Hitting the Mark: Perfect Quilting Every Time

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Use marking to make gorgeous feature designs that only look difficult! Learn simple techniques to enhance your projects with stunning quilting.

Preparing to Free-Motion Quilt

Meet instructor Cyndi Souder, your guide to helping you perfect your quilting technique! Set up your machine for free-motion quilting with Cyndi’s insider tips and tools for finding the right tension for your threads, picking the right needle size and comfortably gripping your quilt. Don’t forget to warm up!

Marking Basics

Don’t know what kind of marking tool to trace your quilt stencil with? No problem! Cyndi demonstrates different ways to use a variety of marking tools including wash-out, iron-out and erasable. She also helps you pick the best fabric design for your skill level and shows some sample free-motion quilt designs you can try.

Simple Feature Designs

Cyndi guides you through creating simple designs using different tracing and stenciling tools. Be sure to have paper on hand! You’ll also begin to practice tracing on multiple colors of fabric and even start stitching a daisy stencil. Don’t worry if it’s not perfect yet, it’s just practice!

Advanced Feature Designs

Tracing paper or thin paper? You decide! Cyndi helps you pick the best transfer method for advanced quilting designs. She also provides tricks to help your transfer method be as efficient as possible. Finally, you’ll learn how to stitch a design through paper and skillfully remove it.

Quilting Filler Patterns

Don’t fear the filler. Cyndi reviews a few variations on filler patterns, provides tricks for using variegated thread and outlines the steps you need to complete a free-motion filler. Finally she details how a quilt top can inspire new, fresh fillers based on her own designs.

Combining Features & Fillers

A little bit of planning goes a long way. Cyndi details different ways you can plan your quilting order to make the most of your pattern. You’ll also learn how to combine features and filler patterns and embrace your mistakes. Finally, you’ll gain experience with designing custom templates on freezer paper.

Creating Your Quilting Plan

Cyndi guides your creativity and helps you identify focal points in your design. She even shares examples from her favorite quilts. You’ll learn how to use seams to your advantage and structure your design vision with unified themes. Quilting is art, so let your creative juices flow!