Tracy I can't count the number of times I have lessoned to your tutorials. They are encouraging and very honest. Great encouragement for a beginner quilter!!!😊
what a great idea!! ty ty ty my biggest problem learning this is the foot speed, trying to keep that steady. Boy that one is a real pain. I dont have speed control on this machine and i hope when i get a new one that feature is going to be a Must!
Oh my Goodness! I have watched so many different tutorials on Free Motion Quilting & I still wasn't sure what to do or how to... and really was afraid to try it. But then I seen your tutorial!! This is Fantastic & you make it so Simple to understand!! I thank you so very much for making this 🙂🙃🤗
Thank you so much for this video. I have been wanting to start free motioning, so I can use that money on more fabric!! I appreciate these type of videos.
Doodling with a pencil on paper is actually the opposite of what you do at the machine. I tried to figure out how to rig up a pencil so I could move paper under it, but my imagination and skill failed me. Thank you for solving this problem for me! It's so simple, but ingenious! I am deeply grateful and am looking forward to finally conquering some simple free-motion.
My quilting friend led me to your You Tube video's and WOW I am so happy to have found you, thank you for sharing all of your wonderful sewing tips that help us to learn more about "sewing".
*_Thanks grammy K! 💜I remember one day I was making a stack of quilt practice sandwiches....and then it hit me...I'll be throwing these in the garbage!_*
No don't throw away make pot holders out of them ,,, I put binding on mine and use them as pot holders. I know to use double ones to take something out of the oven , has they are not so thick. I have seen people using Moda fabric to practice on,, well I'm not that well off so I use my scraps or older fabric that I have picked up at a thrift. I just don't like to waste.
Ahhhh Tracy- Another Genius Hack! I Love 💕 This! What a game changer, no more wasting materials and I can practice over and over again! I’m definitely implementing this in my arsenal tips and tricks that are mostly from You Dear! Thank You for Sharing Your Ideas 💡 with Us! 😊❤😊🥰👍🥰
I practice with my machine unthreaded. Then I might thread machine and practice stitching. When I cover material all over and want to practice more I thread again with another color. Do this as many times as you wish. The different color stitches lets me see how well I am doing. When you have covered practice piece and need a new one use it to make a potholder interlining.
You are so brilliant thank you for such a great tip. I’ve been practising on a piece of plexiglass with an erasable marker, but using my machine that’s a brilliant brilliant idea. Thank you so so much.
Great idea! I have everything ready to go,printed patterns to place under a vinyl shower curtain to practice on. And as someone else suggested, 1 inch lines drawn to practice cursive o's,e's and c's. However even the shortest marker will not fit on throat of my machine. I will mount on front in line with needle and see how it goes. Practice is practice, memory skills here I come!
This is a great hack! I am getting ready to do my first freemotion attempt, now I have a way to practice before I actually put my beloved quilt on the machine so maybe I won’t ruin it! Thank you so much!
What a fabulous idea!! I have been so intimidated to try free motion quilting but after seeing this trick... I've got to try it!! Thanks for sharing Tracy!!
This is one of the best learning tools for quilting I have seen ! I've also been down the quilt sandwich road over and over. I'm sewing a Christmas panel quilt and I have had the top done for 2 weeks now by I just can't seem to figure out the quilting. Some of it will be simple outlines with some echoing but there are areas I want to do a meandering loopy line with stars and I think this will be a great way to practice! Thank you so much for for sharing this wonderful technique.
Your tips for binding and stipling are magic.i ve done both before and all I got was massive frustration.i am now going to try these techniques.am self taught and soo far your channel has been awesome for a novice.thank you soo much.love it.Odette from Queensland Australia.soo many blessings and much gratitude.
That is going to get me to try and free motion at Last. I have always been scared of trying free motion, scared of messing up fabric that's not cheap to buy. Now, I will be so much more confident in trying it. Thank you!
*_You are so welcome!💜 It's really easy to attach on too...and the good part is...if and when you want the velcro piece off....it comes off damage free✅_*
Very, very cleaver, Tracy! You are truly an outside-the-box thinker. I've heard of making practice free motion quilt sandwiches out of sheets of paper towels, which can then be used for household cleaning and thrown away afterward (re-use, re-cycle). While I've not yet had the nerve to try free motion quilting yet, when I do I'm going to first try the paper towel method while looking at the quilt pattern I wish to try to replicate. If that doesn't work, I'll try chalk stamping the pattern on a paper towel quilt sandwich. The nice thing about free motion quilting on fabric with a busy design like a scrap quilt, is that any mistakes will probably be very difficult to see once the quilt is washed and dried. The maker of the quilt will probably be the only person who can find the mistake unless it's blatantly obvious. Hmmm.... maybe a scrappy quilt should be where I start free motion quilting on fabric. Thanks for another thought-provoking video, Tracy!!! You're the bomb! 😀 🙋🏻♀️
*_Dori- I've never heard of the paper towel hack...but that sounds like a good one too! A scrappy quilt is a great starting point!✅ I'm usually the only one who can see my mistakes LOL I think us quilters worry too much about being perfect.....it's art-💜Have a great day Dori💛_*
This is a great idea for practicing free motion quilting but I used clear magic cover shelving vinyl from the dollar tree. It's also great to use as transfer paper for your vinyl projects. Thanks for the tip.
You sound just like me Angela✅😂 even the thought of making the quilt sandwiches to “waste” makes me not even want to attempt such a thing! No more waste for us! Yay!🥳
Tracy I can't count the number of times I have lessoned to your tutorials. They are encouraging and very honest. Great encouragement for a beginner quilter!!!😊
I have enjoyed your video for several months. Thanks for doing your videos.
THIS…….is awesome!!! What a genius idea. I will try it. Thanks for posting.
what a great idea!! ty ty ty my biggest problem learning this is the foot speed, trying to keep that steady. Boy that one is a real pain. I dont have speed control on this machine and i hope when i get a new one that feature is going to be a Must!
Here is a link to my latest FMQ video...I talk about speed control in it.... th-cam.com/video/kRMzqWHKWig/w-d-xo.html
Oh my Goodness! I have watched so many different tutorials on Free Motion Quilting & I still wasn't sure what to do or how to... and really was afraid to try it. But then I seen your tutorial!! This is Fantastic & you make it so Simple to understand!! I thank you so very much for making this 🙂🙃🤗
Thank you so much for this video. I have been wanting to start free motioning, so I can use that money on more fabric!!
I appreciate these type of videos.
That is such a neat idea! I will have to try this, since I have been wanting to start to learn how to free motion quilt.
You are great!!! You’re so down to earth, friendly, have lots of experience, and great tutorials like this one! Thank you!!❤️. New Subscriber!
I have not started free motion quilting because I was moving to stiffly! This is an amazing way to learn!!!
*_Thank you for the kind feedback Katherine....it really is easy and it really does work✅Keep me posted on how it works out for you💛_*
Fantastic idea. Can't wait to try. Saving thread and wear and tear on machine!!!!!
Doodling with a pencil on paper is actually the opposite of what you do at the machine. I tried to figure out how to rig up a pencil so I could move paper under it, but my imagination and skill failed me. Thank you for solving this problem for me! It's so simple, but ingenious! I am deeply grateful and am looking forward to finally conquering some simple free-motion.
What a great idea!! I'm going to definitely try this!!
Great idea. This can be a real game changer to get confidence to go for it!
Great hack. Will definitely give its a try. Thank you
This is brilliant i saw this once finally found this again so will be doing this. thank you
My quilting friend led me to your You Tube video's and WOW I am so happy to have found you, thank you for sharing all of your wonderful sewing tips that help us to learn more about "sewing".
How nice of your quilty friend💛 Welcome to The Sewing Channel💛
Tracy you make this look so easy thanks for your havk
You are so welcome!❤️
Love your idea of the vinyl sandwich I am a first time quilter, and I think this is going to help me a lot
Very clever! I love the idea, much better than just wasting fabric and batting!
*_Yes- YouX- I hate wasting fabric!✅_*
What a Fantastic idea!!! This is a great hack so thank you for sharing.
You’re really VERY Clever, I may not be a quilter yet, but I certainly know a brilliant idea when I see it :)
*_Thanks so much Moe💜 and thank you for watching✅_*
What a great idea!!! I too did not enjoy throwing away fabric that I practiced on. I will be practicing more from now on.
*_Thanks grammy K! 💜I remember one day I was making a stack of quilt practice sandwiches....and then it hit me...I'll be throwing these in the garbage!_*
No don't throw away make pot holders out of them ,,, I put binding on mine and use them as pot holders. I know to use double ones to take something out of the oven , has they are not so thick. I have seen people using Moda fabric to practice on,, well I'm not that well off so I use my scraps or older fabric that I have picked up at a thrift. I just don't like to waste.
*_ @Renee Corbin LOL about using moda to practice with! I'm not that well off either! Thanks for all yo_* ur great ideas💛
Ahhhh Tracy- Another Genius Hack! I Love 💕 This! What a game changer, no more wasting materials and I can practice over and over again! I’m definitely implementing this in my arsenal tips and tricks that are mostly from You Dear! Thank You for Sharing Your Ideas 💡 with Us! 😊❤😊🥰👍🥰
Oh yes this is a great practice hack Marie....I used it a ton in the beginning✅
This is a PHENOMENAL idea! I need to practice. Thank you for sharing this with us. 😊❤🎉
I practice with my machine unthreaded. Then I might thread machine and practice stitching. When I cover material all over and want to practice more I thread again with another color. Do this as many times as you wish. The different color stitches lets me see how well I am doing. When you have covered practice piece and need a new one use it to make a potholder interlining.
You are so brilliant thank you for such a great tip. I’ve been practising on a piece of plexiglass with an erasable marker, but using my machine that’s a brilliant brilliant idea. Thank you so so much.
Thank you for showing us how to make that practice square for learning quilting designs.
Great idea! I have everything ready to go,printed patterns to place under a vinyl shower curtain to practice on. And as someone else suggested, 1 inch lines drawn to practice cursive o's,e's and c's. However even the shortest marker will not fit on throat of my machine. I will mount on front in line with needle and see how it goes. Practice is practice, memory skills here I come!
Linette..with all machines being different you will have to try it in dif positions...in front sounds like a good idea✅ YOU can do it!!!🎉
You have to remember you’re not sewing anything . Just make
Small blocks and do quilt as you go , better practice
Great information. Thanks for sharing.
I am so glad that I found this. I am going to try this.
I think you did great. No one is perfect, but that also means each piece is a one of a kind. That sounds like art to me.
*_You are absolutely right Kathleen✅_*
This the best jaw dropping tip for free motion quilting! Love this!!
Glad it was helpful Wendy💛
❤😊 Thank's Ur Awesome, Great Teaching, Great idea, Enjoying ❤😊
This is a great hack! I am getting ready to do my first freemotion attempt, now I have a way to practice before I actually put my beloved quilt on the machine so maybe I won’t ruin it! Thank you so much!
You can do it Janet!!!🎉
Tracy is an awesome teacher😊
What a fabulous idea!! I have been so intimidated to try free motion quilting but after seeing this trick... I've got to try it!! Thanks for sharing Tracy!!
*_You can do it Laura!💜_*
You malady, have inspired me beyond belief to jump on the free motion quilting wagon, Thanks for your great teaching and inspiration! ❤
Wonderful! YOU got this Patty❣️
This is one of the best learning tools for quilting I have seen ! I've also been down the quilt sandwich road over and over. I'm sewing a Christmas panel quilt and I have had the top done for 2 weeks now by I just can't seem to figure out the quilting. Some of it will be simple outlines with some echoing but there are areas I want to do a meandering loopy line with stars and I think this will be a great way to practice! Thank you so much for for sharing this wonderful technique.
*_I think this technique will really help all of us💛Have fun finishing up your quilt✅_*
Such good ideas; thank you for passing them along.
This is genius! I am going to practice my feathers and much more. Thanks so much. Love your channel, especially your trips to good will.
*_You're welcome Paula....I need to practice feathers too✅_*
This made my day! Fantastic idea! Thank you so much♥️♥️♥️
Great idea love you vedio's Thank you
Tracy this is an aweso.e money saver! Thanks for always thinking for me!
*_You are absolutely so welcome Celine💛_*
Ingenious! I am going to give this a go! Makes sense to me and I hate throwing away sandwich after sandwich. Thank you very much😊
Your tips for binding and stipling are magic.i ve done both before and all I got was massive frustration.i am now going to try these techniques.am self taught and soo far your channel has been awesome for a novice.thank you soo much.love it.Odette from Queensland Australia.soo many blessings and much gratitude.
It can be frustrating for sure....thank you for the kind feedback of my channel💛
Wow, with this technique 👌, you don't waste material or thread. Love it. Just found your channel. Thanks
You're welcome💛
I think this is in genius! Thank you so much for sharing
What an incredible idea. Thanks so much.
Love this idea. I’m definitely doing it tomorrow. Also your hack for threading my Juki needle worked perfectly. T. Y
Fabulous idea! Thank you for sharing.❤
Thank you for this suggestion. I just made one of these to practice on. This. Is. Awesome!!!!!! Thank you very much. :)
What a great hack! Thank you so much! Takes the fear out of it! And the waste.
*_Thanks Linda for the kind feedback💛_*
I love learning from you.Love your teaching videos.
*_Thank you so much Lucille💜_*
You never cease to amaze me!
*_LOL😂 Thanks for watching forever18021💛_*
That is going to get me to try and free motion at Last. I have always been scared of trying free motion, scared of messing up fabric that's not cheap to buy. Now, I will be so much more confident in trying it. Thank you!
T *_hat's great Karen! I'm excited for you to try Free Motion Quilting. It is so much fun💛_*
*_I agree Alex...I get a lot of my quilt backs from the thrift store✅_*
Love this, save so much thread, fabric and batting. Never thought about doing this. This is fantastic
*_Glad it was helpful Dawn!✅_*
what a great idea
This is brilliant!
What a great idea you have...i am going to try this...thank you so much for sharing
*_You're welcome Donna✅_*
Great free motion hack. I’ll have to practice with this.
This is the first fmq lesson that actually might help me
*_Awesome Rusty! And this one really works too!!!✅_*
This is awesome Never have seen this technique before. Perfect to start over with just erasing. I love Thank you
You’re welcome Carol!💛
How fantastic. I also love quilting to classical music how inspirational
Thanks for the kind feedback Tracy💛
This is a fantastic idea! Thanks for sharing!
You are so welcome!💛
Brilliant!
What a great idea!
I’ve wanted to free-motion quilt but it seemed so intimidating. This is fantastic. I can’t wait to try it
*_Awesome...have fun with it✅_*
I am a new quilter but want to learn FM ....I will definitely be Trying this method! Thank you so much, Sheila
*_You are so welcome!✅_*
Love this sooooo much. What a grand idea. Thank you!!
*_You are so welcome!💜 It's really easy to attach on too...and the good part is...if and when you want the velcro piece off....it comes off damage free✅_*
This was a great idea to attach a pen with your sewing machine . Thank you for sharing
Thanks for watching 💛
This is fantastic!
Love this I am trying to teach myself. Now maybe I can teach my friend too. Thank you so much
You can do it!
Thank you. Very helpful.❤
I loved the dry erase marker with the vinyl fuse. I am much more comfortable with FM since using your idea! Thank-you so much!!!!
I'm so glad! Thank you for coming back to comment about it 💛
Very, very cleaver, Tracy! You are truly an outside-the-box thinker. I've heard of making practice free motion quilt sandwiches out of sheets of paper towels, which can then be used for household cleaning and thrown away afterward (re-use, re-cycle). While I've not yet had the nerve to try free motion quilting yet, when I do I'm going to first try the paper towel method while looking at the quilt pattern I wish to try to replicate. If that doesn't work, I'll try chalk stamping the pattern on a paper towel quilt sandwich. The nice thing about free motion quilting on fabric with a busy design like a scrap quilt, is that any mistakes will probably be very difficult to see once the quilt is washed and dried. The maker of the quilt will probably be the only person who can find the mistake unless it's blatantly obvious. Hmmm.... maybe a scrappy quilt should be where I start free motion quilting on fabric. Thanks for another thought-provoking video, Tracy!!! You're the bomb! 😀 🙋🏻♀️
*_Dori- I've never heard of the paper towel hack...but that sounds like a good one too! A scrappy quilt is a great starting point!✅ I'm usually the only one who can see my mistakes LOL I think us quilters worry too much about being perfect.....it's art-💜Have a great day Dori💛_*
What do you mean when you treat the height of your foot and how do you do that?
Love this idea which i will definitley try. Thank you for sharing a unique way to practice free motion quilting. 🤗
*_you're welcome Yvonne💛this technique is so much fun too✅_*
This is a great idea for practicing free motion quilting but I used clear magic cover shelving vinyl from the dollar tree. It's also great to use as transfer paper for your vinyl projects.
Thanks for the tip.
That's a great idea!
Thank you for sharing...Off to Dollar Tree today I go! (:
I really enjoyed your tutorial, thanks a million ❤
Awesome hack! Thanks for your great idea!
*_You're welcome melody💜_*
Nice hack, thanks for sharing.
Thanks for watching!💛
This was a great hack to find out about. Can’t wait to get my vinyl and play around. Thanks for the great idea.
*_Glad it was helpful!✅_*
Thank you very much fir this idea, will have to try it. Where did you get the round ironing mat from.
*_Thank you . my ironing station comes in a set of 3...turntable/cutting mat/ironing board. here's the link to it: _**_amzn.to/3lo9Kng_*
BRILLIANT! Making quilt sandwiches to waste ("practice") them is why I DON'T fmq.
This makes total sense!
You sound just like me Angela✅😂 even the thought of making the quilt sandwiches to “waste” makes me not even want to attempt such a thing! No more waste for us! Yay!🥳
@@TheSewingChannel 😃😆🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🙌yaaaay!
Loved the music❤
Absolutely a great IDEA!!
Thank you!✅
I love this!! Can't wait to try it!! I use my messed quilt sandwiches for coaters lol Thank you so much for sharing! :) Happy sewing!!
Great idea for coasters Shannon✅ I could probably sew all my quilt sandwiches up and make a few quilts lol😂
A great channel. Just subscribed, Tracy.
Welcome to The Sewing Channel❣️
Great idea. I think I would still have little and big stitches even. How would you the fix ?
*_Good question! The only answer I have is to get into a rhythm and take your time🤷🏻♀️_*
I love this idea. Such a good way to practice the meandering. I'm going to definitely going to try this. Love your channel.
Thank you for watching Arlene💛
I love this tutorial. It is all the problems beginners like me have. Thank you
Glad it was helpful!🌸
Wow, best idea yet! Thank You!
You are so welcome Cindy✅
I’m going to try some of these … thank you
*_Great Brenda✅ You're welcome💛_*
Thanks for this awesome tutorial! Takes the intimidation out of it
You're very welcome Dina...Have fun with it🌸
Thank you very much for this video
I’m going to use this. Thanks
I love CLEVER !!!
*_Thanks for watching dpatco💛_*
I love this idea you are awesome teacher great idea , have not done any free motion I am a chicken will try this hack
You can totally do this Maxine💛thank you for all the kind words 💛
Wow! I love this technique! Thanks for sharing!
♥️you’re welcome Vicki 🤓
Very clever!!!