Free Motion Quilting Design #17 – Matrix

Today’s free motion quilting design is so easy, but beautiful I’m kicking myself for not creating it sooner! Learn how to free motion quilt Matrix with me:

As complex as it looks, Matrix is only created with overlapping lines. It’s as easy as stitching cross hatch grid, only instead of worrying about keeping your lines perfectly straight, all you have to worry about it keeping them an equal distance apart. Very Easy!

Learn more about free motion quilting Matrix:

Inspiration: I really love to do grid quilting in the open areas of wholecloth quilts like Duchess. Suddenly I thought “Can’t I do this without marking?” but I kept wondering about the lines getting all wobbly with no marked lines.

Then I had the brainwave to make the lines wiggly on purpose! It’s amazing what a simple concept can create.

Difficulty Level: Beginner. How hard is it to stitch parallel wiggly lines?

Design Family – Edge to Edge.

Directional Texture: Both all directions and none. This filler does add a lot of directional texture, but because it’s so consistent (i.e. the lines are equal distance apart) it’s also very flat and can easily recede into the background.

Suggestions for Use: Background areas could easily be filled with this design in no time, It would also look terrific over appliqued flowers and vines.

Let’s go quilt,

Leah Day