Free Motion Quilting a Sampler

Your unfinished quilt tops are calling you. Become the confident quilter you long to be with Leah Day and Free Motion Quilting a Sampler!

Leah Day makes her Craftsy debute in this free-motion quilting tutorial! This prolific online quilting teacher and author of 365 Free Motion Quilting Designs applies her skills to the 20-block sampler created in the 2012 Craftsy Block of the Month. In the process, you’ll learn dozens of free-motion variations as Leah encourages every quilter to take the plunge and create beautiful free-motion designs on any home machine.

Whether you're working on your Craftsy Block of the Month top, another unfinished quilt top, or just practice blocks, you'll want to master the elegant and easy designs Leah's chosen to add depth and dimension to your quilts. Rookies, professionals and every quilter in between will appreciate Leah's intricate work, generous tips and empowering approach to making everybody a confident free-motion quilter.

Answer the call of your UFOs and enroll today in Free Motion Quilting a Sampler!

What You'll Learn

• More than three dozen free-motion designs, demonstrated step-by-step and close up: pebbles and pearls, feather fans, spirals and chains and many more
• Preparing your backing, batting and top for quilting
• How to turn a universal foot into an adjustable free-motion foot
• How to quilt blocks individually, then use quilt-as-you-go techniques to assemble your blocks into a quilt

• 13 HD video lessons with anytime, anywhere access
• Downloadable class materials, including diagrams and resources
• Hours of close-up instruction
• Get answers from your fellow students in our virtual classroom

• Watch classes on your own schedule: wherever, whenever you want
• Your access never expires
• 100% money back guarantee

1. Introduction (10:01)

   Meet Leah Day and get an overview of the class and the Craftsy platform.

2. Basting (41:17)

   Sandwich your quilt layers and pin them easily with some useful tools.

3. Basics & Supplies (32:50)

   Learn about useful sewing machine features and the basics of free motion sewing.

4. Stitching in the Ditch (24:59)

   Stitch along the seams and learn how to hide your threads.

5. Stippling, Paisley, Spiral & Wandering Clover (1:32:20)

   Learn a variety of stitches as you quilt blocks 1, 2 and 3.

6. Shells, Squares, Pine Needles & Pearls (59:59)

   Blocks 4, 5 and 6 get echoed shells, squares, pine needles and pearls.

7. Pebbling, Escargot, Square Spiral & Snake Paisley (32:44)

   Not snacks but more stitches, for blocks 7 and 8.

8. Feathers (43:43)

   So diverse, feathers get their own lesson for blocks 9, 10 and 11.

9. Spiral Chain (35:39)

   Learn how to spiral chain in blocks 12, 13 and 14.

10. Desert Sand (35:19)

    Blocks 15, 16, and 17 slip through your fingers like sand through an hourglass.

11. Feather Fans (28:12)

    Blocks 19 and 20 are ready for their fans.

12. Finishing (15:44)

    Start the finishing steps of your quilt by adding the border and trimming.

13. Binding (27:56)

    Finish putting it all together and hang it on the wall.

System Requirements:

• Supported OS: Web Browser