Machine Quilting Flowing Lines in a Baby Quilt

Happy Father’s Day! I hope you’re having a wonderful day celebrating the Dads in your life. We got the day started right with a big breakfast and later today we’re going on a hike through the woods, one of Josh’s favorite things to do on a Sunday afternoon.

Now for our Sit Down Quilting Sunday tutorial, lately I’ve been quilting an unfinished baby quilt with many simple quilting designs. So far we quilted Clouds in one corner and filled it with a fluffy sky design.

Then last week we quilted Ocean Currents in another corner so we have a bit of a organic / earth theme going on in this baby quilt.

The main design you see running through the center of the quilt is Swirling Water and I quilted that more than 3 years ago for a Craftsy class Free Motion Fillers Vol 1.

So this baby quilt definitely has a lot of personality now with many interesting designs. Let’s add one more as we quilt Flowing Lines into another corner of the quilt:

Would you like to learn more about the machine I’m using in this video? Click Here to find more videos on the Grace Qnique 14+ longarm machine.

They key with quilting Flowing Lines is to remember which type of line you’re quilting.

You have echo lines that just echo the previously quilted line, and you have gap lines that travel along the line and branch out to form the interesting gaps and spaces between the lines.

If you want the design to be very simple, quilt simple gaps. Quilt a very gentle curve and return to your starting line to keep the design flowing gently.

If you want a more interesting, organic look, stitch a wild and wiggly gap! This will add extra texture to the baby quilt and make the next echo lines even more interesting.

I’m really enjoying quilting these larger designs on this baby quilt. It’s so nice to be finishing a long unfinished project and knowing it’s going to be finished very soon. Next week I have another video quilting this baby quilt with a new design James has named Cool Leaves. I think you’ll definitely like this new design.

Click Here to find all of the videos we’ve shared so far on the Grace Qnique as well as all the videos on this baby quilt project.

Of course I’m always open to more suggestions for new videos so please share your ideas in the comments below!

Let’s go quilt,

Leah Day