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FREE MOTION QUILTING Fillers on Carolina Mingle Quilt | Swirls, Pebbles & Elongated Swirl Flowers Demo
Carolina Mingle Quilt | My Quilts | Quilting

FREE MOTION QUILTING Fillers on Carolina Mingle Quilt | Swirls, Pebbles & Elongated Swirl Flowers Demo

I’m free motion quilting my Dreamland quilt today with feathers and flowers. There’s a new long form fmq real time video up today. Link in profile.

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Ruler Quilting the Carolina Mingle Quilt | FREE MOTION QUILTING DEMO
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Ruler Quilting the Carolina Mingle Quilt | FREE MOTION QUILTING DEMO

I’m free motion quilting my Dreamland quilt today with feathers and flowers. There’s a new long form fmq real time video up today. Link in profile.

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Free Motion Quilting / Sit Down Bernina q20 / INTERMEDIATE DOODLE / Floral Swirls Feathers Pebbles
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Free Motion Quilting / Sit Down Bernina q20 / INTERMEDIATE DOODLE / Floral Swirls Feathers Pebbles

I’m free motion quilting my Dreamland quilt today with feathers and flowers. There’s a new long form fmq real time video up today. Link in profile.

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Free Motion Quilting – Doodling Feathers & Flowers – sit down Bernina Q20
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Free Motion Quilting – Doodling Feathers & Flowers – sit down Bernina Q20

I’m free motion quilting my Dreamland quilt today with feathers and flowers. There’s a new long form fmq real time video up today. Link in profile.

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Free Motion Quilting – Doodling stacked swirls, feathers, pebbles – sit down Bernina Q20
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Free Motion Quilting – Doodling stacked swirls, feathers, pebbles – sit down Bernina Q20

I’m slowing free motion quilting my Dandy quilt with lots of different doodles. There’s a new fmq real time video up today. Link in profile.

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Free Motion Quilting Demo – Cascading Daisies
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Free Motion Quilting Demo – Cascading Daisies

Cascading Daisies FMQ This is a new little design I’m just learning. It’s sweet and perfect as a filler for smaller projects or sections of your quilt or as a single aspect of multiple designs. Video demo is below. The machine I’m using is a Bernina q20 sit-down longarm machine. This machine works just like…

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Something new is coming! Quilt As Desired is my up Something new is coming!Quilt As Desired is my upcoming free motion quilting class, and we’ll be stitching 25 FMQ designs together… then turning all of our practice blocks into the coziest rag quilt.This class will be included inside QuiltyClub.com , or you can grab it on its own.I cannot wait to quilt this one with you. https://quiltclass.southerncharmquilts.com/courses/quilt-as-desired
I’ve been free motion quilting since 2018 and it h I’ve been free motion quilting since 2018 and it has been the slowest part of the quilting journey for me. It did not come naturally. I practiced through a lot of very ugly stitching before anything started to look the way I imagined it could.I keep seeing comments like “I could never do this,” and I just want to say… I used to think that too. I was you. It really does change if you keep going, even when it feels like it’s not working.Thank you for all the love on this piece this week. It feels like I finally hit a little milestone with my quilting, and that’s a pretty special feeling. ❤️
Spent about two hours yesterday on this. One of my Spent about two hours yesterday on this. One of my many goals is a whole cloth quilt with a lot of doodle quilting. Maybe next year will be my year.
1 minute of the FMQ process at 1.5x speed. I start 1 minute of the FMQ process at 1.5x speed. I started at the bottom making a curving line to the top and back down again. Added a variety of plumes on one side, back down, then the other side. See the whole video at regular speed in Quilty Club (Chapter 5, Cozy Fall Stitches). quiltyclub.com
All done. Here’s a tiny close up tour of the quilt All done. Here’s a tiny close up tour of the quilting, just because. #freemotionquilting
I got a little extra on the quilting. Maybe too mu I got a little extra on the quilting. Maybe too much, maybe perfect? Negative space makes me lose my mind a little every time. #freemotionquilting
The Maple Leaf Disco fabric line felt especially r The Maple Leaf Disco fabric line felt especially right for a maple leaf block. Amiright? Made these in class yesterday for the Little Maple Mini. Geez, I'm in love... 🥰
Say hello to the Hand Stitch Companion Pillow. Thi Say hello to the Hand Stitch Companion Pillow. This brand new PDF pattern is perfect for anyone who loves simple hand quilting with a lot of texture. Use a geometric print and stitch right over it or grab a stencil and make your own design. Finished with a neat little zipper back and ready for cozy sewing time.
The Little Maple Mini Quilt is the first piece in The Little Maple Mini Quilt is the first piece in my new wall of mini quilts. We’re beginning the project in Quilty Club and this quilt will be the starting point for the whole wall. quiltyclub.com
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