Intro to Free Motion Quilting
Welcome to our Intro to Free Motion Quilting series! We are so excited about this course so we can help give you the confidence to finish your quilts yourself on your home sewing machine or longarm.
In the 28-video series we are going to teach you four basic quilting stitches using stencils to get your muscle memory down. Then we’ll teach you how to customize the stitches so you’ll have 18 different ways to quilt your tops, giving you an infinite number of combinations.
We’ll also have a show & tell for each quilt stitch to give you ideas how to use them on actual quilts, videos on how to use the stencils to mark your quilt, how to get started for the Quilt-As-You-Go and longarm machines, and how to assemble your samples into a Quilt-As-You-Go quilt if you are working on your domestic sewing machine.
We no longer carry Full Line Stencil at Quilt Addicts Anonymous, but the supply list contains Amazon affiliate links where you can grab the exact stencils we used in this course. You will also need a copy of the Intro to Free Motion Quilting pattern available at shop.quiltaddictsanonymous.com.
Syllabus
This course will help give you the confidence to finish your quilts yourself on your home sewing machine or longarm! In the 28-video series we are going to teach you four basic quilting stitches using stencils to get your muscle memory down. Then we’ll teach you how to customize the stitches so you’ll have 18 different ways to quilt your tops, giving you an infinite number of combinations.
Supply List
1Here's what you'll need
You can get a copy of the Free Motion Quilting Series pattern and shop a wide variety of quilting stencil supplies on our shopping website linked in our Supply List. The first video of this series will go over the supplies for this project in greater detail.
Getting Started
3Quilting with Stencils
Learn more about quilting stencils and the supplies needed for this course and how to use them in this section.
Stipples
4Stitching the Stipple Meander
The stipple meander is considered a very basic beginner quilting stitch. And while it the parameters to create a stipple – all curves with no points and don’t cross your stitching – seem very simple, it can be challenging if you have never done it before.
Let's Get Loopy
6Stitching the Loopy Meander Stitch
I LOVE the Loopy Meander. It is an incredibly versatile stitch that can be customized dozens of ways to make it look different depending on what your quilt calls for.
Give it a Swirl
6Learning the Swirl Stitch
Next we’re going to focus on the swirl. You can easily dress it up or down by playing with the scale, adding extra pointy bits or using it as an all over or custom design within blocks or as background filler.
Let's do The Wave
6Learning the Wavy Lines Stitch
Now to our final free motion quilting stitch, the wavy line. This is such a versatile stitch that can be customized so many different ways to dress up or down your quilt. Plus it is very easy, beginner friendly and fast!
In Conclusion
2Finishing It Up
Congratulations! You’ve made it to the end of the Intro to Free Motion Quilting course. Now it is time to gather all 16 of the blocks we have quilted and assemble them using the quilt-as-you-go method.