Free Motion Quilting Challenge/Instruction

[Norma H.]

I'm signed up. Hope I can keep up with it - I also need to finish the TQS 2010 Star Crazy BOM, quilt my Sensational Stripper project, put together something special from my SOTTT triangles, and get started on the TQS 2012 BOM. And that is just my TQS-related stuff - I'm swamped :lol: But still... it looks like it will be a great year for quilting!!

[Norma H.]

Well, I have signed up for this but am confused by the first months direction. I think I must have missed something along the way. The optional FMQ sampler is where I got lost. Is there more info. on this somewhere. I know the blocks are 8" square but that is all I know. Any help out there?

[Deborah W.]

Well, I have signed up for this but am confused by the first months direction. I think I must have missed something along the way. The optional FMQ sampler is where I got lost. Is there more info. on this somewhere. I know the blocks are 8" square but that is all I know. Any help out there?

In one of her posts she said that a participant could put together a quilt with 12 blocks and then use each month's pattern to quilt one block. At the end of the year, you would have a sampler of all the FMQ designs done this year. I am just going to use muslin squares as I don't want to drag anymore bulk than necessary through my machine when I am learning. I couldn't find the post but I know I read it on her website a few days ago.

[Renata L.]

Well, I have signed up for this but am confused by the first months direction. I think I must have missed something along the way. The optional FMQ sampler is where I got lost. Is there more info. on this somewhere. I know the blocks are 8" square but that is all I know. Any help out there?

In one of her posts she said that a participant could put together a quilt with 12 blocks and then use each month's pattern to quilt one block. At the end of the year, you would have a sampler of all the FMQ designs done this year. I am just going to use muslin squares as I don't want to drag anymore bulk than necessary through my machine when I am learning. I couldn't find the post but I know I read it on her website a few days ago.

Is this what you're looking for?
http://sewcalgal.blogspot.com/2011/1...er-quilts.html
Renata

[Lois B.]

Ritzy, On the part of the post where the calendar for the year is posted you can click on the teacher's name for that month. When I did that a U-tube video came up with her - forgot her name already- demonstrating the lesson/exercise for the month. The sampler quilt is optional. If you read through everything you eventually find out how to enter a picture of a sample of your work for that month which makes you eligible for the prize for the month. I need to make a bunch of quilt sandwiches to get ready for some serious practice. Lois

[Lois B.]

I've signed up for this one also. I had been wanting to work on my FMQ skills but finding classes where I live is a challenge. This program looks to be a good way to keep on track and really do the practicing required.

[Lois B.]

I signed up for this a while ago. I'm anxious to learn any tips I can. This should be just the motivation I need to practice to better my FMQ.

[Lois B.]

Renata--that is what I missed--thank you!

[Susan B.]

I think you pro quilters of TQS will have no trouble keeping up with this challenge. I've just been scoping out some your (our) profiles looking at everyone's beautiful quilts thinking that most people on just this little thread could be teaching one of the months! There's not much to do, but follow the lesson, do some practice, take a picture and post it. Maybe we'll win some thread!

There seem to be a lot of people with a lot of FM experience signed up, but to win is a random drawing.
The list of teachers is exciting.

[Deborah W.]

Well, I have signed up for this but am confused by the first months direction. I think I must have missed something along the way. The optional FMQ sampler is where I got lost. Is there more info. on this somewhere. I know the blocks are 8" square but that is all I know. Any help out there?

In one of her posts she said that a participant could put together a quilt with 12 blocks and then use each month's pattern to quilt one block. At the end of the year, you would have a sampler of all the FMQ designs done this year. I am just going to use muslin squares as I don't want to drag anymore bulk than necessary through my machine when I am learning. I couldn't find the post but I know I read it on her website a few days ago.

Is this what you're looking for?
http://sewcalgal.blogspot.com/2011/1...er-quilts.html
Renata

Thanks for the link Renata. That is the one I was looking for. My internet reception yesterday was hit and miss for some reason and I could not load the page.

[Renata L.]

You're most welcome, Debbie. I like your idea of using muslin for practice--I have lots of it. I've also gotten into the habit of rummaging through Joann Fabrics' remnant section for practice fabric. I need a lot of practice!

[Nancy R.]

At a quilting class I went to several years ago in Houston, the teacher (don't remember who she was) recommended using the cheap pre-quilted fabric from places like Joann's for the sandwich to practice on. Then you don't have to spend any time preparing the practice piece. I bought a bunch on sale at Joann's just for this purpose so that's what I'm going to use.

[wendy w.]

Well have you all kept it up then?
I joined up last week and wow what a learning curve. The teachers are so good and Leah Day is charming.

This month's teacher is Cindy Needham and we are making a zentangle type blocks. It's great and the pieces people are making are amazing.

[Nancy R.]

I'll have to take a look. I had been keeping up, but got frustrated because I had a lot of problems getting to the new tutorials at the beginning of the month. I don't know if she's a bit slow in updating her links or if there is something on my computer that is saving the old page so the link doesn't update when I do a reload. I don't have problems with any other Web page, so I kind of just let that one slide. But it sounds like I should go back! I'll check it out tonight....

Thanks!
Nancy

[Susan B.]

I lost interest. I still read through the lessons, and have found good ideas from some, but not all. We can only keep up with so many forums :lol: