I have been reading and watching many YouTube videos on FMQ.
One of the best hints I found for basting was......pin first, then between the rows of pins fmq long basting stitches across the quilt To stabilize and then you can remove the pins before actually starting to quilt.
Prepared my station with super slider, aurafil 50wt thread, quilters gloves and even a dog grooming rack with bungee cords to lighten the load.
I began and was still having quit a problem getting consistency in pattern and stitch length. Then, on a Facebook comment read "set speed on machine that your hands can follow, and you can mash the pedal down without thought." One less thing to think about and it really is helping.
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Another hint was draw yourself a path.....and I rally hope the washable crayon markers come out afterwards. I did a test, but it was fairly quick after drawing. This may be in there a couple of weeks before I get done.
You can see the red drawing
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Here i had quickly sprayed with water but it took long time to dry, so decided to leave other marks until through.
This whole project was begun just for me to have a fmq practice. Time will tell how it ends.
