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. Rotate the petals to fill the shape and echo stitch around several motifs as necessary to travel around the quilt without knotting.This post may contain affiliate links. Stop and reverse directions to echo stitch.Īdd another row of echo stitching and begin a new motif by stitching another oval shaped petal from this point.Īdd the echo stitching to complete the second motif.Ĭontinue this way adding more seashells to fill the area. Seashells easily fill tight spaces as well as large open areas and are very easy to learn.īegin by stitching an open oval shaped petal. The variety will add interest to the motif and will look great! Switch directions and add three triangles around the “moon” to create sun rays.Īdd a letter “c” around one of the “rays”.Īdd three triangles to this moon and continue adding on to this motif.Īs you are stitching, you may find it necessary to vary the number of lines needed to create the moon or the number of rays to complete the suns in order to best fill a space. Suns and Moons are another easy allover or fill pattern that add a whimsical touch to a quilt.īegin by stitching a backward letter “c”, then echo stitch back to create a “crescent moon”. Spiral off from any part of the flower to begin another flower. (Points conceal small stitch imperfections that occur when you stop and start quilting-whereas continuous lines-like the rounded area of the scallop-will reveal the imperfections.) NOTE-Stop at any of the inner points of the scallops to adjust your hands or fabric. The flowers may be many rows or a few rows and a combination of sizes looks great as well. Continue adding as many rows of scallops as desired. Instead, reverse directions and add another row of scallops, again stopping at the stem with the needle down. Working counter-clockwise, add a row of scallops around the curl until reaching the stem.ĭo not cross over the stem. Stop here with the needle down.Ĭhange directions. (For more information on how to set up your sewing machine for free motion quilting, see my previous WeAllSew article, Twelve Steps to Free Motion Quilting.)įlower Power is one of the easiest motifs for a beginner to learn and it quickly fills a block or quilt.īegin by stitching a curvy stem ending with a clockwise curl. In addition, the lines are supposed to be smooth lines-that means there is no obvious place to camouflage the stitches whenever you stop to adjust the fabric or your hands.įlower Power, Suns and Moons and Seashells are three patterns with easy to follow directions and convenient stopping points that will add more personality to your quilts! All three motifs can be used as a fill or allover pattern, whether you are quilting on a long arm or a domestic sewing machine like the BERNINA 770 QE I use. When you tell yourself to doodle or stitch that-what happens? A Noodle? A Worm? Whenever I try to stipple stitch the results just aren’t pretty! The directions are not concrete enough for us to process quickly. The meander motif is a continuous, smooth, squiggly line that changes directions frequently and never crosses over a previous line of stitching. See how fast and easy these simple fill patterns are to machine quilt with Lori Kennedy of The Inbox Jaunt!ĭo you ever get tired of meandering or its little sister, stippling? OR are you one of those quilters (like me) that find these “allover” or “fill” patterns difficult to stitch? Add more fun and interest to your next quilt with three new fill motifs that are fast, easy and more interesting than stippling!įirst, let’s discuss why meandering is so difficult for some of us.
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