tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8631375560045819060.post6865124800601118566..comments2023-06-10T09:04:24.017-07:00Comments on thethreadedchickadee: 017Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08342183705927594826noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8631375560045819060.post-48203294995588763562011-10-29T12:03:34.387-07:002011-10-29T12:03:34.387-07:00No not dumb at all, I watched alot of different vi...No not dumb at all, I watched alot of different videos, to start you have to check out this site and her tutorials http://www.ohfransson.com/oh_fransson/2009/03/quilt-along-14-freemotion-quilting.html<br /><br />I would draw for a while but really just practicing on some fabric scraps ALOT is what helped most. Its like you are drawing with a stable pencil and then moving the paper it feels very weird at first--oh invest in some good thread, it's almost impossible to get a good stich if you don't (I almost gave up for this reason)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08342183705927594826noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8631375560045819060.post-39550139789640063412011-10-29T07:45:02.430-07:002011-10-29T07:45:02.430-07:00Interesting! I am planning on making some hotpads ...Interesting! I am planning on making some hotpads as Christmas gifts, and have been debating whether to try giving them a quilted look...I am curious about how you started out with the free motion sewing. I should really just youtube it or something...with this kind of swirly pattern, did you draw it on first or just go for it? (Sorry if that seems like a dumb question :).) These are beautiful!Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04953645327907901019noreply@blogger.com