Leah Day's Free Motion Fillers Vol. 1

Well, now that the Craftsy 2012 BOM Quilt is done, quilted using the designs from Leah Day's Free Motion Quilting a Sampler Craftsy class, I asked myself 'why not learn even MORE designs from Leah?'

I'm a big fan and think of Leah as an early source of inspiration and a personal tutor when I first started quilting.  Not only did her free motion quilting videos help me to grasp the concept of the art but also resulted in me wanting a Horizon 7700.  I also purchased my sewing table, quilt gloves, Supreme slider, thread, and cheater needles from Day Style Designs on-line shop.  I was, therefore, very excited to find out Leah had filmed a second class for Craftsy.

In her new class, Free Motion Fillers Vol. 1, Leah once again starts with the basics of free motion quilting and repeats some of the exercises taught in her sampler course.  While this is a bit of a duplication, it makes this class a stand-alone unit so that the former one is not a pre-requisite.  It's a great option for a novice student who did not complete the first Block of the Month sampler (which is specifically covered in the earlier class).

This time around Leah demonstrates all the new designs on a quilt which can be pieced as homework (the pattern is provided).  50 designs are stitched from five different stitch families: independent, stacking, pivoting, echoing, and branching.  There may be some fillers you've seen before but I'm sure there are many you have not!

I wanted to make sure I got this class in my library and I've already skimmed through each lesson, but I probably won't get around to actually DOING the quilt until I finish up a couple of UFOs on my list.  I'm still working on my Lady Liberty Embroidered quilt (drop by on Saturday to see my progress) and then I really need to get on my quilt frame to practice my Free Motion Quilting with Feathers!  I cannot wait to try Angela's variations on the quilted feather.  After that, I'm sure I'll be excited to get back on my Horizon and quilt out 50 new designs.  I won't rush myself so it will take me a while to finish it but I look at it as excellent practice to not only learn new designs but also improve my overall free motion technique on an on-going basis.

I love that once you buy a Craftsy class it never expires.  I don't have to panic and can get to each new class and project as I have the time.  However, I do like to sign up for the ones I want as soon as they are available because I just HAVE to see what's inside!  I have no will power to wait for that!

Comments

[Maureen]

You know, Leah does not sell all the things she used to on her website anymore. She no longer has the tables nor the 1/4" clear piecing foot. I emailed her but haven't heard back. Thinking about getting a Gidget to put my Janome in, since I think the Juki is going to have "pride of place" on the dining room table. :)

I will probably sign up for that class, too. I love Leah and those Craftsy classes are addictive. I can't wait to take my FMQ to the next level.