I had done a bit of free motion quilting a while back and then I quilted 2 17′ cushions last weekend.
I was a bit scared at first because it looked hard but I’ve changed my mind. It’s actually quite easy… after you get the hang of it.
I read somewhere you need to do about 100 hours before you are good at it. Now, I don’t think you need 100 hours but you probably need to do about a surface of about 45′ x 45′ to start developing a reasonable technique. At least that’s how much I stipple quilted before I became confident.
These Heather Bailey cushions will match my Quilt Along quilt. I think that my technique has improved since the last weekend’s cushions.
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| Cushion I |
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| Detail from cushion I |
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| Cushion II |
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| Detail from cushion II |
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| Detail from cushion II |
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| Cushion III |
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| Detail from cushion III |
Sewn Up 
I think that this weeks looks professional…I thought that it must be some stitch pattern on your machine. If that is free-hand, you are definitely getting the hang of it! Also, since I am new to this, do you have a special foot for the machine for this type of stitching? Thanks.
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Thank you Mattie!
I’m using a darning foot for the free motion similar to this one: http://sewingmachine221sale.bizland.com/store/media/AftP60432.gif
This video was useful to show me the technique: http://www.taunton.com/threads/pages/tvt035.asp
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