Free Motion Quilting Basics

This is an excellent video for beginning quilters interested in free motion quilting. Learn about all the tools and materials Leah Day uses and see how she sets up her machine to quilt large quilts on her home machine.

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[tanyascakes]

My previous post got cut. Too much rambling. I did spend the weekend working on small scrap quilt sandwiches. I am afraid to try it on anything bigger. I just want you to know you inspire me. Thanks for giving your time and effort to makes these videos for people like me!

[tanyascakes]

Hi, Leah. I am a fairly new quilter. I really just started learning the whole process in May this year after years of wishing I knew how to do it. The occasion that got me started was the impending birth of my first grandson. I started watching your videos after quickly getting hooked after only a few classes. I think you are a genius!! So far I have only done stitching in the ditch for quilts. I have been practicing for over a month with pencil and paper, just meandering so far. But I did spe

[knitmonger]

Thanks for all the hard work in producing the videos. I used your idea about not dropping the feed dogs and turning the stitch length to zero. i can't believe how much better the back stitches look. They look just like the top. Thanks again.

[deltoncraft]

A very clear and well thought out video. Thanks Leah.

[MsMamaJack]

Thanks for the information. I have been quilting for a long time, but am new to free motion quilting. (I think I've just been to scared to try it - ha ha). I've been practicing but it seems the hardest part is getting my quilt to move smoothly under the needle. I think the gloves (and mat) are just the answer - I'll give it a try :)

[kenya9190]

This video makes me want to give free motion another try! Thanks!