Monday 30 January 2012

FMQ class

A couple of week's ago, I mentioned that I was "off" and asked you to guess where.

I was at a free motion quilting class with Kim Bradley. I loved the class but found a whole day very tiring on the brain and body.

We were shown some lovely work but I forgot to take my camera.

Kim is an excellent teacher. I thought we'd be starting with stippling or meandering and heading into pebbles. I was wrong.

We started by working with our walking foot.

In this version we followed pre-drawn lines then quilted an equal distance from those lines.
Some people did this by pre-drawing, mine is done freehand.

And this is my freehand flower done by a technique called McTavishing.

Then we "graduated" to the darning/quilting foot. All I can say is that it's not as easy as it sounds or looks!

To many people's surprise, we worked with our feed dogs up (to give us more control).

Pattern 1: apple blossom.
Pattern 2: leaves (they were suppose to be rounded with points)

Pattern 2a: gum (eucalypt) leaves

Pattern 3: maple leaves
There were other patterns but I think you've seen enough of my squiggles!

My fall back pattern whenever I'm getting frustrated (this was practice at home):
At least I think this one is improving!

More practice needed here!

13 comments:

  1. We learn best by doing-time to get that frame in use! The class looks like it was perfect for you!

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  2. Good job! I wish I could go to a class like that. Looks like fun!

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  3. That looks like a fun class. Great job.

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  4. Keep working at them all. You'll find your groove.

    I wonder if certain music would help specific patterns.....like a waltz for leaves.

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  5. This was FMQ on a regular machine, where you moved the fabric, right? Because it's completely different on the frame - much easier since you're moving the "pencil" instead of the "paper."
    Even so, I like the maple leaf one just as it is.

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  6. Looks like you did lots and learned lots. No wonder your brain was full.

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  7. Great work - I would love to do one of Kims classes one day- Im really good at stippling and always fall back to doing that as to me its easy and comfy

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  8. That would be so fun! You're doing great, keep it up!

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  9. Looks like you had fun I think the 'Lynne' should become a signature piece hidden in each project

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  10. Look at your FMQ. Fun! I like your maple leaves.

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  11. Amazing! Love all your patterns, what a great variety. It will only get easier and better the more you do it. Best of luck!

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