3. Quilt a 4 Patch Block with Gridlines

LeahDay

Leah Day has been teaching online since 2009. She's the creator of the Free Motion Quilting Project, a blog filled with thousands of quilting tutorial videos. Leah has written several books including 365 Free Motion Quilting Designs, Explore Walking Foot Quilting with Leah Day, and Mally the Maker and the Queen in the Quilt.

8 Responses

  1. Sharon says:

    I finally got it all together today and could actually quilt. I got so excited I completed the first 3 blocks. 🙂 They are far from perfect but I promised myself I wouldn't obsess.

    In the middle of the 3rd block, I looked at the clock and realized I missed going to my monthly knitting group at church! Sigh.

    Oh well all 3 blocks are done and I'm psyched for the next set. I have wanted to learn this for so long. I can't believe I just happened to stumble on this site.

    I don't have my own blog and don't use Facebook or Pinterest so cannot post any pictures.

  2. Anne says:

    Ok. I've sewn my "easy glidder" sheet to the back of a sample quilting piece. I've sewn my glove to another sample…What is next?
    What I've learned in Block #2
    I can quilt a line without using my walking foot.
    I need a GPS to find the best way around the block.
    I takes time to do this- no rushing.
    I love my machine. I really really love my husband. He is so encouraging, even when he is hungry.
    This is fun!

  3. Leah Day says:

    LOL Anne! How in the world are you sewing so many things to each other?! Thanks for the laugh. The visual image of all your tools all stitched to one another is certainly funny!

  4. ccquilts says:

    I am having so much fun!! I need help when you have to cut or break thread in the middle of a line of stitching. I got my needle stuck and had to cut thread. Now I have a thread on the bottom and three on the top and I have an empty spot where I stopped and then restarted. How do you handle this and keep a nice line of stitching?

  5. Leah Day says:

    Hi CcQuilts – This is a very normal issue to have! It takes time to get the hang of starting and stopping your stitching seamlessly. Don't obsess about this little mistake.

    As for the threads. Give the single thread on the back of your block a tug and you should be able to pull the top thread down so you have 2 threads together. Tie them together and hide them in the middle layer of the quilt, then repeat with the 2 threads on the top.

    This way both lines of stitching will be secured, and you might be able to hide the little gap between them!

    Cheers,

    Leah Day

  6. ileneharris says:

    I enjoyed quilting this block, but ended up with some bird nests on the back and a few loose stitches on the front. What do you suggest I do with these? I thought about cutting the bird nests and then restitching that part. What do you think?

  7. Leah Day says:

    Hi Ilene – If it's a really big bird's nest and the thread feels loose, like it could easily get caught on something, then yes, I would rip it out and quilt back over it to secure the stitching.

  8. I broke a needle during travel stitching – how can I keep that from happening.

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