FREE MOTION QUILTING WITHOUT FEAR
As you all know, I have done everything I can to remove the fear and provide the inspiration for YOU all to begin free motion quilting…
If you’re still searching for something more–I think you’ll enjoy a newly published book written by a friend of The Inbox Jaunt: Molly Hanson of SewWrongSewRight.
Molly’s new book: Free Motion Quilting for Beginners-and Those Who Think They Can’t is a step-by-step guide to getting started. It is a real CAN-DO book which takes the fear out of free motion quilting. From choosing thread to setting up your work space, Molly walks the reader through the process with easy explanations and many photos.
Molly believes in keeping supplies and set up to a minimum. Simple is best.
Molly includes several motifs in her book. Yesterday’s Tuesday Tutorial: Woodgrain was based on a motif in the book.
There are several small projects in the book including two projects which highlight the Woodgrain motif: A Laptop Sleeve and a Messenger Bag.
You can find Molly’s book at Martingale Publishing, on Amazon, or in YOUR Local Quilt Shop!
GIVEAWAY
Molly is also offering a free e-book copy to ONE LUCKY reader of The Inbox Jaunt.
To enter: please answer this question in the comment section:
How many hours per week do you spend quilting?
THE BLOG-HOP
Several blogs are participating in Molly’s blog-hop. For more quilting fun, check out these blogs as well:
1. Martingale http://blog.shopmartingale.com/ November 11th
2. Amanda Jean http://crazymomquilts.blogspot.com November 13th
8. Thermoweb http://thermoweb.com/blog/ November 21st
TOMORROW
Be sure to check in tomorrow for a sneak peek of The Woodgrain in a Christmas project–HINT-It’s a Family Tree.
FRIDAY
The winner of Molly Hanson’s e-book: Free Motion Quilting for Beginners and Those Who Think They Can’t….announced. Good luck!
Lori
PS…All images used today are used with permission of Molly Hanson and Martingale Press.
442 comments
Jill
Hmmm….never thought about how many hours a week I spend quilting! A fair guesstimate would have to be 12-15 hrs…..its a daily activity, for sure!
Anita
I spend about 2-3 hours a week quilting.
Karen
I sometime spend as much as 40 hours a week quilting. Then, weeks will go by when I do not quilt at all because I am traveling or knitting or reading or gardening, etc. Variety is the spice of life!
Dorian
Not enough!! LOL. My family is full of young kids right now, so I get in a few hours a week, maybe 3 or 4, but rarely anymore than that. Thanks for the great giveaway!
mblittle5
I only spend about 2 hours per week sewing/quilting right now. I had surgery on my hand this summer and am slowly building back up. Thanks for the giveaway.
Betty
I am spending an average of 4 hours a day on quilting. Love it! Would also love the book. Thanks
Sue Copeland
I spend about 4 hours a day quilting.
dhowardvt
I spend about 4-5 hours per week quilting.
Cindy
Just newly retired and ‘trying’ to get my sewing room organized. Does that count? LOL Of course, the sewing machine calls to me and I still only averages about 10 hrs per wk like most people. My favorite sewing time is with my 7 year old and 8 year old granddaughters. They LOVE it – I’m more than thrilled. With all their activities they average only about 1 – 2 hrs with me per wk. I’m thinking the sooner I introduce them to free motion quilting the more comfortable they will be with it. Kind of like computers – second nature. They have each already done jelly roll quilts and have tied them.
Laura Links
Generally, I quilt about 15 hours a week…unless I have a gift deadline and then it’s much MUCH more.
Maureen
I spend 2-3 hours
S four
Try to spend 1 hr after work each day.
Tina Powell
I quilt every free minute I can find. Which are never enough!
Lesley Moore
Hi Lori: What a great give away. I usually spend 10 to 20 hours per week quilting.
Mrs Maya
36hours
Bernadine Hulka
I spend at least an hour each day on an average. If I am doing a quilt for someone it is more like 3 hours before I have to stop.
Dale Williams
I would love to get the free e book.. I have just started following your blog..and I love it..haven’t really started the quilting yet… but getting nerve up and my machine set up.
Thank you for all you do!
Victoria Miner
I recently retired and now, happily, have much more time for quilting. Since colder weather has arrived, I’ve been averaging about 20 hours a week of actual quilting time. That doesn’t include time spent looking at quilt books, magazines, blogs, pinterest, etc. 🙂
Maryanne Wilson
At least 10 hours minimum. If you also count the reading all types of quilting blogs, magazines and book then at least 15 hours more!!
Beth Slate
I quilt 8-10 hours per week; much more during the two months before Christmas!
Catherine Dove
I spend hours trying to quilt with varying degrees of frustration, this e book would be a Godsend to me.
Anita Berry
I have discovered a “MAGIC CURE” for nearly everything. Quilting! I spend far too much time quilting……………8-10 hrs each day. Quilting is adictive!!!! I can find all kinds of excuses to spend time quilting. If you sit still I will probably try to put quilting on you. If you don’t speak “quilting”, I find it very hard to carry on a conversation with you. My great grand children, age 3 are even learning to speak quilting. I am a retiree who lives alone. Could you tell?
Shelor
Really depends on the season, if I’m taking a class, etc. But, probably, about 15 hours a week is spent at the machine or cutting table.
Judi Tidikis
I spend about 25 hours a week quilting, if the grandkids aren’t here (or I am there)!
Anne
I spend between 14 and 24 hours a week in my sewing room working on quilts. LOL, my poor home thinks I have forgotten how to clean.
Cheri Barker
I try to spend a couple of hours a day, which would ideally be 14 hrs per week. However we are in the process of building a new house, so not hitting that goal as the house is consuming us. Love the idea behind the book. I’m an experienced sewer, know my walking foot well, just having problems jumping in to the free motion quilts. I understand the threads, have the supplies…it’s that final jump where I get stuck.
Your blog is one of my best inspirations to taking that leap. Thanks Lori!
Lori
Hi Lori! I spend about 20-24 hours a week quilting-since I retired from teaching four years ago, I have so much to learn!!
Doreen Meier
I spend anywhere from 0 to 40+ hours a week quilting. As an active + active Senior Citizen some weeks have no extra time and I am unable to quilt with a 12 hour plus day filled to the brim.
Jan
The hours per day I spend quilting depends on the projects at hand. Often its three or four hours throughout the day. Other days not so much. I learn much from The Inbox Jaunt. Love your teaching style.
M
10, at least until this project is done!
Susan Stanton
I try to spend about 20-25 hours a week. Wish I could do lots more!
Liz A
Looks like a great book aimed at my quilting level. The amount of time I spend quilting in a week varies, but this week it will be about 8-10 hours.
rosedogKaren Appleberry
I’m new to quilting, and have some sewing anxiety. So, I am mostly doing virtual quilting right now! I love reading this blog and others that are so full of expertise as well as encouragement and inspiration. My first quilt is pinned and ready to go, just have have to make a plan and do it!
Karen
Gail Hendricks
I spend about 20 hours a week quilting.
Helenanne Judisch
About 8 hours is the weekly minimum, I teach one class and work along side my students, and belong to two weekly quilting groups outside my home, then I quilt at home and try to take advantage of the spare 5 and 10 minutes that happen “in between.” The spare minutes here and there probably add up to equal the time I can actually sit down and give my devoted attention for a half hour or more. So my guesstimate is 14 -15 hours total.
Jerri Sartore
Hi, I’m Jerri. the pain in my fingers has caused me to give up on hand quilting and I am moving slowly toward machine quilting. I am currently practicing on my quilt sandwiches but have a long way to go before I pick up one of my UFOs. Your tutorials have helped and I am sure Molly’s book will be the icing on the cake.
Joni Keskey
About 15 hrs a week, sometimes more, sometimes less. Love it! And thank you for the giveaway.
Ruth Lowe
Maybe twenty, depending on what is else is going on. Would like to do more but life gets in the way.
NancyL
i spend about 10-15 hours a week actually working on my quilting projects. I spend much more than that THINKING about about working on my projects!!
Debra McCarriar
I usually spend about 10 hours a week quilting.
cecelia Vincelli
15 +/- hours depending on final goal of completion.
Jackie Schumacher
During the winter months I can probably get 15-2 hours a week at my machine. In the summer I’m lucky to get 5!
Paula K.
I dont spend as much time as i would like quilting, but i bet everyone says that. I try to do at least thirty minutes each day. Sincerely, Paula K.
Jane @ Handiworking
Not nearly enough. Working retail and going into holiday hours, I won’t have much quilting/sewing time now. For me, it’s more project based. I made a quilted table runner as a gift last week so had to spend a few hours getting it done. I’d like to make some pieced, quilted holiday ornaments for co-workers, too.
Ruth
I spend about 10 hours/week quilting. The neat thing about the woodgrain pattern is that is how I doodle. I’ve been doing this kind of doodle for 40+ years. Scary, no?
Betty Monroe
it varies, from 4 to 20 hours, including cutting, piecing, fmq, etc.
Vickie Morgan
I try to spend 4-5 hr a week actually quilting, but many more hours planning and piecing.
Carol Lang
I spend about 2 hours each day quilting and about 2 hours searching for things, I need to clean out my room!
Barb
Not nearly enough time. I recently retired and I’m trying to figure out where my time goes and why I’m not in the sewing room some every day.
Kate
When I dreamed of retirement I planned on many more hours of free time to quilt. And now I’m able to do just that and loving it. I spend 30 hours a week on average but with this early bitter winter upon us so early that number will definitely increase.
Ellen Jordan
I spend 4 to 5 hours each week quilting.
Ann
Right now none! We are moving so no time for the fun stuff.
Claire
I have spent up to 40 hours/week (last week logged 35 thanks to a holiday), but usually it’s around 15 – 20 hours. I’d love to be able to do it all day every day, but I have to cherish the time I have.
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