Machine Quilting a Flaming Pinwheel Block

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.

9 Responses

  1. I notice you are NOT lifting your foot when you pivot, even on most 180 degree swings. Is your pressure foot "tension" set quite light?

  2. Sharon - IN says:

    Thanks, Leah. Looks like a fun design. I already know I like walking foot quilting.

  3. Sandy Lowery says:

    Thanks for sharing your knowledge. I would like to see more tuts using the walking foot as I have not practised enough to be comfortable doing free motion.

  4. KathyinMN says:

    Walking foot! Trying to get really good with it first!

  5. Lisa S. says:

    Can I assume that you've cut a hole in your Supreme Slider to allow your feed dogs to move?

  6. Leah Day says:

    There is a small hole in the slider that you line up with the needle hole on your machine for free motion quilting. The slider is fine to be over the feed dogs so long as you only have a darning foot attached, which doesn't put pressure on the machine bed.

    When I switch to walking foot quilting, I move the slider off to the side so the slider is totally off the feed dogs, but still on the table and able to help the quilt move easily. Does that make sense?

  7. I didn't think I'd care for the walking foot quilting, but, surprise!, I did! I love the optical illusion quality of matrix and really enjoyed this block.

  8. Michelle Arp says:

    Leah it was recommended to me to spray my quilting table with silicone spray and buffing it a little with a cloth to make the table top slicker and smoother so the quilt will glide across the top easier. I use the slider you recommend do I need to also use this spray?

  9. Leah Day says:

    I've tried the silicon spray and yes, it certainly can help, but I find the slider works great for making my quilts move without any extra work to the table top.

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