The freemotion design Paws is one of those designs that creates a lovely texture. You just want to pet the quilt! This design works well for quilts with themes like animals, pets, water, sea, ocean, rain, weather, wind, flying, birds, and swimming. Is there anything else that this design reminds you of? Pattern Tutorial Create … Continue reading
Leaves in the wind or a festive buzz? The dynamic atmosphere of a party was the inspiration for this design. People talking, dancing and having fun. Nice plump feathers with curls are an elegant and fun combination. The edge to edge design Festive is based on feathers, curls and echoes. This dynamic edge to edge … Continue reading
This cute filler freemotion design is a variation and the classic Pebble design. Add a curl on this inside to create the look of a cinnamon roll or the rolled up sides of a cinnamon stick. The Cinnamon design works well for quilts with themes like Autumn, Fall, Winter, Christmas, cooking, pastry, cake. It can … Continue reading
This meandering freemotion design Mistletoe is open, airy and whimsical. It resembles a mistletoe plant but not exactly, making this design more versatile than just a Christmas quilting design. The design consists of a series of two leaf shapes, two feathers and one or more small circles. The circles on sticks will help you travel … Continue reading
You know me… I love creating variations of the Ribbon Candy pattern. The design Sprout resembles sprouting seeds or maybe a small flame trying to grow. Or perhaps it resembles a swamp monster if you are in the Halloween mood. This whimsical freemotion design can be used in a wider border but it can be stitched out in … Continue reading
The edge to edge design Cogs is based on a soft curl surrounded by a boxy echoes and hops. This funky design would be lovely on a quilt for a person who likes to know the inner workings of a piece of machinery. On the other hand, this freemotion design would work well within a … Continue reading
Halloween is getting closer, and I have a few small quilty projects planned to get done before then. I have shared a few freemotion designs in the past that suit the scary season, and I will share them again below. This weeks’ design is called Hair, maybe not specifically named after Cousin Itt from the … Continue reading
Let’s do another zigzag design, which also works in sashings and borders. This week’s design is named Coral. This design is based on fat curls and echoes and it can transition corners without stopping and breaking thread. This whimsical design is very suited for projects with themes like the ocean, the sea, nature, octopus tentacles, … Continue reading
This interesting and simple grid design is based on wide wishbone designs placed on top of each other. It can be used as an allover, or just in a block or border. The design will look great on projects with a theme like farm yard animals. Don’t you think it looks like two layers of … Continue reading
Strut your feathers! The design Peacock is composed of pretty standard shapes, the design just look complex because various shapes are all thrown in together into one sequence. The Peacock design is an intricate allover that is elegant and elaborate. The denser edge to edge is suited for bags, placemats and maybe even a quilt … Continue reading
This sweet and magical grid design is based on a clamshell pattern. The design is pretty dense and it would be perfect for a bag or backpack. This grid design looks great on projects with themes like nature, plant, flowers, butterflies, fairies, fairytales and fantasy. The design is pretty dense and it would be perfect … Continue reading
This fun and whimsical grid border design is based on a series of loops and echoes. It can be used in a wider border with some simple pre-marked lines. This playful border design looks great in modern quilts or quilts intended for children. This fun and whimsical grid border design is based on a series … Continue reading
It has been a while since we talked about zigzag quilts. In 2022 I put together several resources for you about zigzags. I will be sharing these again in this blogpost, so keep reading. Zigzag quilts are pretty easy to piece, but how do you quilt them? You could definitely choose an allover / edge … Continue reading
Before we delve into this week’s design, I wanted to let you know that there will be another Free Motion Quilting Summit in two weeks time! This multiple day free event focuses on all things freemotion. I think you would really enjoy taking part. Maybe you spotted my face in amongst the teachers 😜. Yay, … Continue reading
Celtic, Austrian or Chinese knot? These knot patterns are known by all kind of different names, but these names are not all historically correct. Let’s stick to Ribbon Candy Knot then! This elegant freemotion border design Knot is a variation of the Ribbon Candy design. It can be used in a wider borders and a … Continue reading
Are you looking for an adventurous quilting pattern? The design Flight Tracker is a fun design with lots of angular shapes, making it a relatively easy allover design. This fun design looks great on projects with themes like travel, geography, airplanes, adventure, and discovery. Each airplane is just a little bit bigger than 1 inch, … Continue reading
Go get your poofy batting out! The elegant and random design Flutter looks SOOOO GOOD with a poofy batting, I promise! The allover looks great on projects with themes like butterflies, nature, the sea and ocean, water and waterfalls, birds and feathers. What does this design remind you off? To me, these are fluttering shapes, … Continue reading
Have you counted your lucky stars lately? I hope you have your loved ones close and that they are happy and healthy. Sending out all the healing thoughts to those who need them. The wonky diamonds in this stitch out design Lucky Stars are about 1 inch in length, but I can imagine them being … Continue reading
Calling all 3” and 6” borders! 😜 The freemotion border design Tip Top is a design constructed out of loops, big teardrops, and some straight lines. The playful design looks nice on its own, but it can be doubled for a wider border. It goes well with a themes like candy, butterflies, bowties, bows, and … Continue reading
🌞🌼 Lots of suns or a bunch of flowers? What does it look like to you? It doesn’t really matter much, right?! The edge to edge design Sunny is fun to stitch out. It can be stitched as a background filler or spaced wider apart if you like. This soft and fun design looks great … Continue reading
Sometimes simple is best! Today’s freemotion design is variation of the classic Stipple. The Comb design gives a bit more structure as there is a sequence of movements, but you are free to change up to rules to suit your needs! The FMQ design is based on two shorter ‘fingers’ and one longer one. This … Continue reading
Wallflowers, vintage tiles or star bursts? What does this quilting design look like to you? The freemotion design Wallflower is a simple grid based quilting design that goes well with themes like flowers, tiling, kitchen, bathroom, vintage, retro, stars and the universe. Depending on your grid size, you may apply it as an edge to … Continue reading
If you keep scrolling down you will find ssssomething extra! The border design Scroll is a grid based quilting design that works well in more narrow borders. A series of curls create the letter S that is repeated over and over. This freemotion design goes well with themes like the alphabet, the letter S, writing, calligraphy, books, … Continue reading
Let’s go fly a kite! This freemotion quilting design looks like a series of kites strung like beads on a necklace. Or maybe you see a squadron of manta rays soaring through the ocean? This dynamic design looks great on projects with themes like flying a kite, outdoor activities, children, childhood, manta rays, ocean, sea … Continue reading
Does this design look like tin ceiling tiles to you or maybe vintage kitchen tiles? The freemotion design Orange Peel Greek is a grid design based on the classic Orange Peel. A series of curls are added as a decorative element to fill parts the negative space within the pattern. This design looks great on … Continue reading
Last week’s design was a floral one, a bit dense, and pretty intricate. Maybe you prefer a more simple grid design, one that works in narrow borders or sashings or that could even transition into an edge to edge. Meet Trim! The sample is stitched out on a 2 inch high strip of fabric and … Continue reading
Add a field of flowers to your quilt! Joyful, elegant and full of details, these off set flowers are connected by a loopy line making them more whimsical. The freemotion design Garland is based on a square grid, with the flowers placed offset from the previous rows. The flowers are connected by a ‘horizontal’ continuous … Continue reading
One of the joys of Springtime is going for a sunny walk in nature, discovering new paths, different vistas and beautiful plants. The design Trail resembles such a walk, the lines look like a wandering path through a landscape, moving away from and moving back towards your path. The allover design Trail is mix between … Continue reading
Floating in a stream, moving with the current, just relaxing! That just sounds wonderful. The edge to edge design Drift is an allover freemotion design that is based on a continuous line with curvy bends. The design looks like kelp drifting in a stream, don’t you think? This FMQ pattern would work great on quilts … Continue reading
Marking a grid on your fabric gives you so many options for cool freemotion designs. A grid gives you just the right amount of guidance while keeping the hand-guided look. In many of my designs I use a 1 inch grid, just because my samples aren’t normally big. In a lot of cases you can … Continue reading
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