Comments on: Jenny Lyon’s book: Free Motion Quilting

By: Betty Jo Tatum

Betty Jo Tatum — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 16:56:42 +0000

Oh I love the sound of Jenny’s book. The hardest thing for me in free motion quilting is to decide the design(s) of the quilting and keep the sizing of the quilting properly spread across the quilt. I do some practice and then I get busy with other things. I love the idea of a “mission statement” for each quilt.

By: Jennifer P

Jennifer P — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 15:15:58 +0000

The hardest thing for me about free motion quilting is getting the first stitch in the quilt! Once I get that first stitch or two in I’m more relaxed. I usually cheat and draw out my desired motif on water soluble stabilizer then spritz a tiny bit to stick it to the project. I am so confident in this process that I really need to break out of my comfort zone and ditch the “cheater stabilizer”.

By: Jen Hokanson

Jen Hokanson — Tue, 11 Dec 2018 02:43:38 +0000

For me, the hardest part of free motion is trying to relax while quilting so my shoulders don’t tense up. It would make it easier if I had more time to practice my free motion. Thanks for the opportunity to win the book!

By: Dixie Morris

Dixie Morris — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 21:39:23 +0000

The hardest thing for me is to get relaxed about the process and a glass of wine helps. I need to practice between each of my quilts. I know that would help. I do love doing free motion quilting.

By: Vicki D.

Vicki D. — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 18:13:38 +0000

I can usually keep my quilting scale uniform when quilting smaller motifs, but when I try to quilt the same motif on a larger scale on larger quilts, I run into difficulty. I usually draw a sample, to scale, to refer to, but I still end up stitching closer and closer together. By the time I get to the end, my stitching design isn’t the same size as when I started. More plactise needed, I think.

By: Marsha Cochrane

Marsha Cochrane — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 04:30:47 +0000

The hardest thing about free motion quilting is scale because when I practice on small samples my designs are smaller to fit the scale of the practice piece. When I attempt a larger quilt it takes forever to fill in the spaces with my small designs. I think what would help is practice on larger samples, maybe some baby quilts that I could donate.

By: Ali

Ali — Mon, 10 Dec 2018 02:10:27 +0000

The hardest part for me is getting started…once I get going but I tend to procrastinate a lot!lol the thing that helps is a glass of wine!

By: Jennafer Disbro

Jennafer Disbro — Sun, 09 Dec 2018 16:54:34 +0000

The hardest part for me is deciding what motif or fill to use. I’m trying to look at each part of the quilt and work on smaller areas instead of being overwhelmed with the whole.

By: Marla Varner

Marla Varner — Sun, 09 Dec 2018 16:53:58 +0000

The hardest part of fmq for me is figuring out how motifs will enhance my quilt. I have a few designs that I feel comfortable using but I need more in my repertoire so I can figure out what fits my style of work. Every time I do free motion work, it adds to my experience of what works and what doesn’t.

By: Paula

Paula — Sun, 09 Dec 2018 16:25:28 +0000

Thank you for the opportunity to win Jenny’s book. I’m in awe of her quilts. I really struggle with moving my quilt, and moving it smoothly. I use the Slider and wear a variety of quilting gloves and still struggle. I don’t know what I’m doing wrong, but I look forward to reading Jenny’s books.