I love this FREE offering from one of my favourite quilters, Angela Walters. She has created The Free Motion Challenge Quilting Along. From February to April, Angela will encourage and inspire us to learn and PRACTICE our free motion quilting. Every week a new tutorial video will be released on her YouTube channel with a new quilting design or technique to follow. Angela has graciously provided a free pattern for a simple quilt on which to stitch the designs, or we can simply quilt along on a scrap practice sandwich (fabric top and bottom, batting in the middle) or UFO quilt top from your stash.
It has been so long since I actually quilted that I am looking forward to this nudge to get going again. Even though I'm pretty experienced, there is nothing like the comfort at the machine and muscle memory that come along with time spent quilting. I hope to even pick up some new ideas from Angela and at the very least, it will be fun to share the challenge with others and see everyone's progress.
The videos will be available on YouTube to watch at your convenience or you can sign up to the quilt along and receive a newsletter in your email in-box. That's what I did so I won't forget to make the time to quilt and also have the quilt designs right there ready to print. As I said, this whole experience is completely free and participation comes with no strings attached and nothing to purchase. The first newsletter was just sent out but the actual stitching doesn't begin until next week so there is still time to get ready if you'd like to play along.
You can get all the details on Angela's website HERE, including the free quilt pattern, links to the Facebook group, and supplies if you need them. There are even prizes to be won, not that I ever seem to win any! I hope you'll quilt along too...
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