Thank you so much to SewCalGal and her talented and generous free motion quilting teachers! I have enjoyed a year’s worth of practice and growth since joining the Free Motion Quilt Challenge. Each month, in 2012, a new challenge was presented.
In summary:
January
Frances Moore gave us a fun leaf design to practice free motion quilting. She also gave us a video to view. You can see this post here.
February
One of my favorite experts, Diane Gaudynski, taught feathers this month. What a treat! You can see this post here.
March
Ann Fahl, suggested keeping a binder/journal of free motion quilting ideas. She also suggested learning meandering patterns other than stippling. You can see this post here.
April
Don Linn created a video tutorial for April. He showed a great transfer method for quilt designs! He also described an easy way to come up with quilting designs. You can see this post here.
May
This month’s free motion quilt expert was the generous Leah Day. Leah gave two assignments…a Double Stipple and Railroad Tracks. You can see this post here.
June
The June Free Motion Quilting Challenge was a tutorial by Cindy Needham. Cindy gave us so much useful information and lots of practice! I loved this month! Cindy suggested the ‘divide and conquer’ method. You can see this post here.
July
Angela Walters, Quilting Is My Therapy, taught how to section off the work and then fill in the sections. She calls this quilting design Tiles. You can see this post here.
August
The August Free Motion Quilt Challenge was a tutorial from Wendy Sheppard. You can find her blog at Ivory Spring. Wendy shared her “Jester” free motion quilting design for this challenge. You can see this post here.
September
The September Free Motion Quilt Challenge was a tutorial Paula Reid. Paula’s tutorial had us practice with a stencil. You can see this post here.
October
Teri Lucas had us begin this month’s tutorial by drawing our names and designs on paper. We branched out from there. You can see this post here.
November
Trapunto added for Texture
Sarah Vedeler had us practicing spiral variations; lots of fun! You can see that post here.
December
Patsy Thompson shared border design and quilting tips. She created a terrific video to demonstrate her tips. I loved this month! You can see that post here.
Linda Moran, Susan Brubaker Knapp, Diane Loomis and Teri Lucas all provided bonus challenges. I look forward to doing those after the holidays. What a wonderful year of quilting!
LC's Cottage 