Mastering Free Motion Quilting Kit 2

The Free Motion Quilting Booklet contains all the tips and hints you will need to become a proficient free motion quilter.

Pauline shares all the best products she has discovered in her 35 years of teaching and all her tips on how to use them correctly.

Some of Pauline's recommended products for free motion quilting include the Sew Slip Mat and Small Quilting Hoop.

Transform your quilting space and use Pauline's teaching knowledge to start quilting the easy way.

Free-motion quilting can be a challenge but tools like the Free Motion Quilting Hoop - Small can help to alleviate some of the challenges.

The FMQ Hoop is a weighted ring with a rubbery coating that grips the fabric giving you more control over the three layers of your quilt sandwich so they move as one under the machine needle.

This allows the quilter to easily manoeuvre the quilt in any direction using minimal pressure.

The Hoop helps to retain the desired positioning in all directions while preventing bunching, puckering and undesired folds in the fabric. It is suggested to use the quilting hoop in conjunction with the Sew Slip Mat.

How to Use the Free Motion Quilting Hoop:

• Position the quilt under the needle where you want to begin stitching.

• Slip the FMQ Hoop - Small around the presser foot so that the machine needle is near the centre of the Hoop.
As the FMQ Hoop has a slit in the ring you should not need to remove your machine foot to do so.

• Just a little downward pressure on the sides of the FMQ Hoop will allow you to move the quilt where ever you
need to stitch.

• When you get close to the halo, just stop and reposition the halo, and then continue sewing.

Watch our Free Motion Quilting for Beginners video below.

With the Sew Slip Mat your quilt will glide through, without you having to push and shove. Your shoulders, neck and back will thank you.

The Sew Slip Mat has a slippery side and a tacky side. It won't leave any residue on your sewing machine. The tacky side clings to the bed of your machine, while the other side allows your quilt to slide freely.

The Mat comes with a rectangle hole for the needle, good when doing free motion quilting using the darning foot with your feed dogs down. If you quilt with the walking foot you’ll need to cut the hole into a rectangle shape to allow the feed dogs to work.

When free motion quilting, we recommend using the Sew Slip Mat in conjunction with the Small Free Motion Quilting Hoop - 8 1/2", or the Large Free Motion Quilting Hoop - 11 1/2". The hoops assist in holding the quilt down and keeping your stitches even.

Watch our Free Motion Quilting for Beginners video below.