It’s always nice to get something for free so please enjoy this downloadable pdf ebook of easy machine quilting designs “The Little Book of ~Easy~ Machine Quilting Designs” (right click and save to your desktop). These designs are continuous line drawings, simple in shape, and are suitable for beginners.
The patterns are compiled in an ebook in pdf format for convenience, so you will need Adobe Reader to view it and if you need to update your Adobe Reader, click on the “Get Adobe Reader” logo. This is a free update.
The designs are continuous line designs and simple in shape and perfect for beginners.
Included in the booklet are 12 designs:
4 block designs
4 free motion designs
4 border designs
These designs should be printed out and enlarged to size before using.
Looking for ways to make your free motion quilting look fabulous?
Then check out my dvd …
An exploration of techniques and applications for making your free motion quilting “FABULOUS!”
Does your free motion quilting suffer from lack?
lack of originality? – Is your quilting ordinary when you want it to stand out from the crowd?
lack of emphasis? – Is your quilting bland when you want it to be bold and outrageous?
lack of technique? – Does your quilting stitch looking a little less than perfect?
The DVD includes
- 154 page pdf workbook with step-by-step instructions for a variety of embellishing techniques, applications and projects
- approximately 45 minutes of supporting video demonstrations
- over 120 full-size photos of step-by-step instructions and samples
Tips for Free Motion Designs for Beginners
Free motion quilting designs are generally stitched without transferring the design to the fabric, in other words they are stitched freehand. This can be tricky when you are first starting out, however the following tips should help.
The best way to start with free motion designs is with pencil and paper. Just like writing your name, free motion designs can be learned in a similar manner.
Using the designs in the ebook, lay a sheet of transparent paper over the top and trace the outline without lifting your pencil from the paper. Do this a number of times until you are comfortable with the movements. Then take a piece of copy paper and practice freehand.
Once your brain has comprehended the flow of the line, you will find it an easy transition from paper and pencil, to machine and thread.
And of course, the only way you will ever get good at anything is with – practice, practice, practice !
You’ll find even more tips here.
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great ideas thanks
Are you the Machine Quilter from Halton Hills? If so please give me your contact information. You do beautiful work.
No I’m not that person but thanks for the compliment
very interesting i will be back when time allows
Thank you! Just what I was looking for – great for a newbie like me!
Thank you so much. I have completed the tops for a number of projects, but the machine quilting was a bit of a challenge. Now, having these great free patterns and videos to show me how to do it, I’ll be finishing a few small UFOs today.
Hi,Linda. Thanks so much for this little book. Now I have something to practice when I am forced to sit in those boring meetings I have to attend sometimes!!! Smiles, Lanie >^-^<
Thank you! I teach beginning quilting at my local quilt shop and am always on the lookout for good resources to direct my students to- so thank you.
THANKS SO MUCH FOR THE FREE PATTERNS- I HAVE BEEN LOOKING FOR SOME & THEY ARE HARD TO FIND FREE ONES!! SO GREAT OF YOU SHARING THESE NICE ONES. LILLIE
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Love the free-free motion patterns. I am making a quilt for my mentally challenged sister. She will love it. Thankyou.
God love you, Linda! This is exactly what I was looking for! I will certainly share with my friends who are also new to machine quilting (I usually do everything by hand – it’s so relaxing for me).
Carolyn
Thanks for the ebook, this will be a great help. How do I download the special feature of the book that shows the animation of stitching sequence? Thanks, Judy
Judy, the stitching sequence is presented in a series of videos. You can’t download them; you can view them online.
Linda
Thanks! This is a great amount of info and supportive advice for free. I enjoyed these tips and follow along “stitch-outs.”
Thanks for the helpful information!
Hey this is really great of you thanks Linda :O)
Thank you so much. As a beginner free motion quilter these patterns look very easy to master. Again, thanks a million.
Thank you so much for this info. I was looking for something not too complicated for a table quiltlet…mainly because this is a first time quilting…from a long time machine sewer.