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March 24, 2025

Free Motion Quilting – Jewel Loops from I Patch and Quilt

Are you looking for something new to try that is simple and super elegant at the same time? Give this border design a try!

The freemotion design Jewel Loops is a border design constructed out of loops and echoes. The FMQ design is based on simple shapes placed in a grid. It looks great on quilt coats, bags, jelly roll quilts or quilts with a lot of borders or quilts with a theme like jewelry and ribbons.

Jewel Loops is technically a grid design, because it looks its best when executed as evenly as possible. So help yourself out by ...

added by ipatchandquilt 1 day, 14 hours ago. under border design , fmq , freemotion , freemotion quilting , quilt , quilting , quilts , tutorial , wishbone (Comments)

March 20, 2025

Reclaiming Fallen Feathers from Quilting & Learning

Hi and welcome! Today is a special post for Project Quilting (PQ) 16.5, "Follow Your Arrow". This little FMQ (free motion quilted) piece recalls Icarus' flight.

Free Motion Mavericks for March 20th

Please note that I'm not able to host Free Motion Mavericks this week, so the linking party is below. Hubby was operated but is doing quite well. Thanks!

Note: It would seem that I'm still having problems with dates and time

added by Andree G. Faubert 5 days, 6 hours ago. under fmq , free motion embroidery , free motion quilting , king tut thread , project quilting

March 17, 2025

Free Motion Quilting – Paths from I Patch and Quilt

Walk the blocks, discover the lovely corners of your streets and have a great little hike.

The freemotion design Paths is a simple horizontal meander that looks great on quilted items like zipper pouches, bags and placemats. The design is not too complex, believe me! There is a lot of randomness, that you can use to your advantage. Plus some horizontal guidelines will help you keep it all straight.

The design fits themes like hiking, traveling, geocaching, puzzles, a greek meander and geometry. This angular FMQ design can be executed freehand or with a ruler if you prefer more straight ...

added by ipatchandquilt 1 week, 1 day ago. under fmq , freemotion , freemotion quilting , grid quilting , quilt , quilting , quilts , tutorial (Comments)

March 15, 2025

Progress on the Small Blue Scrappy Quilt from Quilting & Learning

Hi and welcome. I didn't spend much time in my studio but I did finish FMQ (free motion quilting) my child-size blue scrappy quilt. It had been a while and I had forgotten how much I love FMQ!

added by Andree G. Faubert 1 week, 3 days ago. under fmq , fmq journal , free motion mavericks , free motion quilting , kawandi style , linking party

March 11, 2025

Putting together the Cowboy quilt and other updates from Quilting & Learning

Hi and welcome back! I couldn't wait until Thursday to post these updates since I wanted to make the Table Scraps Challenge and my March One Monthly Goal (OMG) deadlines. As well, I'll be out of town for a few days and have extended last week's Free Motion Maverick's party for a week. Please keep linking up there

added by Andree G. Faubert 2 weeks, 1 day ago. under baby quilt , fmq , free motion quilting , omg , one monthly goal , sahrr , scrappy quilting , table scraps challenge

March 10, 2025

Free Motion Quilting – Dino Eggs from I Patch and Quilt

The youngest member of our family clan is really into animals, especially if they make a lot of noise. The lions and bears have been recently joined by dinosaurs. Whhraaahhh!

The last three designs I shared were either dense background designs or grid patterns. It is time for an edge to edge, don’t you think? Meet the design Dino Eggs. (Dinosaurs’ eggs wouldn’t have made a lot of noise, so I think we are safe to use them on our quilts! </p>
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added by ipatchandquilt 2 weeks, 1 day ago. under edge to edge , fmq , freemotion , freemotion quilting , quilt , quilting , quilts , sewing , tutorial (Comments)

March 3, 2025

Free Motion Quilting – Knitwear from I Patch and Quilt

You know how much I like using slightly different thread colors in my quilts, but for this FMQ design I absolutely recommend using a thread that blends with the fabric as much as possible. It is all about the texture!

The design Knitwear doesn’t really mimic any type of knitwear of knitting specifically, but it borrows the rhythmic sequence of arches. If you wanted the quilting to resemble knitting, the arches / ogee shapes would need to line up, instead of jumping up and down.

This design will look great on quilts with themes like winter, autumn, ‘sweater weather’, snow ...

added by ipatchandquilt 3 weeks, 1 day ago. under fmq , freemotion , freemotion quilting , grid quilting , quilt , quilting , quilts , sewing , tutorial (Comments)

February 24, 2025

Free Motion Quilting – Soap Bubbles from I Patch and Quilt

I love me some dense pebbles, but they can become a bit repetitive. Often I use small pebbles to fill in between other bigger shapes, but pebble variations can be stunning by themselves.

This weeks’s design is a background filler design made out of circles in various sizes. The largest circle is about as big as the circle you can make with your fingers, when your index finger touches your thumb. Smaller circles are used to fill in the spaces in between.

This freemotion pattern will look great on quilts with themes like soap, soap bubbles, washing, cleaning, bathtub ...

added by ipatchandquilt 4 weeks, 1 day ago. under fmq , freemotion , freemotion quilting , quilt , quilting , quilts , sewing , tutorial (Comments)

February 12, 2025

Snow Happens Finish, SAHRR & Mom's Mat from Quilting & Learning

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added by Andree G. Faubert 1 month, 1 week ago. under embroidery , fmq , free motion quilting , kawandi style , sahrr , snowflakes , wall hanging

February 10, 2025

PQ 16-3 Common Blocks & Free Motion Mavericks from Quilting & Learning

Hi and welcome! I hope that you're hibernating in your studios and playing with fabric

added by Andree G. Faubert 1 month, 1 week ago. under blocks , fmq , free motion mavericks , free motion quilting , half-square triangle block , linking party , project quilting , wall hanging

Free Motion Quilting – Hearts Lattice from I Patch and Quilt

Do you have enough options for freemotion designs with hearts? Or would you like to see one more?

The grid design Hearts Lattice resembles a balcony railing. Haven’t we all looked at the various designs of the metal railings and tried to figure out how to use the designs on a quilt?

This pattern is based on curls (each other’s mirror images) that create heart shapes when placed next to each other. This freemotion pattern will look great on quilts with themes like love, Valentine’s Day, friendship, sweethearts, wedding, engagement and off course Romeo & Juliet by Shakespeare ...

added by ipatchandquilt 1 month, 1 week ago. under fmq , freemotion , freemotion quilting , grid quilting , quilt , quilting , quilts , tutorial (Comments)

February 3, 2025

Free Motion Quilting – Canopy from I Patch and Quilt

The trees are still barren, but the first signs of Spring are showing up. The hellebore plants are outdoing each other with their bright white flowers and a solitary crocus shows it’s purple petals. This winter has been very grey and I have been longing for some warmth and sunshine. Dappling sunlight through the canopy of a tree and a soft warm breeze rustling the leaves sounds really good at the moment.

This week’s free motion design is called Canopy because it consists of leaf shapes that move in all directions, just like that rustling canopy that I ...

added by ipatchandquilt 1 month, 2 weeks ago. under edge to edge , fmq , freemotion , freemotion quilting , longarm , quilt , quilting , quilts , tutorial (Comments)

January 27, 2025

Motion Quilting – Ribbon Candy Hearts Wreath from I Patch and Quilt

Happy Monday to you all! I am still clearing out of the Christmas decor, there are some lights that I have take down, and a few candles to put back into storage. But I am keeping the red items out for Valentine’s Day. They are pulling double duty. This week’s freemotion design is also this versatile. Use the design for Valentine’s Day or Christmas.

The hearts wreath design is based on the classic Ribbon Candy design where the s-curves are turned into hearts. This freemotion pattern will look great on quilts with themes like Valentine’s Day ...

added by ipatchandquilt 1 month, 3 weeks ago. under christmas , crafts , diy , fmq , freemotion , grid quilting , home-decor , quilt , quilting , ribbon candy , tutorial (Comments)

January 20, 2025

Free Motion Quilting – Chain Link from I Patch and Quilt

Feeling connected to you is so important to me!

I wouldn’t have gotten where I am today without you. Your inspiring quilts, your thoughtfulness in sharing your world and your support in the comments have a huge impart in my corner of the internet. Let’s make this chain of friendships even stronger in 2025!

The freemotion design Chain Link works well for domestic machine quilters and longarmers. This grid design resembles a bicycle chain and chain links. The pattern is based on a simple loop that is repeated twice per row. This freemotion pattern will look great on ...

added by ipatchandquilt 2 months ago. under fmq , freemotion , freemotion quilting , grid quilting , longarm , quilt , quilting , quilts , tutorial (Comments)

January 13, 2025

A Different Kind of Agenda and Fabric Cover from Quilting & Learning

Hi and welcome

added by Andree G. Faubert 2 months, 1 week ago. under agenda cover , fmq , free motion mavericks , free motion quilting , linking party , traveller's journal

PQ 16 - 1 Mythical Creatures - A Korean Folktale from Quilting & Learning

Hi and welcome. This piece is in response to Project Quilting's first challenge of 2025. When PQ's first challenge was announced, I had just checked out TextileArtist.org's Stitch Club's latest class about Korean folktale art. What serendipity! From the workshop I made a piece that I call "The Rabbit's Adventure". Let me tell you about it

added by Andree G. Faubert 2 months, 1 week ago. under embroidery , fmq , free motion quilting , project quilting , textileartist.org stitch club

January 11, 2025

Free workshop from I Patch and Quilt

Don’t miss out on this one!

Next Tuesday I will launch the FREE Ribbon Candy workshop again. This workshop only opens up once a year, so don’t wait too long. Everything is online and prerecorded, so no waiting on a specific timezone!

The workshop is 3 days long. On Tuesday 14 January you will get access to the first module that will help you improve your basic Ribbon Candy border design. On Wednesday 15 January you will get access to module 2 that contains 3 videos with variations on Ribbon Candy. On Thursday 16 January the last module ...

added by ipatchandquilt 2 months, 1 week ago. under border design , corners , fmq , freemotion , freemotion quilting , online class , quilt , quilting , quilts , ribbon candy , tutorial , workshop (Comments)

January 6, 2025

Free Motion Quilting – Busy Bee from I Patch and Quilt

Get your marking pen out, I have a nice grid pattern for you! The shapes that make up this design are pretty easy, but the stitch path can become confusing. Please mark the stitch path too! It takes less time to mark than to undo your work! So, take your time, and go slow!

I have selected this Busy Bee design on purpose for this week. I know that for many of us Monday is ‘ back-to-work-day’ and ‘busy-busy-busy-today’ and it may feel like you never even had those vacation days off. Maybe try this fun design to counterbalance that? You ...

added by ipatchandquilt 2 months, 2 weeks ago. under baby , charity , fmq , freemotion , freemotion quilting , grid quilting , quilt , quilting , quilts , tutorial (Comments)

December 30, 2024

Free Motion Quilting – Ogee Flower from I Patch and Quilt

Let’s end this year with a sprinkling of flowers! Spread joy and kindness wherever you go, see the beauty of the world and fill your hearts and quilts with love.

Happy 2025!

The design Ogee Flower is a playful allover freemotion design that is based on a combination of a spiral, hops and ogee shapes. The flower is echoed to continue on to the next flower and it fills your quilt pretty quickly.

Ogee is the name of an architectural shape often used in arches. It is composed of two s-curves that come together in a symmetrical point. It ...

added by ipatchandquilt 2 months, 3 weeks ago. under edge to edge , fmq , freemotion , freemotion quilting , quilt , quilting , tutorial (Comments)

December 23, 2024

Another Squirrel on Free Motion Mavericks from Quilting & Learning

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added by Andree G. Faubert 3 months ago. under fmq , free motion mavericks , free motion quilting , linking party , textile bookmaking

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