tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post6685459483003318787..comments2024-03-22T07:42:07.436+00:00Comments on Lily's Quilts: How I FMQ - what not to doLynne (Lily's Quilts)http://www.blogger.com/profile/12706577666898878440noreply@blogger.comBlogger55125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-29643279306549207102012-06-29T08:00:01.465+01:002012-06-29T08:00:01.465+01:00Some great tips there - thanks for sharing.Some great tips there - thanks for sharing.Lynnehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07760744006915967397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-17853566935843065872012-03-23T06:59:12.663+00:002012-03-23T06:59:12.663+00:00I love watching how other people do this, thanks f...I love watching how other people do this, thanks for all the fab info! Awesome job. xoCathy @ CabbageQuiltshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01160655769677384920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-23404256353933027432012-03-20T13:02:20.147+00:002012-03-20T13:02:20.147+00:00My next sewing machine must have the needle down c...My next sewing machine must have the needle down capability. I'm still a novice at FMQ, but am not as fearful of trying it on an actual quilt as before. Thanks for the tip on the needles.NancyinSTLhttp://www.flickr.com/people/nphinstl/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-36502608398075362242012-03-20T03:08:24.392+00:002012-03-20T03:08:24.392+00:00Great tips list. I'm new at quilting and i'...Great tips list. I'm new at quilting and i'll be sure to look into these tips every now and then.gift card holdershttp://www.cardprinting.us/card-holders.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-68593846287594920002012-03-19T21:51:41.430+00:002012-03-19T21:51:41.430+00:00Thanks for keeping it real! :) Sounds like you do ...Thanks for keeping it real! :) Sounds like you do a better job than you think!Emilyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15843904873770292619noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-12986628327090586072012-03-19T20:42:29.625+00:002012-03-19T20:42:29.625+00:00well this is an impressive list of tips for someth...well this is an impressive list of tips for something I have done once and badly. My FMQ technique is 1) grip the material tightly with both hands. 2) close your eyes. 3) press your foot hard down on the pedal 4) madly pull the material, oops I mean fabric, left and right and up and down 5) pray you don't get your fingers trapped under the needle. 6) gasp in horror at the result.rolleiflexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07918689465124395054noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-37401138589771291902012-03-19T20:01:13.986+00:002012-03-19T20:01:13.986+00:00Great post! I laughed out loud when I read about ...Great post! I laughed out loud when I read about your gloves...I did exactly the same thing in Blooms Garden Centre rubbing my hands on my shirt to see how it would grip. My gloves are a hot pink pair too! :o)Sew Create It - Janehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11042708937494415876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-46345946509153237972012-03-19T18:43:20.243+00:002012-03-19T18:43:20.243+00:00I love this post! I think you have the right atti...I love this post! I think you have the right attitude to your FMQ - Quilt Police be damned!Archie The Wonder Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16348256617269963755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-82367665976149127012012-03-19T17:09:36.467+00:002012-03-19T17:09:36.467+00:00Thanks Rachelle for asking that question. I was b...Thanks Rachelle for asking that question. I was beginning to think I was the only one who didn't understand. I've got an old Singer whose feed dogs can't be lowered and usually have to put a plate over them for FMQ. So I tried your tip, Lynne, with no plate and the FMQ foot - and it works!!! without turning! Thank you! It must be the foot which makes the difference, not lowering the feed dogs.sheila 77https://www.blogger.com/profile/00698767195924308373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-74826937207089333422012-03-19T16:42:48.528+00:002012-03-19T16:42:48.528+00:00Great post, great attitude, don't stop.Great post, great attitude, don't stop.Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148803101055301234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-44760958300373556342012-03-19T13:56:38.767+00:002012-03-19T13:56:38.767+00:00Love this post! I also have a Horizon and love it!...Love this post! I also have a Horizon and love it! I didn't know about the FMQ bobbin holder though. I use a Supreme Slider which I find invaluable. Thanks for the fin tips!Pattihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17104447915995814288noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-48515435510328053302012-03-19T13:14:54.072+00:002012-03-19T13:14:54.072+00:00You 1)crack me up!!! 2) are a wealth of knowledge ...You 1)crack me up!!! 2) are a wealth of knowledge 3) get the job done and in my eyes that is all that counts!! :) I do have to say in these the biggest difference in me (I am crazy new to quilting) I have a speed setting and mine is turned WAY down! So you are up on me! I sew at turtle speed and a little less than mediocer!!Josie McRaziehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16920829397288239105noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-8808894677656040292012-03-19T10:58:49.284+00:002012-03-19T10:58:49.284+00:00we are sewing machine twins! i love my Janome Hori...we are sewing machine twins! i love my Janome Horizon.<br /><br />and, you know, i've never done FMQ; it's all straight line grids all the time over here. i'm too scared to try it, but i might do it with your "rules."cauchy09https://www.blogger.com/profile/09343566591325967770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-62944586536503854522012-03-19T10:56:02.321+00:002012-03-19T10:56:02.321+00:00Great tips, Lynne, thanks!
I didn't know there...Great tips, Lynne, thanks!<br />I didn't know there was a FMQ bobbin holder. I'll have to ask the dealer here.<br />I have pink gardening gloves for quilting too. Bought them at Beth Chetto's Garden Centre in Colchester.Bettyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17460833804648863770noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-92010788392023613412012-03-19T10:29:00.795+00:002012-03-19T10:29:00.795+00:00Lots of this sounds like me. I am an impatient qu...Lots of this sounds like me. I am an impatient quilter too. I could use some gloves though. I don't have any.charlottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14021922531444496300noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-61305162711696425512012-03-19T10:08:00.053+00:002012-03-19T10:08:00.053+00:00Thanks for the down to earth approach Lynne. I am...Thanks for the down to earth approach Lynne. I am not a brilliant FMQ person but now I like to get the job done and life is too short to unpick much or at all in my book!Nickyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12437815900953193788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-77961625872735714042012-03-19T08:26:51.178+00:002012-03-19T08:26:51.178+00:00I have much the same philosophy to quilting. I sha...I have much the same philosophy to quilting. I shall never be a show quilter and never aspire to be. I quilt for fun and if I have to start following all kinds of rules, it will cease to be that. I still find machine quilting terrifying but hand quilting takes so long. I shall have to persevere. I love the lint roller tip. Thats such a good one. I dont take messy work downstairs for the clearing up. I may do that now after I have bought one of those. Thanks so much.Joyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11039822866062207299noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-60487054216987896452012-03-19T08:21:10.403+00:002012-03-19T08:21:10.403+00:00We are pretty much running parallel to each other ...We are pretty much running parallel to each other here when it comes to FMQ - way to go girl<br />One tip you forgot however is - do not be afraid, don't be to hard on yourself, jump in and give it ago...<br />and if you've got a particular pattern you want to try, practice drawing it out on scrap paper until you are comfortable with it, and it's second nature when you sit down at the machine to sew.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05386852386404591819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-20670723443527453682012-03-19T06:37:32.293+00:002012-03-19T06:37:32.293+00:00I think that is a bloody good way to do quilting. ...I think that is a bloody good way to do quilting. Fast, loose and with voice accompaniment. Whatever works I say. Every machine is different and every person has a different way of quilting. xQuiltjanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08778974869271482325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-65505644917737228332012-03-19T04:42:21.993+00:002012-03-19T04:42:21.993+00:00easy peasy ... mykind of fquilting. thanx for all...easy peasy ... mykind of fquilting. thanx for all the tips!ritainalaskahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13251710250069212200noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-15376204889901152502012-03-19T03:26:08.881+00:002012-03-19T03:26:08.881+00:00I wish I could get more confident in loops and mea...I wish I could get more confident in loops and meandering. So far I just do straight lines, or small concentric circles.www.randomthoughtsdoordi.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14710810905602057566noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-8612483011416461422012-03-19T02:51:17.255+00:002012-03-19T02:51:17.255+00:00I hate asking stupid questions, but here goes. If ...I hate asking stupid questions, but here goes. If you don't drop your feed dogs, how do you make the loops without turning the entire quilt around?Rachellehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13698942594194637032noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-64362875875101899132012-03-19T02:49:59.468+00:002012-03-19T02:49:59.468+00:00Thanks for sharing your process. No quilt police h...Thanks for sharing your process. No quilt police here!Sharihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18308423156191499365noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-47976274299368566172012-03-19T01:50:16.557+00:002012-03-19T01:50:16.557+00:00Once again, I love how you put yourself out there!...Once again, I love how you put yourself out there! It's great how there is so much room for how to FMQ. I do many of the same things. The best thing you hit upon is that perfection is not paramount.Suzannehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02568944733073812787noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6513356584940430771.post-76551353967613083652012-03-19T00:18:56.175+00:002012-03-19T00:18:56.175+00:00You are speaking my language. I never lower the fe...You are speaking my language. I never lower the feed dogs. Its chaos if I do. I thought it was just my dirty little secret. So nice to be out of the FMQ closet!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com