Machine Quilting: Free-Motion & More
Wendy Butler Berns
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- In-depth Instruction; over 269 mins
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- Bonus downloadable PDF resources
- Access to class Q&A
Introduction
4:05
Meet award-winning quilter, teacher and author Wendy Butler Berns.
Preparing Your Quilts
35:29
Learn about basting options and how to set up your sandwich and pin to baste.
Stabilizing the Quilt
25:06
Choose the right thread, sew stabilizing lines with the "stitch-in-the-ditch" method and maneuver the quilt like a pro.
Walking Foot Stitch Designs
31:58
Learn to use your walking foot for five basic motifs: echo lines, outlining, diagonal stitch, wineglass stitch and easy curve stitch.
Marking for Free-Motion Quilting
17:41
How to use stencils, marking materials, the heirloom quilting technique and the no-mark method.
Simple Free-Motion Quilting
35:43
Get started with free-motion quilting using four easy motifs: stippling, zigzag, continuous star and traveling vines.
Complex Free-Motion Quilting
22:28
More complex free-motion designs: spirals, feathers, flowers and bubbles.
Thread Talk
27:43
A primer on choosing threads, proper spooling and setting machine tension. By the end, you'll have an addiction to thread!
Whole Cloth Quilting & Troubleshooting
23:34
Learn solutions for some common quilting problems, including broken threads and needles, as well as tension trouble.
Bindings & Finishing Touches
44:19
Add an easy border and binding, plus a rod pocket and a label with all the information to show off your artwork.
You’ve spent hours making your quilt top, choosing fabrics, creating a design, piecing and embellishing it. Now learn how to machine quilt it yourself! Wendy shares strategies that will help you succeed, from layering the quilt and choosing threads to finding inspiration for machine-quilting designs. Your confidence will grow as you move from simple free-motion motifs to intricate thread arrangements. In this 10-lesson class you’ll learn how to assemble, bind and quilt your handmade designs. Your free-motion quilting will evolve as you build your skills, first with pencil and paper, then with thread and your sewing machine. Along the way, Wendy shares dozens of troubleshooting tips you can use in any quilting project.
Wendy Butler Berns
Wendy is an award-winning teacher, quilter and the author of Photo Album Quilts. Her quilts have appeared in regional, national and international juried shows, including the International Quilt Show in Houston and the American Quilter's Society show in Paducah, KY. She received the Jewel Pearce Patterson scholarship for quilting teachers in 2009, and her articles have appeared in Quilting Arts, Quilters Newsletter and other publications. She teaches and lectures about the art of quilting at conferences, guilds and retreats across the country.
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