The Joy of Quilting with Your Long-Arm Machine
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Lesson Three: Getting Ready to Quilt ...................................... 4
Preparing your Quilt .........................................................................................5
Loading a quilt on the frame .........................................................................5
Floating a Quilt Top...........................................................................................5
Tradition Method of Pinning on the Quilt ................................................5
Rolling your quilt and keeping Quilt tension ..........................................5
Movement of your machine while quilting .............................................5
Securing your stitches .....................................................................................5
Your First Quilting – Free Motion quilting ................................................5
Getting into a creative groove ......................................................................5
Learning from Mistakes ...................................................................................5
Parking your sewing machine ......................................................................5
Lesson Four: Quilting Above and Beyond! ............................ 4
Practicing with Perseverance ........................................................................5
Setting Goals .......................................................................................................5
Proper Techniques ............................................................................................5
Skill-building Designs ......................................................................................5
Designs and Idea Brainstorm ........................................................................5
Quilting with a Laser and Pantographs .....................................................5
Practicing Precision Quilting .........................................................................5
Using Rulers, Templates, and Pattern Boards ..........................................5
Borders ..................................................................................................................5
Ideas to quilt professionally ...........................................................................5
Summary ........................................................................................... 4
Utilizing this book .............................................................................................5
Why should you read this book? ..................................................................5
