Brilliant - just what I needed, some helpful advice on how to start that spiral. While straight lines are my best friend, I do try to branch out. Note: I'm working on a Pfaff, for this tutorial, so it may not look like I'm using a walking foot but I am because the Pfaff has a built-in dual feed ( a fancy term for walking foot). Might have to go off and do some spirals!Louise. I designed this one with both the inside and outside curve on one ruler. - Happy Quilting! These presser feet are also known as walking feet. I'm also keen to try QAYG, I'm making my first traditional quilt right now, I've always loved the modern fabrics more but I fell in love with a quilt that would lend itself to QAYG as it has sashing between the blocks, your tutorials have been a big help to me with that. For walking foot quilting we need the feed dogs to feed the quilt from the back as the walking foot feeds the quilt from the top. I think I'm going to have to try this after seeing your tutorial. Jun 10, 2019 - (Day 8 of a 31 Day Series) Circles are super easy with a walking foot. I'm so glad it was helpful. In order to receive a response you can change your status in your blogger profile. Meet the walking foot with guide bars. I've done both free-motion and walking foot spirals in the past, and love them both: the walking foot ones are so regular and hypnotic, and my FMQ ones so wildly wonky and exuberant. When I saw your previous post I said to myself, "I sure hope Marianne explains how she goes about making spirals." When you quilt the smallest circle, it's a good idea to count your stitches. Sorry....I have not heard of that method. Quilting. I'm now officially a Duct Tape convert . Click Here to check them out. If you’re not used to using the slider, please tape it down. Using a Walking Foot. I love how it came out, deemed it to good for a gift, and it’s on display in my home now, over the top railing of my loft space (overlooks the living room). Should I quilt more, around centre of edges somehow? There's More than One Way to Quilt a Spiral... Tutorial/QAYG # 2/Prepping and Quilting the Blocks, Tutorial/QAYG # 5/Joining with Narrow Strips, Terry Jarrard-Dimond Studio 24-7, Robin Ferrier - Hand Dyed Fabrics - Contemporary Quilts - Art Quilts. Love this spiral quilting Marianne- I will have to try it one day. Marianne Just to say thank you for your lovely tutorials.I finished a quilt inspired by your lovely quilts and have given you all credit for it. Did you slice it later? You are quilting with your standard foot, not a walking foot, and as you quilt your project is moving through the feed dogs that lie just beneath your presser foot. Thank you so much! I used this quilting on my Gingham Patchwork quilt: I like using my walking foot because the result is a little smoother for me than using a free motion foot. This makes quilting … Here are some of her tips for getting started: Baste the quilt top well before you start stitching. The tutorial is so easy to follow. My experience is it's not fun to do with the walking foot. I'm curious- why no counterclockwise? Replies. Have fun with your new phone and have fun with the spirals.....both are highly addictive. You really don’t notice anything unusual until you are done. Have you ever had strange ripples down your straps, maybe because you switched the direction of stitching. Even if I was off in spots, I found the design incredibly forgiving. Learn how to quilt Concentric Circles with two free quilting tutorials shared by Leah Day. A walking foot – If you plan to quilt more than one quilt in your life, I highly recommend a walking foot! Start stitching very, very slowly in a clockwise direction....just follow your little drawing to get you started, gently turning your block as you stitch. See Full Overview. 8 Sessions ; 3h 34m; Jacquie Gering. That tip of drawing the beginning is so good! LIttle Penguin Quilts 22 November 2013 at 22:15. Love your spirals! Thank you for this! This is a Machine Minute brought to … That first stitch when you start quilting again is the hardest to keep in line. Mari, thanks for the great tutorial on how to quilt spirals. Increase your stitch length to 3.5 as you stitch. DIY And Crafts. Mar 19, 2014 - Quilting circles with a walking foot? I just found it on Pinterest. I have a QAYG machine quilting sampler in progress and this would work great in one of the blocks!! Slow and easy does it.....this is the most and only difficult part of the spiral, and just think, you get it over with right at the beginning.....I know, how amazing is that. When using a walking foot, I love the amount of control I have as I'm stitching, resulting in very even concentric circles. A walking foot – If you plan to quilt more than one quilt in your life, I highly recommend a walking foot! Have tried free-motion ones and did not care for the results at all. ?PS Nemo has me snowed in...which isn't necessarily a bad thing as I found your great tutorial! It's hard to see my little spiral drawing, but it's there. Explore Walking Foot Quilting Book PRINT Edition, How to Quilt Concentric Circles - Walking Foot Quilting Tutorial. I am afraid of Free Motion Quilting. Once you get experienced at sewing these spirals you can probably skip this step....but it's really helpful in getting started. Note: I have moved my needle position, to the far right, in order to get a 1/2 inch space between my quilting lines. Every time you change directions, you'll need to shift and rotate the quilt so it faces the correct direction for you to keep quilting. I cannot emphasize the slowly part, enough. We're making three quilts together from this book and you can join in the fun and follow along anytime! We can't wait to hear what you have to say! Example of walking foot quilted curves by Catherine Redford. I am trying to learn some simple movements to start with. I love straight line quilting because of the clean, modern feel it gives a quilt and so I do it a lot. Thanks for that tutorial. Just got my first iphone. I've been looking and looking for a tutorial for spiral quilting and came across your blog on Pinterest. A walking foot can be a fabulous addition to your sewing machine. http://thequiltbug.blogspot.in/. For those of you who have never used a walking foot, I recommend you start there before proceeding. Did you catch my post last week about my favorite sewing machine feet? First see how to quilt with walking foot style quilting on your home machine. where you got this beautiful colorful fabric for quilting. I am also afraid of FMQ, but want to quilt with curves. They can be a bit trick to quilt, so make sure to watch this quilting tutorial to learn how to quilt it with me: Click Here to find the book Explore Walking Foot Quilting with Leah Day. Thanks for the inspiration and great directions. Have you, or ANYONE, ever done a method of spiral quilting, that somehow uses a PUSHPIN and somehow you either hold the pin, or run your foot along side it (I CANNOT REMEMBER ANYTHING BUT A PUSHPIN :)?????? Have been considering spirals for my "next up" quilting project, and this post convinced me it's the way to go. Quilt down the diagonal, and at the end, turn the quilt 90° and quilt down the diagonal again, then turn, quilt, turn, quilt twice more to get back to your starting point... then you are ready to travel that route again and fill in the second half of the "DNA strand". Thanks for all the help! It's just circles within circles within more circles! 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