Freemotion quilting

I've had the chance to review the book Free Motion Quilting for Beginners (and those who think they can't), by Molly Hanson. I love that title! I'm a big proponent of quilting your own quilts, as you know, and I've read a lot of books about free motion quilting. I like how everyone presents the information in their own personal way....there is always more to learn! This book presents all the practical information you need to get started. More importantly, it gives you the confidence to jump…

Do you want to do quilting differently this time? Try and learn how to do FMQ in this post on the free motion quilting tutorial.

Discover inspiring free motion quilt designs! Explore tutorials, tips, and ideas to enhance your quilting skills and creativity.

I'm teaching a Free Motion Quilting class starting in April at my LQS, Heartstrings and Heirlooms. I finished up the class sample over the weekend. In the class the students will do larger samples, but I needed a small book of designs to advertise the class. As you can see in the above end view, I used three different types of batting for my sample book - Quilter's Dream 100% Cotton, Hobbs 80/20 (80% cotton and 20% polyester), and a 100% wool. I used a tutorial from a recent Quilting Arts…

In this post, you can explore your options of machine quilting designs as a beginner and create your first quilting project.

Free Motion Quilting for beginners. Tips to solve free motion quilting problems:uneven tension or stitches, backing fabric fold plus notions that will help.

Free motion quilting is still something I get asked about the most. It's so simple, and also so daunting at the same time! I'm DEFINITELY not an expert, and don't look too close at my stitches, but good news....it doesn't have to be perfect, AND it's a great stress reliever! ;) While I was quilting...Read More

Bethanne Nemesh | Freemotion Machine Quilting Teacher | Reversing curls is a critical foundation free motion quilting skill. Here is a trick for getting them to roll correctly and not getting… | Instagram

Most quilters start learning how to quilt on a sewing machine not a longarm. Continue for 7 hacks to make using your domestic machine easier!

Bethanne Nemesh | Freemotion Machine Quilting Teacher on Instagram: "I teach a lot of freemotion machine quilting. But also…I want you to feel great tips are accessible all the time. One of my most suggested tips is to learn to pause and make partial motifs of whatever background freemotion design you are doing. Making elements like this seem to disappear under other elements is a subtle but advanced looking change you can make to your freemotion quilting. Also, this trick would let me…