Quilting Rockstar Testimonials

I loved the Academy and the course gave me so many skills and tools to become a confident quilter. I had done meanders before, but wanted to learn more free motion motifs. Now I have a great toolbox which I can use on everything and the extra bonus was how to make quilting plans.

I am very happy and grateful with what I have learned. Working in my own pace on my own time has been very much needed in order to complete the sampler and whole cloth.Thank you HollyAnne!

As a newbie quilter with lots of new pieced tops, this course gave me the tools and confidence to feel comfortable in completing a quilt from start to finish!

I found the Facebook group to be super beneficial in staying connected and accountable. So much more fun to learn with peers and cheer each other along in our FMQ journey!

Thank you so much, HollyAnne! This is a fantastic course that I would highly recommend to any quilter interested in becoming better at FMQ. :)

I love the enthusiasm and support that HollyAnne Knight brings to the String and Story Rockstar community with FMQA. When my doubts started to creep in, I asked questions and found the answers I needed to begin quilting with confidence!

I am amazed how much I was able to grow my skills, without criticizing every mistake, loving the results every step of the way. A positive and relaxed attitude brings so much joy to the process!!!

HollyAnne makes learning to FMQ fun for everyone and the class is inclusive for all quilters at all levels.

“I would see people move their quilts under the needle with such ease and precision, and knew I wanted to feel that same sense of accomplishment, but it never happened...Until Free Motion Quilting Academy.

The formatting of the class was easy and HollyAnne was always there with a healthy dose of, "You can do this Rockstar!" I loved having access to the lessons anytime and I was even able to complete a few small projects before graduating because my practice motifs gave me the confidence to try and the proof that I could do it!! Because of FMQA I know I will continue this quilting journey and am equipped to finish the quilts that I start!”

“I went from beginner to intermediate [quilter during FMQ Academy]. Before I started I could not make a curved line at all! Now I love making curvy motifs! The support and encouragement to from HollyAnne and other rockstars is so helpful! Worth every penny!”

“I loved the pace and the content. I was able to still have a life while taking the course but I also made significant progress.

Had I known I could have gone from clueless to proficient in 3 months (in my own basement no less), I would have done it a year ago! And it cost less than having a throw quilt custom quilted- which now I can custom quilt. Win-Win!”

I loved HollyAnne's enthusiasm about her teaching and her ability to show the different motifs clearly on paper and on a full size quilt. I learned that doodling on paper was the key to figuring out the flow of each motif.

I went into the class thinking I knew which motifs I would like and which I would not. It turned out differently! I love that the class required me to try each motif and show that you did. My sampler may not have each motif perfectly, but I learned so much and love the results!

“FMQA was absolutely amazing! I went from being completely intimidated by free motion quilting to feeling comfortable enough to quilt my own quilts before I even graduated!

I have an amazing toolbox of free motion motifs to use in the future and I can't wait to finish even more quilts myself.

HollyAnne is so positive and encouraging and breaks it down so free motion quilting is no longer intimidating.”

“I had over 20 quilt tops sitting around waiting to be quilted but fearing that my skills at quilting wouldn't be good enough. Holly Anne put those fears to rest and had me really exploring free motion quilting so much faster than I could have imagined.

Free Motion Quilting Academy has been such an incredible experience. Having the community support and feedback was invaluable, and really helped me to keep progressing, pushing myself with each new motif to dive in and conquer each new challenge. Now I have the confidence to tackle any free motion quilting motif I see and I'm ready to tackle my pile of quilt tops!”