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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
Carolina Mingle Quilt | My Quilts | Quilting

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
Honeypie Quilt | My Quilts | Quilting

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
Dreamland Quilt | My Quilts | Quilting

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
Dandy Quilt | Quilting

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…

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Free Motion Quilting – The A Dresden Quilt
A Dresden Quilt | Quilting

Free Motion Quilting – The A Dresden Quilt

The machine I’m using is a Bernina q20 sit-down longarm machine. This machine works just like a domestic machine except…

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Free Motion Quilting – The Lulu Louise Quilt
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Free Motion Quilting – The Lulu Louise Quilt

The machine I’m using is a Bernina q20 sit-down longarm machine. This machine works just like a domestic machine except…

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How to Label Your Quilt – Video Tutorial
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How to Label Your Quilt – Video Tutorial

Hello! Today’s video tutorial is a sample from my Trippy Quilt Class about how to label your quilt. Even though…

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Free Motion Quilting – How to Prepare Your Domestic Sewing Machine – Video Tutorial
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Free Motion Quilting – How to Prepare Your Domestic Sewing Machine – Video Tutorial

Hello! Today’s video is a sample from my Trippy Quilt Class about prepping your domestic machine for free motion quilting….

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Free Motion Quilting – The Bohippian Quilt
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Free Motion Quilting – The Bohippian Quilt

The machine I’m using is a Bernina q20 sit-down longarm machine. This machine works just like a domestic machine except…

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Free Motion Quilting – The Bohippian Pillow
Quilted Pillows | Quilting

Free Motion Quilting – The Bohippian Pillow

Since the last time I posted a free motion quilting tutorial, I’ve changed machines. I am now using a Bernina…

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Sorry about all the bumping of the camera 🙄 It’s a Sorry about all the bumping of the camera 🙄 It’s always a battle. 

This video comes from the Swayful class where we learned how to free motion these swirl flowers. Imma big fan of them. ☺️ Full lessons in the Swayful Quilty class at quiltyclass.com
Another design on this same quilt. This one’s a la Another design on this same quilt. This one’s a larger swirl flower with gloppy petals. Full look coming soon. 

Full class at quiltyclass.com
Omigosh this is my new favorite FMQ design. 👏👏 I’m Omigosh this is my new favorite FMQ design. 👏👏 I’m calling it a feathered leaf 🙃
This is maybe the third or fourth time I’ve quilte This is maybe the third or fourth time I’ve quilted scallops. Never stacked like this though. It was a whole different animal to stitching them in a border. 🦁 Anyway this is one of the lessons in chapter 6 of Lulu. Join us at Quiltyclass.com
Some S-curves. LOVE the look of these because it e Some S-curves. LOVE the look of these because it ends up with a geometric vine look.
Pretty pleased 🤭 Pattern is: Lulu Louise. Fabric i Pretty pleased 🤭 Pattern is: Lulu Louise. Fabric is: Pretty Please. Come learn how to quilt this quilt at quiltyclass.com
A few pics from chapter 5. We FMQed feathers in th A few pics from chapter 5. We FMQed feathers in the foreground and s-curves in the background.
We’ve finished quilting our first quilt in the Lul We’ve finished quilting our first quilt in the Lulu Louise quilt. 👏 The first lesson details the plan. Then we move onto practicing a feather on a scrap sandwich. Next we quilt feathers in a V from the inside to the outsides of the quilt. And then finally we quilt the s-curves in the background. 

Next chapter we will FMQ a different top in a whole other way. 🩷 quiltyclass.com
Last day to grab a copy of the, Book of Many Mini Last day to grab a copy of the, Book of Many Mini Quilt while it on sale. https://meanderandmake.com/kits/book-of-many-mini-quilts/
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