What would you like to learn?

I shared a video recently on my Instagram and Facebook page, asking what you’d like to learn about quilting? Machine quilting or prepping your quilt for a machine quilter? I got some great questions, and this is the place I’ll share them, where you can come and look for easy access.
Here are some of the topics that we are going to cover, from some of the questions that we were asked and some things I’d like to share. Some of these will be answered by multiple machine quilters, or some may be touched on briefly depending on the subject. It will take time to develop the content here, please be patient. I like to share tips when I come across examples to share, when I’m working, so things will be shared in no particular order. I will try and remember to add links to each subject, as I post about them. Excited to share and learn together!

• batting types - pros and cons.

• sizing and spacing designs on your machine during set up, so you get designs that aren’t mashed or stretched.

• freemotion feathers or circles.

• selecting quilting designs for a quilt.

• minky tips, quilting and sewing.

• basting quilts on the longarm and also to quilt on a domestic machine.

• practing freemotion, how to quilt a design so you don’t quilt yourself into a corner.

• quilting with rulers. On a longarm or a domestic machine.

• motivation to use your longarm machine, when it’s been sitting for awhile.

• tips on dealing with wavy borders and quilts that aren’t laying flat.

• using different longarm machines, set ups and most helpful tips.

• tension!

• stitching out designs and time it will take.

• lining up designs that touch, after advancing.

• the quilt shrinking while quilting.

• basic tips using different computerized machines.

• how to prep your quilt to be longarm quilted.

• trimming quilt backings and minky.

• different freemotion designs.

• threads

• handy tools to make quilting easier.

• how to grow your business and market your work.

• taking care of yourself!

• lining up paper pantographs.

• favorite quilting resources.

• quilting inspiration.

• developing your own quilting style.

• freemotion custom quilting.

• thread colors.

• horizontal vs vertical seams.

• pressing seams, open or to one side.

• pressing and trimming threads.

• quilting with foam instead of batting. For bags or pouches.

• modern vs traditional quilting.

• balance, pacing yourself, and keeping up with a growing business.

• quilting t-shirt quilts.

• the quilting community.

• double batting.

• taking notes…when figuring out things that work or don’t work for you. (And design sizes)

• what works for you, may not work for someone else…how that’s okay.

• simple designs to start freemotion quilting.

• quilting outside the lines.

If there is something you’d like to learn about, please comment below. Or if you’re a machine quilter, and you’d like to collaborate on some of these topics, let me know. Thank you for being here!!

happy quilting!! - Leisha