Next Steps With Your Walking Foot
Jacquie Gering
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- In-depth Instruction; over 178 mins
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- Bonus downloadable PDF resources
- Access to class Q&A
Walking-Foot Basics
29:28
Meet designer and author Jacquie Gering as she previews the creative designs you'll learn to make with your walking foot. Get started by learning about the basics of a walking foot and an integrated dual feed. You'll also discover effective ways to start and stop your walking foot, whether it's on the edge of your quilt or in the middle.
New Linear Designs
22:23
A walking foot is perfect for linear quilting, and Jacquie shows you how to use registration lines to keep your stitching straight and orderly. Learn how to embellish straight lines with triangles of any size, then practice stitching wavy lines that are quilted using gentle curves.
Decorative Stitches
28:43
Explore decorative stitches as you learn how to use utility stitches to create beautiful textures and discover complex designs, perfect for your quilt's focal points. Plus, find out how to keep a record of your decorative stitches by noting stitch counts, settings and favorite decorative motifs in a journal. Jacquie shows you how!
Concentric Shapes
21:25
Expand the design options for your projects with a variety of concentric patterns. Using geometric shapes, such as circles, triangles, rectangles and hexagons, Jacquie shows you how to mark guidelines on your fabric, create a traveling line and carefully quilt beautiful repeating shapes!
Spirals
16:31
Learn the secret to spiraling with your walking foot! Get in-depth instruction on stitching a whimsical wobbly spiral design. In the process, you'll learn the Magic Spiral formula used to create these shapes. Not a math whiz? Jacquie breaks it down into simple math that anyone can do.
Designs With Reverse Stitching
19:54
Time to throw your quilting in reverse! If your machine allows it, reverse stitching can make small directional changes that alleviate the need to turn your quilt. Learn to quilt Jacquie's twigs and Southwest designs, which use reverse stitching. Then, challenge yourself to create new designs!
New Curved Designs
24:20
Infuse your quilts with a sense of movement and personality by incorporating radiating and braided curves. Creating these designs is all about the marking, and Jacquie shows you each step of the process, even offering up some shortcuts. Plus, learn how to create a gorgeous leaf stitch.
Curved Remixes
14:52
Jacquie takes curved designs even further by showing how to mark and quilt the clamshell stitch. Next, tackle a flower and circle design -- without marking your fabric. It can be challenging without lines to follow, but with a little practice, you'll be quilting this design like a pro!
Description
Join celebrated modern quilter Jacquie Gering for step-by-step guidance through a stunning selection of walking foot quilting designs. Begin with simple machine setup tips, then dive into stitching with versatile linear designs. You’ll create a stitch journal for instant access to stitch counts, settings and your favorite decorative motifs. Jacquie will also walk you through traveling techniques for fluid concentric circles, triangles and rectangles, and reveal her magic formula for striking spiral motifs that are simple to stitch. Twig, leaf and Southwestern-inspired designs are up next, as you discover an innovative reverse-stitching technique that alleviates the need to turn your entire quilt. Finally, find out how to mark traditional templates to quilt dynamic curved motifs, and add elegant clamshells and flowers to your repertoire.
Jacquie Gering
The co-author of Quilting Modern: Techniques and Projects for Improvisational Quilts (Interweave, 2012), Jacquie is a contributing designer and author for Stitch, Modern Patchwork, Quilter's World and Quilter's Quarterly. Her quilts have been featured in other national and international publications. Jacquie is a leader in the modern quilting movement, serving on the board of directors of the National Modern Quilt Guild. She teaches and talks quilting across the country and shares her designs and quilting knowledge on her popular blog, Tallgrass Prairie Studio.
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