Words on Quiltsįirst, let’s look at the center title. Read on for tips for free motion quilting feathers and loops. Two classic designs are feathers and loops. Try the loopy design or the straight-line meander to really give your quilt a burst of personality." "And happy quilting.As part of a series about free motion quilting, I’d like to share the designs I selected for my True Blue Quilts banner. Learn how to stipple, but don't stop there. After you've become very good at this, I want you to make yourself a patriotic quilt and just fill it full of stars and loops." "I think I can do that." "I think you can, too." "A background doesn't have to be boring. And then put on some fabric on the machine." "Just some solid fabric." "Before you put on that expensive quilt that you've spent lots of time piecing, practice on some muslin first. Paper and pen, and practice, practice, practice. But that really is the key to becoming better at quilting. It would be a lot of fun." "So, Vicki, from just the few background designs you've showed me, I can see that the possibilities really are endless. This is more of a geometric, fun for boy's quilts." "I can see that one looking great on a modern quilt." "That's right. And you know, this is one where we can actually cross over our lines. And as we come to the points to go back and forth that we need to rest in the point so we have a good sharp point as we stitch." "Okay, can you show me what you mean?" "We're going to do straight line, rest. We need to remember that when we do straight lines that we need to keep the lines straight. Anything else you can do?" "Well, straight-line meandering." "That sounds totally different than the stipple or the loop." "It is, it is. They don't all have to be facing up." "Those look fun. Now if you'll notice, my hearts can be going any direction. What else can you do with that?" "Should we add hearts? Now remember what we can do with this is we can make these larger and do an overall fill for a whole quilt or we can do them small and fill them in just a small area. There we go with out star again." "Well, I can see already that this is a very versatile pattern. Remember, those loops are opposite each other each time. We're going to do a star-your Kindergarten stars. Ready?" "Sure." "We're going to do a loop. Are you ready to maybe add a little twist to it? Let's add a star to the loops. I think I can do that." "I think you could. It's just a background fill and you can use those loops to travel from place to place." "Well, that one looks pretty easy, I think. They can be all the same size or we can make a larger loop and move into a smaller loop. But now you want to do a loop left clockwise, then you want to do one counterclockwise, so you kind of flip the loop. Alright, with loops, of course now you can cross over the line. What are we working on?" "Let's do loops. But you know what? I think it's time to move on to another design." "Okay. After you get a hang of the movement, you're ready to practice on the machine." "I can see that practice will really make perfect with this stipple design." "That's correct. You first practice stippling with a pen and paper or a dry-erase marker and a piece of clear plastic. That hand-eye coordination so that you can get it down. And what we're going to do is put a plastic over the top of it." "Good, so I can trace it." "That's right. So what we have here is the stitch, the design. And you go in and out and up and down, so it doesn't look like you're going in a row." "Well, Vicki, you make that look so easy and natural. It looks like I've chosen a quarter today." "And you never cross over your lines?" "Never cross over. It's circular, round, random." "And it kind of looks like puzzle pieces." "Yes, let me show you some, okay? The one thing with stippling is you want to choose a circular object-a quarter, a nickle, a dime-something circular, and kind of keep your curves that size through it, so you don't change the size of the quilt. I'm glad to be here with you." "So most quilters have heard of stippling, but can you tell us what it is exactly?" "Well, stippling is a random overall background design that can be applied to pretty much any quilt. I'm so happy to have you here today, Vicki." "Well, thanks. Hi, I'm Elizabeth Tisinger, editor of American Patchwork and Quilting and I'm here today with Vicki Hoth, education coordinator for Handi Quilter quilting machines. But it's good to spice up your backgrounds with other designs, as well. Stippling is a popular background design for machine quilters, because it adds texture quickly and goes with any theme. "A beautiful quilt deserves a knockout background.
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