Tips for Combining Designs - Live Machine Quilting Demo with Angela Walters

Join me for an interactive live chat and demo! I'll demonstrate how easy it is to combine machine quilting designs on a home sewing machine, plus I'll answer your questions live!

[@wekebu]

You have encouraged me to do my own quilting. I donate to foster kids and I love the idea of having nice quilting.

[@susanmei9980]

I missed the live, but I really enjoyed the replay. Please keep doing these lives where you demonstrate “how to.” It’s very helpful! 🌷 For all the ones wondering which color Glide threads are in “Angela’s Favorites” bundle, here they are: WARM GREY (tan) CORK (golden brownish tan) (Wd sub nicely for a golden thread.) GERMAN GRANT (dark mushroom) SHADOW (dark grey w/a slightly brownish tint) YELLOW WHISPER ( lt. yellow w/slightly golden tint) (versus CHIFFON (which is a pale icy lemon) ) PALE MIST (lt. mint green) COTTON CANDY (very pretty lt. Pink) (Thread colors look a little different in person than on the screen.) 🌷

[@snickerbuckle]

Love the live demo with the chat! Would like to see more on the long arm too.

[@ellenlanda1818]

Hi Angela, I am in the Netherlands and cannot follow the live chats in real time due to the time difference. So the first thing I do the next day is look at your tutorial/webinar. I love this format, this in reaction to your question. Could you please clone yourself and create a Dutch version :-). Hope you will keep on sharing your knowledge for years to come. Warm regards from a rainy Netherlands.

[@winkielaroo]

Angela, you are a treasure. Thank you so much for sharing these videos with us. You are an excellent teacher and an inspiration. This is exactly the video I needed at this moment as I try to quilt all-over random designs on a curvy log cabin quilt...including my first swirl chains!! Much love and gratitude 💕

[@maryann7043]

I love this presentation of seeing the design stitched while you are talking through it. It "clicks" and makes it super clear.

[@trinakiyasu2891]

I hope you will do more live demos with your chats. Angela, you’re a great teacher and an inspiration!

[@margaretlewis2289]

Such enjoyment from watching you quilt organic designs. Gives me the freedom from my thinking perfection is everything and enjoy the process more

[@sheilabelcher2167]

Just love these live demos - they make the books all come alive ! I have almost all of your fmq books and the Craftsy classes, and these demos are the icing on the cake. Thank you so much - long may they continue. Sheila. UK.

[@allysonthomson6871]

Thank you Angela! I love these demos where you talk us through while you quilt it on video. So helpful!

[@joycemarsh8147]

Great inspiration to see you quilting...I could watch you work for hours!!! A few questions thrown in and you have a great format! HAPPY QUILTING !

[@judypurcell954]

Love the demo. I love watching you quilt

[@christybailey7401]

I enjoyed this format very much. I quilt on a long arm - so would love some demonstrations using you Avante.

[@karenlee7840]

Love the live demos Angela, so helpful to see exactly what you are doing. 👍

[@maryjokruer6127]

Love watching you demo all the different designs! You are a great inspiration to me! Thanks so much!

[@loraandera8561]

Wonderful topic, I enjoyed the demonstration! It really inspired me to uncover my longarm and play a little. Thank you!

[@corinneethier6049]

Thank you again for your awesome sharing. I love the live quilting demo, really helps me understand the movement, so yes please, keep it up!!

[@mlhoffa]

Yup - loved the live chat and demo 😊 West Olive, MI

[@janniemccalman9922]

Thank you Angela I have really enjoyed your chats and you have taught me so much I'm a long arm quilter self taught and you have really inspired me thanks

[@kimhannan4892]

Live demos make all the difference for me! It's how I learn the best. Thanks so much :)

[@debgreenwall3256]

I LOVE to watch you demonstrate while you instruct! It helps me understand the process and the flow of the design. Thank you for teaching us! I have learned lots!

[@pamshoemaker8639]

Love the love demos! You do a great job of explaining your thinking as you progress through each design.

[@aliciabeasley1564]

Love the format of you quilting and answering questions! Thank you! I always learn so much from your videos!

[@kayrossow5754]

First time on live from Billings MT. I visited your shop in May. I was soooooo happy! I bought the kit for the quilt on your wall with all the wonderful sewing words. A group of us are making it for our favorite shop owner’s shop.

[@pattyhuddleston7379]

Hi from Riverside CA. It’s my first time live. Angela I have learned so much from you. I love ruler quilting and free motion, thanks to your videos and kits! Thank you so much!

[@shaerayb4520]

Hahaha, A cone of thread under my bobbin. That would be awesome. For me, just having a machine that would let me know I ran out of bobbin thread. And the meandering line, I pretend I'm a drunk ant walking on the back roads of Kentucky. That works well too. I'm getting ready to quilt a baby quilt for a little girl and need to get ideas and get psyched up again. Nothing better to help me get there than watching you. As always, it doesn't matter how old your videos are, the content is great. Thanks.

[@keenabrumbaugh2135]

Love, love, love the live demos ❤

[@mariawells8026]

You make it look so easy. I think I need to practice, practice, practice! Thank you for the lessons.

[@wildoak99]

Attended a class with Sally Terry and she had us calling out designs to her! Great fun! Can’t wait to take a class from you someday!!

[@sondrawheeler7990]

love Love LOVE the live demos!!! Thank you for doing this for us.

[@patriciahartman4687]

I really enjoy watching you quilt and show what you're talking about! I'm a visual learner so it works for me. See you next week.

[@peggyferrell1526]

love the live demos. You make it look so easy.

[@lindamahoney9450]

I loved this. Especially that you were answering queztions. Excellent job! Thank you.

[@maryshank57]

I like live chats-especially this one. As a frustrated beginner, thanks fir so many helps!

[@eepsers1]

Great teaching, as always! I found the meander harder than other designs to begin with because there is no good place to stop and regroup/plan where to go next. Paisleys can be tricky to get the tear shape but at least you have places to stop and breathe. Just making loops or hearts with meander between is way easier than a plain meander for the same reason.

[@jenl.386]

Absolutely love the live demo. Thank you so much for these videos!

[@barbarawilliams9874]

I love the live demo, you give so many great tips. And now I just want to practice my quilting!

[@betseykuzia8477]

Thanks for this live demo, liked it a lot. Nice tos we how different designs can fit together. Good for a practice mode!!!

[@stephiepeterson]

Love your chats and teaching. Thank you. I could listen to you over and over again, because I am reminded of things I needed to hear again or I pick up something new. I was one of the ones who said I didn’t believe you on the doodling, but it helps so much.

[@bina64]

Love the live demos! Thank you.

[@Pam-fl8vz]

Thank you so much for your classes. Very well done, can’t wait to try some of your tricks and tips

[@jo-anng2180]

I'm so glad I found your tutorials. I have a few small quilt tops that I have hibernating because I'm scared to quilt them. I am now excited to try one with your examples. Thank you!!! You make it look so easy (which I'm sure it is not) and fun!!

[@muttimuli]

Love the live demos. It's great to have your resources to refer back too. And thank you for introducing me to Glide thread and pre-wound bobbins. XO

[@rhondabarry4178]

Love watching your live demos , you make it look so easy .

[@LBquilter]

I love wishbones. I started learning them (from Angela) and thought of them as "L" it really helped enable me to do them.

[@susanmei9980]

I think of them as “Crazy Eights,” lol. 8 🌷

[@nancythompson8836]

Love your live demos! I’ve learned most of my fmq from you so keep them coming!

[@conqueringmountscrapmorewi2509]

A fun chat to listen to while I hand quilt and relax! Thank you for all that you do!

[@JanetLicariQuilts]

Great job on the live demo...I loved it! Amazing how you can multi task thinking, talking and quilting at the same time. Something I can shoot for. I liked how you describe how you think and change designs. I found this video very helpful and inspirational...I can do this. Thank you!

[@jessiesee9141]

I really enjoy your videos. You make things look so easy. Do you have a book of stitching designs you’ve done on some of your easier quilts. I would like to see if I could follow your designs on a quilt of my own. I also wonder if you could some of earlier videos for beginners. Thanks for being so motivational and positive.

[@beverleyhasler1521]

Keep on with the live demos. All good. Thanks you’ve taught me so much in my FMQ journey on my HQ Sweet Sixteen. I agree with you, quilting is the best part 👏👏

[@kate9285]

I love the live demo w/ chat. What is best about your teaching is you teach and then you teach how to be forgiving of mistakes. I’m not sure that I’m saying that in a way to make others understand. I use to get my seam ripper and rip out “my mistakes” I use a practice piece of fabric and no matter what i put on it I leave and the end result looks good with and without my mistakes. They are not as noticeable as I use to think they were... My biggest takeaway from your lessons are to not pick out.... leave it all no matter what and the end result does not look like a bunch of mistakes...Thank You

[@jaclynramsier5271]

I also love the live demo! I would like to see you go at it for a while to see how/when you are moving your hands on the fabric. There are a lot of things people don't say but you can pick up on just watching from start to finish!

[@jeanruter9741]

Thanks for life demos, so helpful!

[@debbiedawson6778]

I love the live demo format! It gave me so much encouragement and lots, and lots of ideas ( being a new long arm quilter). Thank you ❣️

[@janiceromanko8790]

Love the live demos!

[@cherylramey3948]

I love seeing you quilt...Love what you are doing and so inspiring and going to practice xoxo

[@jennijones1383]

LOVE the Live Demos!! Hope to see more! You are always so encouraging and make me feel like I really might be able to do this!

[@saspir3573]

Hi Angela- thanks for doing the live demo during the chat. Nice to get some real life tips and witness we are not the only ones with shredded thread! Do have a follow up question: how to keep stitch length even when starting and stopping to reposition hands? Thanks Sandra

[@monettegroff7504]

I love the live chat with the demo!🌸

[@cindywalton8090]

Love to watch you quilt! Would love to see more quilting done on a longarm. :)

[@christinewozniak623]

Thank you Angela. This demo was excellent

[@eileenphoenix1035]

I love the live tutorials, thank you so much Angela

[@geraldinekarafin4837]

I greatly enjoy your tutorials.

[@suehunt5896]

You make it look so easy. Love it.

[@velvetstitching3631]

(After the fact - meaning this video was released some time ago) : Why did Handi Quilter brand stop selling the Handi Quilter 710 machine? I recently upgraded to a Babylock - but had wanted to purchase a HQ710. By the time I could afford to make the purchase the machine was no longer available. Will HQ bring back a sewing machine for retail? I am not able to or interested in a long arm machine. Thank you for your programs! I always enjoy watching!

[@jakchoe7183]

Love the live demos! Can you do some on long arms? Particularly how you tackle borders. Thanks!

[@jeanpurdue6764]

Hi Angela just managed to get your video this mornng. Amazing and just what i needed to see and hear the questions and answers!!. Looking forward to next week. Question.. I use a Phaff classic style quilt 2027 which I have had for a few years now but want to quilt my own work. Would you recommend changing my machine. I live in Norfolk England, and have not heard of the machine you use. Thank you.

[@drudewitt]

I do love the live demo~

[@juliannedaly789]

You are AMAZINGLY helpful!

[@70acres]

11:55 My husband is insisting I ask you "why you are quilting squirrels?" LOL.

[@crazy4doxies440]

Love the live demos. I was impressed at how quiet your machine was though. My Bernina Q20 is LOUD and is the common complaint of that machine. I just put on music. I enjoy the live demos and like the format of how you answer questions. It doesn’t seem like it interrupts the flow of the videos.

[@lesleyseymour6338]

Love the demos. Really helpful

[@daniellewilliams2855]

Love the live demo just wish I had time to watch it all at once damn husband and life gets in the way. Love your work Angela just finally bound the last fmq challenge yeah what’s next can’t wait 😜

[@michellemoore1789]

Thank you! Fab demo! Can I ask is there anything you can do to make the fabric “slide” easier On the machine when FMQ?

[@jillwright2546]

I love the live demo!

[@Hatgirl1]

I love the live demo.❤

[@yvonnephillips4680]

Really like the live demo.

[@carolashworth1282]

Love this all I have to do is get what is in your brain in my brain. All kidding aside this is very helpful for me! I need someone to help me think!! I’m still in the stage of even stitches with my hand movements. Thank you for your help!!

[@jylromain6439]

I really enjoyed this. Informative and fun.

[@JanN-1952]

Loved the live demo.

[@garethvanallen7835]

Love the live demo!

[@kimberlywright6296]

Love this so much! So helpful!!

[@monibo999]

Loved it. I did text quilting in a circle on my sewing machine. Cant get the picture posted here.

[@michelleinScotland]

Love the live demo with the chatting too. I'm still at the stage where I forget to breath so maybe I should start talking :-)

[@barbsedlock3388]

Do you baste your quilt with basting spray?

[@cassieoz1702]

I have a small dry-erase whiteboard (about 40cm square) that I use to practice sketching designs. Easy practise in front of the tv and to clean repeatedly.

[@bettystevenson2658]

I have enjoyed your vidios so much and learned so much thank you

[@maryewickett9483]

Wow! That was awesome! Do you always go around your pebbles two times? Thank you!

[@audreygibson4705]

like the live demo a lot!!

[@jeanettewithrow9641]

I have finally learned to do ribbon candy slowly. I can do some feathers it's only because of watching you. Thanks

[@janeahrens572]

So much got done and you could still answer questions and talk about it!

[@monataylor2600]

Thank you, Angela. What do you suggest a person grab for warming up and practice-quilting. What batting? What (solid) fabric?

[@janetbjordahl2825]

Yes - please more live demos?

[@cazfromoz1]

Just wondering if you use any type of slider (teflon?) under your quilting work? I know some folks do, but wondered how useful they are and if they truly make the quilting part any easier. Please give me your opinion? Thank you, Angela.

[@donnasterner8865]

love the live demos.

[@marywiggins7411]

I love the live demo.

[@lisalynch4871]

Thank you for inspiring me to step outside my comfort circle. Could you please include masculine designs for quilts for men

[@rescueranger5408]

Love the live Demo!

[@tanyaperlina4921]

Regarding the question which design to begin with: funny, I've already mastered feathers and swirls, but I am still struggling with the meander... Maybe my brain is too structured for that design. I'll try your tip about flowing river. Hopefully it will help!

[@pamelagreen8543]

I like the live demo

[@jfrede02]

Do you know when the quilt pattern will be available? Will you be selling it in your shop?

[@user-zm4lv1ft3x]

Hi. New to your programs. Would you show more long arm rather than just sit down machine quilting?