In my quilting I certainly don't worry too much about rules and strict definitions, and I'm perfectly happy to go around annoying serious quilters saying things like "loopy meandering", but I don't want to lead you astray. Apparently I don't get to redefine words arbitrarily as the mood strikes me. But it's true, only some of them meet the definition of "meandering". All the designs in this post proceed in a meandering fashion, and so they are filed in the same place in my head. Just wanted to clarify this for your followers. Barb brings up a good point. Nothing wrong with that, but it doesn't meet the definition of meandering. Stitching is.regulated in order to have equally-distanced, non-crossing (and non-touching) stitching overall." Many of the examples you posted today are beautiful filler designs for quilting but are not technically meandering since the lines cross each other. To be precise, ".stippling and meandering are the same thing, but meandering is on a larger scale and stippling is very concentrated stitching. Oh, and I'd suggest working from the inner edge toward the outer edge, to decrease the potential for puckers.įinally, I would be remiss if I didn't let you know what BarbH had to say about the post on meandering designs. I try to swing out in arcs occasionally to leave pockets to come back and fill in, though that is easier to practice in larger spaces than we have on this little quilt. With quilting stencils, the possibilities are truly endless. I try to work in a way that is not straight up and down or side to side. I always get myself into trouble by continuing to stitch beyond that moment of “oh no! too fast!”Proceeding with your stitching in a way that doesn’t look repetitive can be a challenge. When I thought about quilting hearts, I broke the shape down into two parts. 1) It is easy to quilt since you are using basic elements that you have probably doodled hundreds of times, and 2) It is a faster process to simply move straight across your quilt. You should try and have an idea where you’re going next and if you suddenly don’t know where you’re going, stop stitching and reassess the situation. Free motion quilting with simple shapes across a row has two benefits. Machine quilting isnt always as easy as it looks but anyone can do these 3 free-motion quilting designs (promise) In the third week of Angelas beginner. Too fast and you’ll feel like you’re riding a wild horse. Too slow and your curves will look jerky. My advice about meandering is to go at a medium to fast speed.
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