Machine Quilting Elongated Swirls | Free-motion Challenge Quilting Along

[@lindalosier5989]

I love the elongated swirl. There is so much movement to it. It reminds me of Van Gogh's Starry Night.

[@lynette.]

I agree and as an artist he was influenced by the japanese paintings so oriental feel too.

[@debbiegauvain8539]

I think the elongated swirl is my favorite design. I have a Quilt Doodle Snowman quilt sandwiched and ready to quilt and this is the design I want to put in all the snow scenes. Thank you, Angela!!

[@stephenlemoncello6767]

Hi I am so enjoying all of your videos. I have been free motion quilting for years but have pretty much doing one or two overall patters they do looks good and like machine quilting. I live in Scotland and this year went home to home to the U.S. to see family and planned it so I could take in the Houston Quilt Show. It was FAB! My wife came across a stand that was selling your templates for quilting and had a video of you demonstrating how to use them. I did buy a few and so happy to find you on KZbin. If had been there I’m sure I would have bought more. There was another stand there with a person demonstrating her templates and was selling them like hotcakes. I am now in the process of making up quilt sandwiches to practice, practice, and more practice. I would love to be able to be with you on one of your live chats but the time difference makes difficult but I still watch your chats. I wanted to thank you for your help and once I get some samples made up Ill put up some photos. Thanks again, Stephen Lemoncello

[@joyscranfield5527]

I want to work with this! Watched enough of your videos that I think I'm ready to start on blocks & then quilt them together! Thank you for your many inspiring videos! I've just been so intimated!

[@winkielaroo]

These tutorials are sooooo enjoyable and inspiring, Angela. Thank you thank you thank you!! I can't wait to try my first swirl chain and leafy meander 🧡

[@kschallert3569]

I love your generosity, you are so talented and I greatly appreciate you sharing these wonderful tips and tricks. You are helping build my confidence to do something I've wanted to do my entire life- be a quilter! Thank you Angela ♡

[@evelyndesjardins8551]

I love the flow of this design. It looks so elegant. Now onto practicing it!!!

[@lauriefifarek8787]

I love this design and it’s exactly what I am looking for to use on a “lake life” themed quilt top and panel. Thank you Angela for the inspiration but more importantly the instruction. With practice I know I can do it!

[@JackieDannenberg]

You make these designs look easy ! You’re a great teacher ! I’ve been subscribing and following you for a few years and I’ve learned a lot ! Thanks for all that you do !

[@karenwescott2615]

Thank you Angela! You have so much knowledge and talent; thank you for sharing it with us! We really do appreciate you!

[@lynnscroggins7104]

You have inspired me to get my very first quilt top out and quilt it! It has only been 5 years in the making😂. Love your tutorials! Thank you so much for sharing your amazing gift with all of us.

[@cyntheeichhorst5188]

Cool addition to our Flora quilt. I do have issues with that gap in my elongated swirls, thank you Angela

[@mariawells8026]

You're a terrific teacher!! Thank you so much!

[@cindyswoveland2277]

The tip about where to start the next swirl in a chain was so helpful! I do have a quilt top that this would look great on. It was made from the Tula Pink Zuma collection (with all sorts of sea life) and the swirl chain has always looked like waves to this coastal person. I love the extended tip resources. It is like getting a little textbook for each lesson.

[@annwilson516]

I love how the elongated looks. Can't wait to try it on something

[@jaclynramsier5271]

I finally, FINALLY! got my "mantra" down for this one. Sometimes if my quilt design isn't clicking or is hit or miss I draw it and try to find the key (for me) to what I'm not happy with. For this one I kept losing the hill/curve in the tail after a few goes. So now I am using "bump up, swirl up, bump down, swirl down". By making the hill and the swirl in the same direction, it forced me to make more of an S to get ready for the swirl part. I was losing that S bow and it kept getting ugly. The whiteboard in my studio is a lifesaver!

[@sew1derful]

I have a small baby girl quilt that would look great with this design. Thanks, Angela!

[@sabastiannacostanzo121]

Love it!! I'm finally caught up with the FMQ. I love all the different designs and especially the swirl chain. Years ago I saw this design and wondered how it was done and if I could ever do it. Yes! Thank you Angela

[@btiny36]

I'm currently using the swirls and paisley design in the triangle and corner blocks of a lonestar quilt on my longarm

[@nakshipolly5666]

What is the name of this ruler pressure foot? Which can be used in some sewing machines, say the name and model of some machine

[@heathery09]

Oh my word!! I LOVE your shirt!! :-) I'm trying to get comfortable with my new (used) longarm, because I'm dying to start this challenge. But I just can't ruin that gorgeous panel before I know what I'm doing. So.... I'll keep practicing and maybe SOMEDAY I'll feel brave enough to load it and give it a try. (Or I might chicken out and quilt it on my domestic.) Either way, I love the designs in this challenge! I used an elongated swirl on a wall hanging quilt, and I was pleasantly surprised how well it turned out. :-)

[@zorina831]

Oh, I think this would be gorgeous on the Bargello quilt

[@atjetechnokatje]

Wow!! You have motivated me to go over the fear of swirling!! Thank you!! Btw we have the exact same gloves! 🤗

[@annerankin1191]

I LOVE the swirl chain!!! Thanks for the great review!

[@auntieann3000]

This is the design my daughter wants on her quilt (currently under construction 🚧). All I have is a regular machine so I was a bit intimidated. Thank you SEW much! 😊

[@anntaylor7571]

So beautiful are there any helpful hints for using this design on the longarm?

[@nancytye1415]

I would love to see this quilted vertically to show how to advance on the long arm.

[@cherieiduke1723]

I received my order . It was fast and perfect. Great communication

[@msterrylyons]

I’m so excited to try this! Love the swirl chain! Waiting on my new echo echo foot for my Pfaff. Downloading tip sheet to add to my much valued reference book! 👏🤗🤩🤩🤩🤩👏👏👏

[@charlottejones8616]

Where do I get those gloves. I love your shows I learn much

[@aimeegiles3677]

This is beautiful can't wait to try it. Thank you Angela!

[@Kera.S.]

Im not participating in this and have never FMG anything, but I have followed a couple of your quilting challenges. This is the 1st time I have actually felt like the designs are something I could do and want to do! I think I might pull together some FQ sandwiches and give these a try... A while even lol

[@jessicaolney4900]

Swirls--love them but need that.....yes, practice! These flow so beautifully and I love the examples of the two filler densities! I assume that working this pattern on the pillow panels will be the same, only smaller sized...any tips? Thank you!

[@conqueringmountscrapmorewi2509]

Such beautiful stitching. Thank you for sharing!

[@cathierobb8712]

Great tutorial- I’m going to try this for a border about 12 inches wide in a circular 7 foot circumference one block wonder quilt. Thank you.

[@jaclynramsier5271]

I'd love to see photos! Sounds beautiful.

[@mindytaylor523]

I love the swirl chain. Should I practice with darker thread? I have a hard time seeing where I need to or what I’ve quilted. Seriously, I finished a quilt and bound it. One square got missed. Ugh. It doesn’t really show but it needs to be quilted.

[@jdsavage7824]

I really enjoy your energy!

[@ConniePloch]

This is my most favorite design! 😍

[@beckyb8808]

Love swirls, my quilting repertoire consists of stitch in the ditch and swirls, lol one or the other never both on the same quilt. But bit by bit your great tutorials are brainwashing me into thinking I can do more.

[@katehenry2718]

OooOoooOoooo!!! If I scale up the whole thing, I could do it with hand stitches and not go crazy. Chalk first then needle and thread. Wowza!

[@sharinsherri2558]

Love this Angela ( as always). Thanks for the wonderful inspiration!!!

[@jillnesbitt113]

What is the brand of gloves you are using? Like the idea of some uncovered fingers...

[@eogma7848]

I love all your quilting designs. Also, where can I get the ECHO shirt???

[@aliciabeasley1564]

Super excited to try this! Thank you!

[@GVolle124]

Looks like a great border design

[@inasumitro8309]

I am interested in the quilting gloves you are wearing, where can I buy such gloves?

[@beckyweikart5945]

Are you going to discuss quilting the borders before this challenge ends? I really hope so.

[@larsmitty]

Does HQ still make that machine? I couldn't find it.

[@yvonnejenkins1300]

The expanded resource doesn’t seem to be accessible. Only the wood grain expanded resource seems available at the moment?

[@lydiamiljan7736]

Thanks so much for this tutorial. I think I finally "get it"!

[@jeannehanna8369]

Practice truely does perfect.

[@joantrueman5471]

Hi I have storm at sea quilt top that I need to quilt. I think the elongated swirl might work

[@beverleybrowning3480]

Love this and I do have a quilt sandwich in waiting for FMQ on my DSM 😁 This swirl chain is definately going on it! I'm not sure yet if it will be on a border, but I love the look of it when it's standing out with a smaller filler around it. How long would you say you extend out the swirl?? Thanks for the wonderful tips & video.

[@bathildis6590]

Danke

[@betseykuzia8477]

I wish I knew this design when I was doing my son’s wedding quilt. It would have looked great where I did my large, rather open swirls! Oh well, I have another son who might get married in a few years and maybe I can use it then!

[@ravensmokedancer8242]

This is so pretty!!!

[@crisroach6094]

the pdf is attaching to week 1 and not week 5 for the expanded version to purchase

[@cindyswoveland2277]

I think there is a problem with the link to the purchase of the Expanded Resource for Week 5! I just purchased it but it turned out to be Week 1 when I downloaded it. I already have Week 1

[@fransmirnoff7822]

Where did you get your quilting gloves???

[@lucky55ification]

I would really like to buy a pair of gloves like those you’re wearing. Where can I buy them?

[@AngelaWaltersfmq]

They are awesome! Here's a link to them: quiltingismytherapy.com/product/machine-quilting-gloves/

[@dandmward]

I can't find the elongated swirl printout.

[@farmgirlw837]

I agree with Cindy. The tips really help but sometimes I freeze or try to wing it and the design goes wonky. Thanks Angela.

[@zorina831]

Would have loved to see how you carried it in a border on a long arm

[@nancygreen6735]

On no! When I tried to buy the expanded resource, it went to week 1. Oops! Bought the wrong one! Anyone else have this happen? I’m thinking this design will play well with a couple of my quilt borders. Thanks Angela!

[@janetgonzales2322]

The same thing happened when I put week 5 in my cart it was week 1.

[@cmg717hjt]

I bought the expanded version, but the pdf I received is the free version.

[@irmabigler3516]

Love it

[@susanharrell8902]

Still learning from you!!!

[@tammy1175]

Beautiful!!!

[@anneking5902]

I do have a design in mind, for my hummingbird.

[@15ishJudy]

After I paid for the Expanded Resource it showed Week 5, but when I downloaded it it printed Week 4, Order number: 215758.

[@AngelaWaltersfmq]

It's week 5 I just had the title wrong, I'll fix it later tonight

[@15ishJudy]

Thank you Angela, I printed the W5 diagrams.

[@christinastephenson356]

I LOVE the elongated swirl pattern! It really is fun and fast. I used this pattern for the borders of my daughter's quilt.

[@larsmitty]

Section 7 kept setting off my Amazon Echo...LOL