You are wasting money if you don’t do your own quilting on your projects. A little math will show that you could save hundreds of dollars by doing our own quilting.
Every Quilter Needs to Know How to Free Motion Quilt
You really, really need to know how to free motion quilt. Free motion quilting is the most creative and satisfying part of the quilting process. You’re missing out on this part of your project if you don’t know how to free motion quilt.
I hate the statement “Quilt As Desired”!
If you’re like me, you shudder when you hear the words, “Quilt as desired” in the pattern instructions. This is so not helpful for someone who has never quilted a quilt before. How could you be expected to know what you should quilt on your first project? You would think that the pattern design would have some idea about what would look good on their design. So not fair!
4 Tips on How to Quilt Your Quilt
The biggest problem I hear from quilters when it comes to the quilting part of their project is that they don’t know what motif to put on their quilt. They’re afraid that they’ll “ruin” their quilt, either through lack of skill or poor quilt motif choice. I’m not going to say that you can’t ruin a quilt through poor choices in these areas, but there are 4 considerations that I think will help you to avoid “ruining” your quilt.
Needle and Threads for Free Motion Quilting
Every quilter needs to know how to quilt their quilt. Whether they prefer free motion or walking foot quilting, they need to know what threads and needles to use when quilting.