Machine Quilting the Home Sweet Home Quilt
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The Home Sweet Home Quilt
15:34
Meet your instructor, hand dyeing artist and quilter Frieda Anderson. Receive a brief overview of the class and learn helpful tips on how to set up your work station and machine for comfort and efficiency.
Basting the Quilt
12:04
Discover Frieda's professional basting tips that will leave your quilt pucker-free! You'll be amazed at what you can achieve with spray sizing and paper clips as you fold, iron and pin your quilt in preparation for quilting.
Basic Designs
25:48
Let's get stitching! In this lesson, Frieda explains how to stitch in the ditch to create an anchor before demonstrating Loop-the-Loop, Frog Eggs, Curly Ques and Stippling.
Pivoting Stitches
9:59
Move from round stitches to angles as you practice various ways to pivot. You'll stitch Stars, Bark and Frieda's Me, Me, Me designs on quilt sandwiches until you're ready to add them to the class project or a quilt of your own.
Cluster Stitches
14:53
Discover the fun of cluster stitches as you gain confidence in your machine skills! Frieda shows you how to create Flower Clouds, Onions and Trippy Flowers, offering great tips along the way.
Baptist Fan
14:10
Experiment as you recreate Baptist Fan stitches, working on the traditional method, a beautiful variation and different ways to implement them into your quilts.
Feather Stitches
23:26
Learn how to make a variety of stitches with the aid of marking tools! Frieda walks you through each step of creating beautiful open feathers, feathers with spines and more that can be pre-planned and changed to your heart's content.
Binding & Finishing
15:14
Turn finishing from a chore into a delight as you learn how to apply binding, press and finish your quilt with time-saving tips from start to finish. Frieda finishes the class with a trunk show of stitching techniques and design details that are guaranteed to get your creative juices flowing.
Description
Take your next big step into quilting proficiency as Frieda Anderson shows you how to create a beautifully quilted surface using your domestic sewing machine. Frieda eliminates the fear factor by guiding beginner machine quilters step by step through setting up your materials and workspace, practicing different filler stitches, and binding and finishing for a polished final result. Complete written instructions are included for piecing the cute “Home Sweet Home” quilt design. Once you’re ready to turn your pieced top into a finished quilt, Frieda joins you on the Craftsy platform as you set up your workspace for free-motion success, then sandwich and baste your quilt. You’ll learn 14 different free-motion quilting variations, plus a fast, neat, and easy binding method. It’s all demonstrated on a regular domestic sewing machine!
Frieda Anderson
Oticca Beamer is founder of the personalized patternmaking template system Fit & Fashion. She has more than 45 years' experience in fashion garment sewing and has been designing flat patterns since 1986. When Ottica isn't drafting new patterns for her wardrobe, she enjoys teaching pattern design classes and holding private group workshops.
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