Basic Free Motion Quilting and Design Workshop

Students will learn about the proper tools and techniques to use in order to be successful in Free-motion Machine Quilting.  Many beginner quilt designs for all-over, background, blocks, and borders will be taught.

Class Project:

Students will be working on fabric squares that are layered with batting and backing. Once the squares are completed they can be sewn together as a quilt or wall hanging. These blocks will be a library of quilting designs and great to look back at to see how your machine quilting progresses.

What will be taught in the class:

• Proper tools and supplies

• Threads which ones to use and when to use them

• Differences in batting

• Understanding thread tension

• Basting to prevent problem's

• Control of machine and hand speed

• Starting and stopping correctly

• Marking designs on a quilt

• Understanding continuous line design

• Variety of all over quilting designs

• Variety of border quilting designs

• Variety of designs used for blocks