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Tuesday Tutorial–Fly Like the Wind

May 7, 2013

The Wave, Free Motion Quilting Tutorial, Long Arm Quilting Motif

Welcome to The Inbox Jaunt’s Tuesday Tutorials!  Today we are stitching a very versatile motif, The Wind.  I used The Wind in The Umbrella Quilts here.  (The umbrella tutorials are available in the Quilt Tab above.)  The Wind motif also makes a great filler stitch.  Once you master this technique you will find many ways to use it and to modify it…

To stitch The Wind in a border, draw two lines to serve as guidelines or “rails”. Any width will work.  In the sample below, the rails are 1 inch apart.

Begin stitching near the top rail and curve down slightly–stitch to just below the middle of your space and then spiral up and stop…

The Wave, Free Motion Quilting Tutorial, Long Arm Quilting Motif

Stitch to the OUTSIDE of your spiral and echo quilt back to your starting point.  I call this end “the tail”.

The Wave, Free Motion Quilting Tutorial, Long Arm Quilting Motif

The Wave, Free Motion Quilting Tutorial, Long Arm Quilting Motif

Now echo quilt — stitching toward your spiral.  Complete your stitching just above your first spiral.  Off-setting the stitches will prevent a build up of stitches in one point.

The Wave, Free Motion Quilting Tutorial, Long Arm Quilting Motif

Now stitch nearly straight up to the top rail and begin your next wave stitch.

The Wave, Free Motion Quilting Tutorial, Long Arm Quilting Motif

When you stitch the “tail” of the second Wind motif, “attach” it  to the curved area of the previous motif.  Again, this prevents a build up of stitches and avoids the “thready” look.

The Wave, Free Motion Quilting Tutorial, Long Arm Quilting Motif

Complete the second wave and then roll on down the line…

The Wave, Free Motion Quilting Tutorial, Long Arm Quilting Motif

Once you get the hang of it,  be more creative…add a double or a triple if it’s a very windy day across the plains…

This is a great border pattern–creating a scallop look,  and it is also a fabulous fill pattern.  (See The Umbrella Quilts linked above)

The Wave, Free Motion Quilting Tutorial, Long Arm Quilting Motif

Later in the summer, we will work on several nautical-themed motifs and we will meet The Wind’s cousin, The Wave.

Tune in tomorrow– we will discuss the importance of contrast in design.

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9 responses to “Tuesday Tutorial–Fly Like the Wind”

  1. Julie says:
    May 7, 2013 at 11:42 am

    Thank you !!! Is there somewhere that all the Tuesday Tutorials are?

    1. theinboxjaunt says:
      May 7, 2013 at 12:45 pm

      Yes. They are all in the Quilt tab above

      Sent from my iPhone

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  3. gliantichisaporidellaricotta says:
    October 19, 2013 at 12:10 am

    ma è cucito a mano o con la macchina?

    1. Lori Kennedy says:
      October 23, 2013 at 9:25 am

      Almost all of the quilts shown here are quilted by machine. Many of the motifs could be modified for hand quilting.

  4. Tracy says:
    June 14, 2014 at 10:42 am

    Love the WIND!! Cannot find the Wave, though. I think I will use this as a water theme in the border of a baby quilt we are making for our rowing (crew) coach.. Thanks so much!! This looks doable for a non-professional machine quilter with a home machine.

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  7. Kathy Stockbridge says:
    August 27, 2016 at 9:11 am

    Just found you on Facebook and am LOVING your tutorials! Can’t wait to give them a try! I have a Nolting Fun Quilter but am self-taught and have done roses, and some swirls, stars, etc., but this opens up a whole new world for me. Thank you for your generous sharing!

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