Intro to Free Motion Quilting

Take this Quilting Rockstar mini-course and free motion quilt your first quilt in less than a week!

Are you ready to finish your own quilts…..

But you’re really worried your attempts at free motion quilting are just going to look like little kid scribble-scrabble on your quilts?

Or maybe you’ve tried free motion quilting before and gotten off to a pretty good start, only to find horrible eyelashes and thread nests with no idea how to fix them?

Or your bored of straight line quilting, don’t want to budget for a longarmer, and curious about how to do this doodly free motion quilting thing?

YOU, Rockstar, are in exactly the right place!

Meet Your Teacher:

What’s Included

Intro to Free Motion Quilting will jumpstart your FMQ journey and prove that you can in fact learn how to FMQ— even if you’re super scared.

The Intro to FMQ mini-course includes a dozen professionally filmed videos showing you:

  • What supplies you need to free motion quilting

  • Introducing the basics of basting to make it as easy and effective as possible

  • How to set up your machine and adjust your tension for crisp, gorgeous stitches

  • The importance of doodling your quilting first and why it matters (no, you don’t have to be an artist!)

  • And the best part: three foundational motifs to master (meandering, swirls, and switchbacks) so you can start finishing your own quilts right away!

PLUS you get a gorgeous 14-page workbook full of tips, doodling pages, and next steps!

What other Quilting Rockstars
are saying:

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Deb Brown

“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 String & Story.

The formatting of the class was easy and she was always there with a healthy dose of, "You can do this Rockstar!"

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Francie Jo Sulgrove

“Before I started I could not make a curved line at all! Now I love making curvy motifs!”

FAQs

What makes “Intro to Free Motion Quilting” so special?

Rockstar, I get it. You’ve tried before (and messed up the quilt), taken the in person class from the famous teacher (and still couldn’t figure out what you were doing by the time you got home), or shared the dream of a gorgeous quilting plan with a friend (and gotten shot down because FMQ is only for “professionals”), and you’ve just about lost hope that you can learn this free motion quilting thing.

Intro to FMQ is special because I’ve proven that it works with thousands of students!

I’ve been teaching FMQ online for years now and even though my first students were skeptical (and other teachers were even more so), I’ve watched thousands of women master these foundational designs and begin confidently quilting their own quilts on their home machines.

THAT, my dear Rockstar, is exactly what I want for you!

Even more, I want it to be fun, relaxing, and a quick win.

So c’mon— join the class, gather your supplies, and stitch with me so that, before you know it, you can be free motion quilting that languishing UFO and feeling like the ROCKSTAR I know you will become!

What supplies do I need to stitch with you?

  • Your home sewing machine (Truly— whatever you currently sew on. I began learning on a tiny off the shelf Kenmore. The most important thing is that your machine be in good working order)

  • An FMQ or hopping foot (check with your dealer if you’re not sure what foot your machine needs for FMQ. If you have an off the shelf machine, you can probably order an inexpensive foot online)

  • 3 Practice sandwiches (aka 6 fat quarters and 3 fat quarter sized pieces of cotton batting— I’ll show you how to baste these into sandwiches inside the course)

  • High quality cotton thread (Aurifil 50 wt is my go-to)

  • Size 14 and 16 needles (universal or top stitch)

  • Quilting gloves (I like the Fons & Porter ones)

  • Paper and pen (or pencil)

If I want to take Free Motion Quilting Academy, should I take this first?

This material is included in FMQ Academy, but if you’re waiting for the Academy to open for enrollment and just can’t wait to try free motion quilting, this mini-course is absolutely for you. Taking this course now will make the first couple weeks of the Academy easier, and you’ll still have plenty to learn with me on your journey to being an FMQ Rockstar.

If I already have beginner friendly FMQ from MSQC, do I need this course?

Nope! You do, however, need to make sure you’re on the waitlist for Free Motion Quilting Academy!

I live on the other side of the world from you. Will that make it hard to take this course?

Not at all! Intro to Free Motion Quilting is pre-recorded and ready for you on-demand where you can watch it at the time that works best for you (and rewatch it over and over until you’ve mastered these motifs!).

Ready to do this, Rockstar?!

I can’t wait to see you on the inside!