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Comment by Sue Halter on October 21, 2012 at 12:07pm

I've just joined this group as well as the Free Motion Quilting on a Domestic Sewing Machine group.  Is one more active than the other?  I read that these two groups may be combined into one?

Taking the FMQ challenge offered by SewCalGal (http://sewcalgal.blogspot.com/) has given me more confidence and the tutorials each month are great.  Just finished the tutorial from Teri Lucas, another wonderful tut!  I have improved, but I have a long way to go.  I seem to do better FM quilting over drawn lines rather than a blank canvas.  One of my main problems is knowing what quilting pattern I should use to compliment the blocks or design motifs.

One of the BOMs that I'm doing this year is the Funky Chicken BOM from http://www.fatcatpatterns.com.  I'm creating machine embroidered applique rather than traditional applique.  I plan to do the quilt-as-you-go method to quilt these 16" blocks using one of my Berninas - most likely the 830 since it has more harp space.  The inner block with the chickens is 12".

I would love some help and suggestions on how to quilt these blocks.  The layout will be simple horizontal with a black confetti fabric sashing and outer border.  I plan to do some fussy quilting on the chicken itself in matching colors and maybe simple straight line quilting on the inner & outer borders and sashing, but the large open area scares me!  Do I do the same thing for all blocks?  Do I use different fillers on each block?  Should I match the thread color to the background? Help please!!! Any and all suggestions are welcome.   Here is one of the blocks. Each block has different colored borders and applique pieces/fancy stitches.  If you care to see the other Funky Chickens blocks, you can find them on my blog under the BOMs tab.  http://stitchingwithsue.blogspot.com/  Thank you!!!

 

 

 

Comment by the rogue quilter on July 29, 2012 at 11:18am

i agree w sewcal gal too, mthen read post by riana on holly's page. tried it..it works.

http://myquiltplace.com/profile/HollySelig

long involved post...read it couple times ...then try..it works...thanks again riana for great solution to a challengs.

Comment by Teri Lucas on July 29, 2012 at 6:43am

Holly I'm with SewCal on this I'd take a pencil and start going over the lines starting on the inside and working your way out.  You will have to backtrack however I think you can keep it at a minimum.  

Comment by the rogue quilter on July 14, 2012 at 1:26pm

there are similar posts over in quilting w a domestic machine...k...i am on a quest now! ..lollol...gonna follow holly's trail of posts for this issue. the responses so far are similar but each has a little bit of unique to it. makes it quite an excellent learning session for everyone. good luck holly

Comment by SewCal Gal on July 14, 2012 at 12:53am

This is in response to Holly Selig's comment about how to quilt a beautiful motif she shared.  

I'll be curious what others think, but when I look at it and mentally see the lines, I'd rotate the squares by doing inside, outside, inside each with some backtracking to minimize the backtracking.

Try doodling this on paper, or trace over the existing design, to embed it in your muscle memory.  After I played with it, I think it can be done with minimal backtracking rotating one square on the outside, to the next square on the inside, then back to the prior square on the inside.

Comment by Holly Selig on July 13, 2012 at 9:16pm

Hoping someone with experience can help me. Can you tell me how I'm supposed to quilt this motif? The lines don't cross and I keep tripping over them & ending back at the beginning on the first triangle. Am I supposed to double/triple up the sew lines? I am so stuck.

Comment by the rogue quilter on April 2, 2012 at 1:26pm

also ck out books by marti michel...and her website. hers were the first books i remember being offered teaching the quilt as you go method years ago. i recently saw that one of the early ones was in circ again. she is an world class quilter/teacher/author. ck out her website and amazon books. i have helped others learn this after going thru one of her books but don't use the method myself. recently helped two members of one of my local q groups to do thier quilts this way. both turned out beautifully.

Comment by Kay Mullenax on March 31, 2012 at 9:35pm

Thanks everyone for your suggestions. I've actualy taken a few machine quilting classes at local shop, and watched utube video's. I'll follow the link provided and see it that will help me also.  thanks again.

Comment by Linda McClanahan on March 31, 2012 at 9:16pm

Hi, all.  I am new to this group and hope to learn lots.  I have been reading the comments and have already learned helpful information.  I purchased a Bernina 830 late in November.  Needless to say with the holidays, I didn't get a lot of practice on it.  I did take a quilting class in January and made a lap quilt that I machine quilted.  I learned a lot.  I am still trying to learn my machine.  My old "new" machine was a Viking Husqvarna I purchased in 1974!!!!  I forgot what a learning curve there is when you get a new machine!

Comment by Teri Lucas on March 31, 2012 at 10:00am

Thanks for the nod Eileen!  

Teri

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