Free motion designs

Learn these three fundamental designs to jump start your free motion quilting!

Getting the hang of free motion quilting when you are first starting out can be frustrating when you aren't sure what to practice. Check out these 5 meander practice exercises and machine quilting tips to learn what to focus on in your practice swatches and how these basic meanders can start to create your machine quilting toolbox to make learning new designs easier in the future. | Quilting Wemple

Free motion embroidery is one of those sewing techniques that, once you give it a go, will become a source of great inspiration (and just maybe a little bit addictive). Master the basics and …

Amy's Free Motion Quilting Adventures: How to Choose Quilting Designs

Free-motion quilting design ideas with tutorial for each design. Try out different free-motion quilting designs to make your quilt unique!

Skinny borders are so small that it’s challenging to come up with effective, continuous and/or creative ways to quilt them. I personally also find it a challenge to think of something that does...

Join us in the Free Motion Quilting Series and learn fun and easy techniques to practice your quilting skills.

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…

This past week, I started and finished a fun new Wholecloth Quilt that yielded 36 fun, new free-motion quilting motifs. Not only am I thril...

Once you are finished with your quilt, you may be thinking - what's the next step to actually getting this large piece of fabric into a finished quilt. Here are some of my favorite free printable machine quilting designs.

Free-motion quilting is a technique where you can use your sewing machine to stitch designs onto your quilt without using a stencil or a pattern. This allows you to create custom and unique designs…

These free motion quilting tips are ideal for you if you’re new to quilting and struggling with some common problems. Learn how to free motion quilt like a pro and create your beautiful quilting creation with ease. Find fresh modern quilting tips here for beginners.

If you like using your creative side when sewing, free motion drawing is a great project for you! Jackie Pacitti discusses drawing with your sewing machine and showcases some of her own sewing designs in this video. She provides step-by-step instructions on how to incorporate free motion drawing into your next sewing project for a unique and fun outcome.

What is free motion embroidery? How long has it been around? What can you do with it? How can you get started? Read more here!

Looking for some variety in your quilting? Pantograph templates for free motion quilting will be your new go to quilting notion. You can get that perfect scrolling design AT HOME on your domestic machine! No fancy sewing machines or sending away your quilts. Continue reading for 5 FREE pantograph quilting templates as well as all of my machine quilting tips for making this your new favorite quilting tool | Quilting Wemple

Free-motion quilting can feel intimidating when you're first getting started. After all, you're used to a walking foot doing the hard work of guiding your design. But once you switch...

I think we can all agree that as quilters we have this deeply implanted love of creating and being creative, and that creativity doesn’t just stop at piecing a quilt top. Doing the actu…

Not all sewing has to be exact! Free motion applique is fun because it's a rough sketch - with your sewing machine. Go ahead give it a go with the free download. #freemotionapplique #sewingtutorial #sewing