Hello everyone! If you're following along in the 2016 Redbird Quilt Co. Free Motion Quilt Along -- Congratulations!
Several of you have shared your progress pics and they are looking awesome! Isn't it amazing how a bit of quilting can bring a panel to life ??
Way to go and please keep on sharing - we love to see how things are progressing.
While I prepare the next QAL lesson, I thought I would share this Free Online Class I recently took on Craftsy.
"A New Look at Longarm Quilting" with Mandy Leins.
Now don't get discouraged --- what I found is there are several useful tips and tricks in this *free* class that apply to beginner domestic and sit down machine quilters.
I'll share a little bit about the class content and let you decide if you would like to enroll (have I mentioned it's free!).
The class comes with a free pattern (that was created by Mandy). It's a beautiful modern paper pieced design -- but you can actually used marked quilt sandwiches to practice the same motifs that Mandy shares in class.
The Lessons:
- Welcome to Online Classes -- an Introduction
- Welcome to A New Look at Longarm Quilting -- Meet Mandy
- Ideal Quilting Environment - Getting Started ~ Operator Comfort ~Marking the Quilt
- Building Confidence - Practice Games ~ Stitching to Music ~ Tracing
- Sample Project - Preparing the Diamonds ~ Stitching the Diamonds ~ Stitching the Open Space
- Taking the Longarm to New Places ~ Binding ~ Applique
I don't know about you but I love to watch other people quilt, regardless of the machine they are on.
This class was well worth the few minutes I invested in watching it. (Often free is free for a reason -- not the case here ;)
I must admit, when I watch online classes I'll often set the Speed to 1.5 or 2x the Normal Speed (you can do that on most online tools now) -- it allows me to fit more things into my day!.
What I loved about this class:
- It's free!
- Mandy is very comfortable in her skin -- I love that! I love that SHE loves to quilt - you can sense that in her lessons.
- She quilts several different motifs
- She shares ways to practice or trial run your motifs
- She suggests a few "games" to try, including using stickers on your practice sandwich to target quilting around them and with them -- I thought this was a cool idea to practice quilting around applique.
- She loves to quilt to music -- Music is very relaxing -- her idea of "fun" connected with me (we're quilting nerds I guess).
- She shows a bit of ruler work on the longarm -- specifically to Stitch in the Ditch (seams).
- She discusses Stitch Regulated vs Unregulated mode -- and what she suggested makes complete sense to me (I learned with NO stitch regulator)
- She suggests some stretching exercises that we all can use -- no matter what machine we're working on.
- She takes short-cuts when she practices AND isn't worried about being a perfectionist -- THIS is what we all should be doing!! Really...!!
- She shows a few "new look" ways to use a long arm including longarm binding and long arm machine applique -- that was interesting.
What I didn't love:
- Honestly -- for a free class I thought it was great -- but because I am a perfectionist I found the loose machine stitches (the tension was off) drove me a bit batty -- it happened in at least 2 lessons. It's really a nit - but I wanted to stop her and fix the tension --- ha ha ha!!
- I wasn't keen on her style of McTavishing -- but it's important to note that any style of McTavishing is beautiful -- so I tried to see the good in it ;)
Summary:
If you're trying to improve your machine quilting skills -- take a few minutes, enroll and watch the class. Because it's free just add it to your cart and checkout - no need to provide payment.
To enroll in "A New Look at Longarm Quilting" with Mandy Leins click => here
There are a wealth of other *Free* Online Quilting Classes at Craftsy
See a complete list by clicking the image below
If you decide to enroll, please come back and leave me a comment or send me a note, I would love to know your thoughts. Remember -- it's geared toward beginners. The more experienced need not apply ;)
Ready to move forward with advanced classes... check out the Weekend Sale on Class Collections in this blog post -- amazing prices with well known educators...
Social Media Details....
*** e-Mail me ***karen@redbirdquiltco.com or redbirdquiltco@gmail.com
*** Follow Me ***Did you know you can visit me onIf you love to Free Motion Quilt consider joining my Facebook Community Group*PlusI share quilting related*
and I share other tutorials and patterns on
My Tutorials on my blog
*
I have a few patterns available in my Crafty Store
Thanks again for stopping by...
Note: This post may contain affiliate links. If you purchase anything through an affiliate link I may be compensated. I promise to only recommend those products and services I know and love -- especially if they have great prices!
I don't know about you but I love to watch other people quilt, regardless of the machine they are on.
This class was well worth the few minutes I invested in watching it. (Often free is free for a reason -- not the case here ;)
This class was well worth the few minutes I invested in watching it. (Often free is free for a reason -- not the case here ;)
I must admit, when I watch online classes I'll often set the Speed to 1.5 or 2x the Normal Speed (you can do that on most online tools now) -- it allows me to fit more things into my day!.
What I loved about this class:
- It's free!
- Mandy is very comfortable in her skin -- I love that! I love that SHE loves to quilt - you can sense that in her lessons.
- She quilts several different motifs
- She shares ways to practice or trial run your motifs
- She suggests a few "games" to try, including using stickers on your practice sandwich to target quilting around them and with them -- I thought this was a cool idea to practice quilting around applique.
- She loves to quilt to music -- Music is very relaxing -- her idea of "fun" connected with me (we're quilting nerds I guess).
- She shows a bit of ruler work on the longarm -- specifically to Stitch in the Ditch (seams).
- She discusses Stitch Regulated vs Unregulated mode -- and what she suggested makes complete sense to me (I learned with NO stitch regulator)
- She suggests some stretching exercises that we all can use -- no matter what machine we're working on.
- She takes short-cuts when she practices AND isn't worried about being a perfectionist -- THIS is what we all should be doing!! Really...!!
- She shows a few "new look" ways to use a long arm including longarm binding and long arm machine applique -- that was interesting.
What I didn't love:
- Honestly -- for a free class I thought it was great -- but because I am a perfectionist I found the loose machine stitches (the tension was off) drove me a bit batty -- it happened in at least 2 lessons. It's really a nit - but I wanted to stop her and fix the tension --- ha ha ha!!
- I wasn't keen on her style of McTavishing -- but it's important to note that any style of McTavishing is beautiful -- so I tried to see the good in it ;)
Summary:
If you're trying to improve your machine quilting skills -- take a few minutes, enroll and watch the class. Because it's free just add it to your cart and checkout - no need to provide payment.
To enroll in "A New Look at Longarm Quilting" with Mandy Leins click => here
There are a wealth of other *Free* Online Quilting Classes at Craftsy
See a complete list by clicking the image below
If you decide to enroll, please come back and leave me a comment or send me a note, I would love to know your thoughts. Remember -- it's geared toward beginners. The more experienced need not apply ;)
Ready to move forward with advanced classes... check out the Weekend Sale on Class Collections in this blog post -- amazing prices with well known educators...
Note: This post may contain affiliate links. If you purchase anything through an affiliate link I may be compensated. I promise to only recommend those products and services I know and love -- especially if they have great prices!
There are a wealth of other *Free* Online Quilting Classes at Craftsy
See a complete list by clicking the image below
If you decide to enroll, please come back and leave me a comment or send me a note, I would love to know your thoughts. Remember -- it's geared toward beginners. The more experienced need not apply ;)
Ready to move forward with advanced classes... check out the Weekend Sale on Class Collections in this blog post -- amazing prices with well known educators...
Social Media Details....
*** e-Mail me ***
karen@redbirdquiltco.com or
redbirdquiltco@gmail.com
*** Follow Me ***
Did you know you can visit me on
If you love to Free Motion Quilt consider joining my
Facebook Community Group
*
Plus
I share quilting related
*
and I share other tutorials and patterns on
My Tutorials on my blog
*
I have a few patterns available in my Crafty Store
Thanks again for stopping by...
My Tutorials on my blog
*
I have a few patterns available in my Crafty Store
Thanks again for stopping by...
Note: This post may contain affiliate links. If you purchase anything through an affiliate link I may be compensated. I promise to only recommend those products and services I know and love -- especially if they have great prices!
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