25 Week QAL

Better Machine Quilt-a-long

This page will include all of the posts related to the quilt-a-long and will be updated regularly.

Welcome to the 25 Week Quilt-A-Long based on my book, 25 Days to Better Machine Quilting.

The Quilt-a-long is 25 Weeks! We will take an in-depth review of each of the “Days” or Lessons from the book, one Lesson per week. Take your time and learn at your own pace!

All of the lessons will be found-in the form of daily blog posts- here on my website, LoriKennedyQuilts.com and will include links to helpful information.

You might also enjoy my motif books:   Free Motion Machine Quilting 1-2-3 and More Free Motion Machine Quilting 1-2-3

Week One (Lesson One):  Organizing for Quick Quilting

The Quick Quilt Sandwich, Mark Your Sewing Machine Manual

Pace Yourself, Start Doodling Flower Power

The Twelve Step Set Up for Better Machine Quilting

More Easy Motifs to Doodle

Week One, FAQs: Stitch Regulators, Gloves 

Week Two (Lesson Two): Get Started Quilting!

Start Quilting without Thread Jamming

How to Quilt YOUR Signature

Good Quilting Habits

Try This Easy Handwriting Design Project!

Refining Flower Motifs for Better Quilting

Week Three (Lesson Three): Start a Doodle Habit

Why Every Quilter Should Doodle

Six Essential Doodles

Make a Transparent Overlay

Paper, Electronic and Other Doodle Options

Week Four (Lesson Four): Quilting Horizontal Designs

Horizontal Sampler

The Doodle Alphabet for Quilters

Free Motion Quilting Speed Control

Gallery of Horizontal Sampler Quilts

Week Five (Lesson Five)

Hand Position and Needle Down

How to Quilt a Posy Medallion Quilt

Gallery of Medallion Quilts

Week Six (Lesson Six)

Proper Tension for Machine Quilting

Finding Good Tension for YOUR Machine

Troubleshooting Tension

Week Seven (Lesson Seven

What is the Best Stitch Length for Machine Quilting

How to Achieve Even FMQ Stitches

Four Ways to Grip Your Quilt Better

Week Eight (Lesson Eight)

Four Fun Motifs Every Quilter Should Learn

The Square Flower Table Runner Set up

Doodle and Quilt the Square Flower Quilting Motif

Week Nine (Lesson Nine)

How to Create a Smooth Glide for Quilting

The Smooth Glide Test

Design Your Own Table Runner

American Quilter Magazine Giveaway

Week Ten (Lesson Ten)

Which Direction Should I Quilt This?

Six Tips for Directional Quilting

The Sunny Day Medallion Quilt

Week Eleven (Lesson Eleven)

The Easiest Machine Quilting Knot

How to Divide and Conquer a Quilt Border

Lesson 12: The Wide world of quilting thread
Week Twelve (Lesson Twelve)

Why Quilting Thread Matters

Create a Thread Sampler

Ten Essential Tips for Choosing Machine Quilting Thread

My Favorite Threads for Machine Quilting

Lesson 13: Sunburst Variations
Week Thirteen (Lesson Thirteen)

All About Quilt Batting

How to Stitch the Sunburst Quilt

How to Choose Quilt Batting, Sunburst Quilt Variations

Lesson 14: Marking Tools for Quilters
Lesson Fourteen

The Best Marking Tools for Quilts

Lesson 15: Divide and Conquer Quilt Design
Lesson Fifteen

Basic Divide and Conquer Quilt Design

More Ways to Divide and Conquer Quilt Design

Lesson Sixteen: The Fish Sampler
Lesson Sixteen

How to Add Pop to Your Quilt Designs

The Fish Sampler Quilt, Part One

The Fish Sampler Quilt, Part Two

Negative Space Doodling

Lesson 17: Designing with Stencils
Lesson Seventeen: Designing with Stencils

Designing Quilts with Stencils

Lesson 18: Basting a Quilt
Lesson Eighteen: Basting

Four Ways to Baste a Quilt, Pros and Cons of Each Method

How to Baste a Quilt with Pins

Lesson 19: Stitching in the Ditch and Stabilizing
Lesson Nineteen

Stitching in the Ditch, When, Why and How

Make Stitch in the Ditch Samples

Stabilizing

Echo Travel stitching
Lesson Twenty: Travel Stitching

Six Ways to Travel Stitch

Travel Stitching: A Whole Cloth Medallion Quilt

Lesson Twenty One: Outlining Basic Shapes

Machine Quilting:  Outlining Basic Shapes

Video: Four Ways to Outline Quilt Blocks

Lesson Twenty Two: Specialty Thread

Tips for Using Specialty Thread

Create a Bug Jar Sampler of Specialty Thread

Bug Doodles!

Lesson Twenty Three:  Machine Quilting Applique Blocks

How to Machine Quilt Applique Blocks

Set Up a Simple Applique Block to Quilt

Quilting Your Raw Edge Applique Project

Lesson Twenty Four: Design Tips

How Should I Quilt This?

Design Tips

Lesson Twenty Five:  Custom Quilting

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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