Comments on: Give-Away: Free Motion Fun…with Feathers! by Patsy Thompson

By: MARLENE SWISS

MARLENE SWISS — Tue, 24 May 2011 01:58:28 +0000

Just relax and not to “over think” the process. Patsy taught me that with her dvd’s.

By: Chris Wheeler

Chris Wheeler — Tue, 20 Jul 2010 02:58:00 +0000

I just started longarm classes today. I sure would love this

By: Paula

Paula — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 22:48:08 +0000

My favourite quilting tip is to keep a lint roller handy. I have one that lives in my quilt room and I use it to clean up little threads from ripping out, fluff from my cutting mat, cat hair … etc. My work area is always tidy!

By: Kathi I

Kathi I — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 20:58:46 +0000

My favorite quilting tip is blue painters tape. I use it to mark lines, hold seams together, hold paper and patterns down when tracing designs. It’s kind of like duct tape is to guys-painters tape is to quilters!

By: thunder

thunder — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:15:50 +0000

I am just starting to learn machine quilting, have been doing by hand for many years….this book sure could help….do I dare to dream to be able to quilt like that ??!!?? WOW

By: Kelly

Kelly — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 17:02:13 +0000

Relax and breath. If you are quilting on your domestic machine, remember to keep your shoulders down. It is so easy for them to creep up to your ears. If it’s on a longarm, still relax and breath, keep your shoulders loose and don’t hold the handles with a death grip.

By: Pat S.

Pat S. — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 14:24:02 +0000

Here’s one of my favorite techniques: Apply a small piece of double-sided tape to the back of a template, then position it onto the quilt top. The template will be secure, and quilting around the template will be easier and more accurate. Thanks for the chance to win one of Patsy’s excellent DVD’s!

By: Barbara Campbell

Barbara Campbell — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 13:10:43 +0000

When I quilt on my DSM I love using the Halo to help hold and steer the quilt under the needle.

By: sewsilly

sewsilly — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:45:24 +0000

Don’t be afraid. We all have been beginners at some point in time. Just take a deep breath and try it. See? you can do it! Release your creativity and let down your guard. You are in a new world now, on your own, nobody to bother you, and you are in control. You go girl!

By: Paula

Paula — Mon, 19 Jul 2010 11:41:21 +0000

Machingers, chew gum, hum to your favorite song, baste the quilt on my long arm as I go along – this really helps to keep it even, and most of all use the large black horse mats that you buy at the Tractor Supply Store to stand on – great for your feet and back. Tomorrow is my birthday so it would be a really nice birthday present….hint, hint!! hehehe