Free-Motion Machine Quilting

Free-motion quilting can be considered a technique for beginners, but those who have been quilting for many years can also use the technique. Any machine can work using the straight stitch and before you know it, you'll be quilting with ease. In the book Free-Motion Machine Quilting 1-2-3 by Lori Kennedy you'll learn how to create fast and fun designs to finish your quilts.


Setting up your sewing machine properly will set you up for success and as long as you have this book by your side you will come up with an amazing design. With over 60 motifs, amazing tips and tricks, Lori will turn you into a quilting pro. The book starts out explaining how to set up your machine and what supplies you'll need; again, this is the most important step, you then dive into skill building and what techniques you can create when free-motion quilting. Doodling practice helps you develop a natural movement pattern which then leads you into the perfect stitch with balanced tension. You'll then learn about refining stitching technique and avoiding the stitch buildup in open motifs. 


After all the troubleshooting tips and how-to techniques, the book introduces you to motifs according to season. Motifs for winter include a poinsettia, snowflakes and mistletoe, whereas the spring motifs include things like flowers, butterflies, and birds. The summer motifs include designs like stars, flowers, sand dollars, gardens, and sunsets while the fall motifs inspire you to create pumpkins, braided wheat, fall fruit and more. 


Toward the back of the book you'll go into more fun motifs like ribbons, cupcakes, dog bones, kittens, silly spirals, chevrons and arrows and so much more. In this 144-page book you will easily come up with beautiful designs that you can turn into an amazing quilt. You don't need a degree or a top-notch sewing machine to learn how to free-motion quilt like a pro; this book will teach it all.