11. New Flock of Geese and Assisted Marking

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.

12 Responses

  1. Jessim says:

    Great tutorial! I'm excited to try this one.

    Before I even read anything, I saw the wiggly lines of triangles and though "that looks like something inspired by Caryl Bryer Fallert". I just LOVE her work.

  2. Kelly Vetch says:

    Oh this design is pretty! I can't wait to try it out! Thanks for sharing

  3. I love the updated version!

  4. The flock of Geese looks like a cool design. I love sewing the geese, and I can not wait to try the fmq design. Thank you Leah for these neat ideas. You are such a great teacher.

  5. allierae says:

    Love this design! What did you say that pencil was? I have the hardest time finding a pen/pencil to mark the fabric and not disappear before I get to it.

  6. flavia says:

    ciao! mi dici per favore a quanto metti tensione superiore filo? e quello della bobina??? uso la mia bernina 440QE

  7. Donna (MumZ) says:

    First thing tomorrow morning, I am going to work on "Flock of Geese" I love it and it will work into so many areas.

  8. Gail says:

    I love your blog! You come up with the most creative designs!

  9. Kay Lynne says:

    I'm glad that you said something about marking. A little bit of marking goes a long way. Love your flying geese pattern. Thank you so much for sharing all your wonderful tips–you are very gifted!

  10. You inspire me Leah thank you

  11. Unknown says:

    I love the new design! I have always loved Flying Geese. I wonder if you can avoid marking the bottoms of the triangles by sewing up one of the sides and sewing the bottoms only (over and back), then finishing the triangles one side at a time (for example, sew up doing the bottoms, down on the left side and up on the right.) It works on paper, but I haven't tried it with the machine. I'm "allergic" to marking, so always trying to find a way to avoid! This way the bases of the triangles get a lot of thread, but the triangles are consistantly only one layer each side (unless you do them twice!) You have been such a boon to FMQing, making it accessible to many of us struggling at home. THANK YOU!!
    Sally in Seattle

  12. HRH-DMK says:

    I love that you can admit that 'three years ago I was unable to quilt what I had in mind' (because your FMQ skills weren't as polished as they are now). When experts like you admit it wasn't always as easy as it is now, it inspires beginners like me. Thank you Leah, you are a true visionary and motivator, not to mention an excellent teacher!

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