Meandering quilting patterns free#

I completed the quilting, but after learning a few more things I realized that there were some much easier ways to get the same motif without half the struggle.īut since I decided to take the “I’m smart I can figure it out” route, I made my life harder than it needed to be.

Meandering quilting patterns free#

If you are anything like me, my first quilt I was super pumped to take on a fancy custom free motion quilting design.Įspecially on a home quilting machine with a throat that my arm barely fits through. This list that I’ve compiled has two different types of quilting designs for beginners included: A free motion all over meander style, and a list of easy walking foot designs. We are together in this machine quilting boat of nervousness so I decided to put together a list of good machine quilting designs for beginners that even the most beginner of the beginners will feel inspired to try out. You are proud of your quilt top and don’t want it to look like a 3rd grader scribbled all over it with a sewing machine.īut you just aren’t sure what designs to use that you will be able to successfully pull off as a beginner machine quilter. Maybe you are new to machine quilting, or have tried it a few times and are not terribly comfortable with it yet? So you finally finished your quilt top and are ready to start quilting! But where do you start? What are some good quilting designs for beginners that you can use? I may receive commission for any purchases made through the links in this post. Pumpkin Spice Latte, a Mystery Quilt in Three Dimensions.This post may contain affiliate links.Princess Charlotte Mystery Quilt Pictures.Dutch Delight 2019 New Years Day Mystery Pictures.Wholesale Quilt Patterns by PhoebeMoon Designs.Quilt Patterns for Mini-Quilts or Wall Hanging.Here is a controlled Stack N Slash with alternate Blocks: Other ways to make your quilt bigger would include adding sashing or a border. You can put these blocks into a quilt using 2″ black sashing. Keeping the cuts and the stained glass strips even will keep the blocks all the same size. If you use this technique, you may prefer not to twist-and-turn after each cut. This technique will make the block slightly larger. You can do the same thing with a little less dimension by sewing a 1-1/4″ wide strip of black fabric to each side of the block fabrics before sewing. Because this flange is actually inserted into the seam, it will not make this block any bigger. It will give the effect of a stained glass window. Press it to one side and secure it with a matching thread.

After you have sewn through all four layers, that flange will be standing up about 1/2″ between the two halves of the block. Try this:īefore sewing the two fabrics of each block together, create a flange by inserting a 1″ strip of black fabric, folded wrong sides together, into the seam. Embellish with old buttons, twine, ribbon, lace or what-have-you. This is a great method to use to make sturdy tote bags. You don’t have to use all cotton fabrics -consider leftover dress fabrics, corduroys, denim, chenille, velvet, old towels or upholstery samples. Remember, those seams do not have to match! This will help you keep your fabrics from matching. If you are making controlled cuts, move one piece to the bottom with the first cut, two pieces on the second cut and three pieces on the third cut. If you are using more (or less!) than 12 different fabrics, you might prefer to vary the number of fabrics moved to the bottom after each cut. Please note: all these variations require a good 1/4″ seam allowance. To make a quilt, just arrange them in rows doing the best you can to keep like fabrics from touching.

They will most likely be about 14″ square. Press the seams open.īy now, your 18″ squares are anything but square! Pick a good average number and square them all up to that size. Make one more random slash, then move the top fabric piece to the bottom and sew all blocks. One more time, pile up all your blocks face up, turning some of them to the left and some to the right. Don’t worry about it, you are doing okay. The one thing these blocks will have in common is very odd edges. Some will have large pieces of just one fabric and some won’t. Some will have four fabrics and some won’t. Press the seam open.īecause of the way, you twisted and turned the blocks, you will now have completely different blocks.

Pick up the two new top pieces of fabric and sew them together. Cut and remove a top fabric piece and place it at the bottom of the pile on the same side.