The Lines and Spirals Free Motion Quilt Tutorial

May 5, 2015
Lines and Spirals Free Motion Quilting

Lines and Spirals Free Motion QuiltingGood Morning, Quilters!

Welcome to Tuesday…and a new Free Motion Quilt Tutorial!

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LINES AND SPIRALS

Some motifs are really just a combination of other motifs.  That is the case with Lines and Spirals.  This simple combination of two motifs creates a very complex looking (but easy to stitch!) quilt motif.

One of the reasons this motif is easy to stitch is because it has logical places to stop.

Why stop?

  • To adjust the fabric.
  • To think about where to go next.
  • To take a drink of water…(or whatever makes YOU more creative…???)

Wherever one stops while quilting, the stitch will be just a bit uneven and those uneven stitches are more obvious on long or curvy lines.  However, if one stops at a corner or a point, it is easier to disguise slight stitch deviations.

(These are little fine points that can make a BIG difference in your quilting!)

STITCHING LINES AND SPIRALS

Lines and Spirals make a very modern, geometric pattern.  The combination looks great on any boy’s quilt or modern quilt.  I have also used this combo on a nautical quilt and a floral quilt:  Leaves on Linen–so don’t limit yourself!

To begin, stitch a few parallel lines.  (in the sample below the lines are approximately 3/4 inch long.

Lines and Spirals Free Motion QuiltingAdd a spiral:

Lines and Spirals Free Motion QuiltingStitch a straight line around the spiral:

Lines and Spirals Free Motion QuiltingThen keep building the pattern by adding straight lines and more spirals.

Lines and Spirals Free Motion QuiltingBy repeating the same series of lines and spirals, the look will be very uniform.

Lines and Spirals Free Motion QuiltingA random combination is lovely too!

Lines and Spirals Free Motion QuiltingThis is an easy motif to make large or small, so add it to any quilt…

Just remember–Don’t twist your quilt while you’re stitching

Lot’s more quilting this week…

AND Mother’s Day is this weekend!

Happy Stitches!

Lori

PS…This tutorial was stitched with Superior’s Magnifico-trilobal polyester on top and Aurifil cotton in the bobbin on Kona cotton and Warm and Natural batting on my BERNINA 820 without a stitch regulator.

PS…All tutorials, images and information are the property of Lori Kennedy at The Inbox Jaunt and are intended for personal use only.  Feel free to re-blog, share or pin with attribution to The Inbox Jaunt.  For all other purposes, please contact me at lckennedy@hotmail.com.  Thanks!

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