What is the best Free Motion Quilting Video Tutorial ??

Leah Day has some really good videos both on her website and You Tube, but Angela Walters is also very good. They have different styles of teaching, so you might want to check them both out on You Tube to see who you like better. Leah Day's designs tend to be more advanced, while Angela Walters classes are just good, basic FMQ stitches, but not just plain ole stippling. I leanred a lot from both and have so much more confidence in myself and my FMQ abilities. The other thing about FMQ is practice, practice, practice. Have fun, pour a fresh cup of coffee or tea, find you a comfy spot, and just watch some YouTube for a while -- you'll be inspired before you know it and your FMQ will take off!

I just took a FMQ class at the LQS yesterday and it was great. I'm not really new at it, but I hated it and was never happy with result. My instructor was great, mainly at building confidence. One thing she did was have me take off the needle, then she taped a marker to the machine and had me practice with it on a piece of paper before I started sewing. She encouraged doodling a lot as you watch TV, etc to get the muscle memory. She also recommended keeping a good size 12" or so by WOF quilt sandwich by the machine to practice on before you start a project. She had a number of other tips, too. S
Good luck!

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Originally Posted by Poppytree

Can't beat a 'live' class if you can do one at your LQS. I did one with a popular and talented quilter from South Australia and learnt so much in 4 hours. After that I caught up with Leah Day's online free classes for more ideas.

She's won many prizes and is exhibiting at Paducca this year.

Here's what I did after just one lesson (and plenty of practice)

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I love this! You did this after one lesson??? I have to try. Which do you feel helped you more, the live class or Leah's videos?

You have an interesting list of FMQ tutorials here: Machine Quilting Mega List |
This one offers different videos for several different patterns: Happy Quilting: Video Tutorials

I'm another Leah Day fan. I've been away from quilting for a while, and I feel she's brought me back to the quilting world with a new focus. AND...she gives permission - in fact recommends - pressing seams OPEN! I love her for that. She has tons of great videos. I have just scratched the surface.

Well I actually bought a fmq foot for my sewing machine almost a year ago with the intention of learning how to do it. Well, it sat and sat and sat in the drawer until tonight. I figured out how to attach it, made a small quilt sandwich and sat down, took a deep breath and started. Parts of it were ok but then there was the angular jerky looking areas. But now that I've taken the plunge, I am anxious to keep practicing. Karen, I like your idea of making a dog quilt. I have a granddog who won't mind my wonky beginner attempts at all.

I watched a bit of the Patsy Thompson video. She has a very calming voice.