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Tuesday Tutorial Trifecta-Straight Lines

May 14, 2013

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As you can tell, I am crazy about alliteration lately–Work in Progress Wednesday, Silent Sunday–-and I’m thinking about  starting  (Avoid my) Mistake Mondays and Flower Friday–Thursday seems to defy alliteration–any suggestions??

Today’s Tuesday Tutorial is a trifecta!  Three mini motifs for you to try…  Last week, we talked about the importance of Contrast.  (Read about Contrast HERE).  Pairing curvy and straight motifs often improves the quilt design…

Free Motion Quilting Tutorial

One very simple, but very effective quilting pattern is straight lines.  Repeated, straight lines create a visual break between curvy motifs.  You don’t need to get fancy.  Straight Lines look beautiful because of their simplicity as well as the symmetry and rhythm of the repeated pattern…very comfortable for the eye to rest…In the sample below, I stitched angular lines and then morphed into a curved version.  (In a quilt, I would choose one or the other.)  The curved version is a bit easier to stitch quickly and I use it in many of my quilts.

Free Motion Quilting Tutorial

Sometimes, I vary the straight line pattern by adding a spiral (See Spiral Tutorial HERE).  It also looks great.  You can add the spiral on every third “upstroke”  or just add them randomly…

Free Motion Quilting Tutorial

And our third motif today…Switching from vertical lines to horizontal  lines periodically…Another pattern that always looks fabulous!

Free Motion Quilting Tutorial

So stitch a small sampler so you can see for yourself the simplicity of straight line stitches! (Thanks for indulging me…)

Free Motion Quilting Tutorial

And check out the other tutorials in the “Quilt/Tutorial” Tab above.  More Spirals are HERE and the Spiral Hearts are HERE.

Free Motion Quilting Tutorial

Later in the week, I will be discussing my SECRET WEAPON for FMQ that I use in place of those annoying gloves…

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15 responses to “Tuesday Tutorial Trifecta-Straight Lines”

  1. Amy DeCesare says:
    May 14, 2013 at 9:06 am

    Great post, as always – you make it look so simple! How about Thursday’s Theme? I am a fan of alliteration, too!

    1. theinboxjaunt says:
      May 14, 2013 at 1:39 pm

      Thanks, Amy!

  2. gardengirl92 says:
    May 14, 2013 at 12:53 pm

    Simply Stupendous! Marvelously Magnificent! You could do a Thimble Thursday or Thoughtful Thursday. Have fun with it! 🙂

    1. theinboxjaunt says:
      May 14, 2013 at 1:40 pm

      Love it! Perhap I’ll do The Thoughtful Thimble on Thursdays!

      1. gardengirl92 says:
        May 14, 2013 at 7:08 pm

        Good one! 🙂

  3. Pat says:
    May 14, 2013 at 2:15 pm

    How about Thrifty Thursday……….I was just at a quilt “sale” where the fabric was marked down to $10-11/yd….

    1. theinboxjaunt says:
      May 14, 2013 at 2:40 pm

      Ugh! At that price, we may all have to stop hoarding– and use our stashes! (Which brings us to Frightening Friday!)

    2. ipatchandquilt says:
      November 14, 2013 at 2:47 pm

      Compared to European prices, that is cheap, girls!
      Regular fabric are 18 euros per meter, that is about 24 US dollars!!!
      Esther

  4. Life on a Dirt Road says:
    May 14, 2013 at 3:27 pm

    Sigh. 🙂 Your FMQ is always so beautiful! I can’t wait each week to see what you will do. Thanks for sharing. ~ Carol

    1. theinboxjaunt says:
      May 14, 2013 at 4:25 pm

      Thank you! So glad you like it!

  5. pamelajeannestudio says:
    May 15, 2013 at 10:00 pm

    You always come up with such fantastic designs! I particularly like the straight lines with the little curl in the middle.

    1. theinboxjaunt says:
      May 15, 2013 at 10:52 pm

      Thanks! I just love to doodle!

      Sent from my iPhone

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