Machine Quilting on a Regular Sewing Machine. It CAN be done!

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[@maryloehr-pn6gb]

With the financial atmosphere you have shown the traditions of quilters making something out of what you have on hand. I picked up an unfinished quilt with a note in it, requesting to contact the person if I decided to finish the quilt. When I contacted the person was told the person who started the quilt is now in a nursing home and has forgotten most things of her life but she could still remember how to quilt. I offered to send the finished quilt to her family and she is thrilled. With all of this story I am finishing it in just the way you quilted your quilt. Quilts all have a story and a home. Thank you.

[@cozycasasmr4510]

you are an angel, this is so beautiful, I'm screenshotting this for my "good things" folder for when life gets too much. thank you for sharing this ❤

[@charliem6335]

You made me cry😢😢😢 You are an angel 😇 💛 💖 💓

[@pambiller8432]

What a sweet thing to do for the original quilter. I hope to do the same someday. Blessing sister quilter.

[@catherinecarey4897]

What a beautiful and kind thing to do. I'm sure you brought a tear to the original quilters eye ❤

[@sherrelstroot3034]

I love the idea of a " good things" book ( or whatever). It is a part of counting your Blessings. Thank you for sharing.

[@conniekline9881]

I just love your no stress quilting tutorials.

[@juliatepe5760]

The quilt is absolutely gorgeous! The quilting compliments the beautiful design, and the pieced backing looks pretty. The recipient is obviously very pleased😊

[@elisabethkiesel4567]

Using quilting gloves was a life saver for me. They’re grippy in just the right way

[@namevale8835]

I just want to say "bravo". I appreciate how you pieced the backing, I have done that purposefully, it looks cute! Double quilt! . Also, what is even more amazing is that you use second-hand sheets for your backing. I thought I was the only one who did that! It's so cool that you have done that, too! I prefer to use sheets that I find at thrift stores for a few reasons...#1 it's WAY CHEAPER! I do make sure, of course, the sheet is 100% cotton and in good condition. I want it to last. I don't have a lot of money, and I really want to be less wasteful, so reusing and re-purposing is an awesome practice. Isn't that the point of a quilt to begin with. A useful item is made with what you have. The quilt I just finished, I actually used an old faux quilt blanket form probably to late 70s as batting. It was tatered worn fabric that was fake patch work with batting between the fabric layers. It was a blanket I always loved and was very worn out. I filled holes with scrap batting. Then my backing was a 100% cotton sheet I got at a thrift store, I will say the sheet was that nice cotton sateen, so very smooth and I found it to be a bit of a pain, so go for more crisp cotton sheets if you can find them. Thank you for sharing your quilting experience.

[@lauriemyers3]

I personally prefer straight line quilting to the more decorative designs. Knowing that I can possibly do that myself makes me very happy.

[@alexandramatthews7682]

Just something I learned that makes rolling your quilt easier is use a dollar store pool noodle to roll up the sides of your quilt 😉

[@brookemcgillivray180]

The quilt is wonderful! Front and back 😊. I feel much more confident in machine quilting. Thank you.

[@lindafitzsimmons2526]

Nikki is one of the very best on KZbin. I’ve been watching her for quite a long time. Her tutorials are by far the most enjoyable and relaxing. Take time to browse all her videos, as her projects are all great and very easy to follow.

[@PinCutSew]

Thank you so much 🤗

[@christievans1891]

Love 💕! It’s so refreshing to see an uncomplicated quilt that’s not a repeat pattern (ugh) but still fun and inspiring. ! I love it 💕 Thank you Nikki

[@SoulsJourney]

I love how pragmatic you are about the whole process. I'd almost given up quilting because of how complicated some channels make it out to be, and all the 'must have' tools they show.

[@PinCutSew]

Which is crazy because quilting began as a “make do” kind of thing!

[@namevale8835]

I feel that way too! All those specially things your made to feel like you must have before you can quilt, it kinda ruins it. I try to remember that once upon a time quilts were purposefull/utilitarian and may I add BEAUTIFUL before any of these fancy quilt things were invented, a time when quilting was nessecity not a "hobby" for more financially privileged individuals. If you want to quilt do it! You don't need all the best things money can buy. There are a lot of groups online where people love to help new sewists and who also love to get rid of fabric scraps! 😊 Also thrifting is a good way to not only help you get to quilting for the cheap but to help our environment. I have found some awesome rulers at garage sales for super cheap.

[@AWord-dh5qu]

Nikki, that is a beautiful quilt, and it looks like your daughter is delighted with it. ❤. Your videos have helped me to lighten up and ENJOY quilting again! (I Franken-batt frequently..) Congratulations on 100k! Looking forward to more seeing/quilting adventures with you!

[@pamelawray5290]

Thank you so much for this tutorial Niki, it was very helpful for me to actually watch you demonstrate machine quilting at home. Surprisingly, the most helpful part for me was when you explained what the seam guide was and how to use it! When I purchased my machine, I also purchased the walking foot and there was a seam guide in the box as well, but it wasn't identified or explained in the instructions, so I had no idea what it was. In fact, you're the only one I've ever seen using it, and I'm so glad you did! And I'm so glad I didn't throw it out! 😊 By the way, your daughter's quilt is beautiful! 🎉

[@namevale8835]

My machine came with the walking foot, but not that seam guide. That would have been nice to have. I mark all my lines with a frixion pen, it's tedious and annoying to draw all those lines!

[@DanaBarbieri]

I love your teaching style. You make it seem possible for us that are new to sewing. Thank you.

[@hugg724]

I have quilted all but one of my quilts with my own sewing machine. I enjoy the process of making my quilts from start to finish. Painters tape works great to establish straight lines.

[@Arlene3M]

Thank you!!! My queen quilt has been pin based for 5 years. Still have not bought an extension table for my machine. Going to use my walking foot and get it done.

[@lesa6399]

Her quilt just quietly says ILY! Thank you for such helpful tips & teaching. 😊

[@donnahart823]

Your quilt is gorgeous.

[@tinatippin5705]

Great video! My creative flow has sputtered for a while now, but I find your relaxed approach inspiring. The quilt is amazing. Your daughters delight was precious. Thanks.

[@dafairygirl86]

I absolutely love how you explain things. As a complete beginner, you make it so easy to understand what you are talking about. I already figured out my machine's walking foot, but your explanation would have been so very nice when I was figuring it out.

[@tammyalcott3271]

This quilt is so beautiful. Great job, wonderful video.

[@bettycesky4947]

Love the quilt and how you used left over fabric pieced together for the backing. Your quilt reminds me of my grandmother’s quilts; comfy cozy. I’m glad you have lots of ideas for sewing projects because I’ll be here waiting. lol ❤

[@karenherndon1811]

I do many of the tips you provided…but you provided so many more great ones! Thank you! Your quilt is so lovely; I know your daughter will cherish it! ❤️

[@barbmckinlay5108]

You make quilting look so easy. Both your quilts are beauties. ❤

[@esperansaloughran693]

Nice quilting design for a complicated design!

[@Cyrilmc222004]

Thank you so much Nikki, I really really enjoyed watching you create this beautiful and unique quilting for this unique and wonderful quilt which is absolutely stunningly gorgeous and beautifully crafted too. I absolutely love ❤❤❤❤❤ it too. Please stay safe and well too xxxx Mags ❤❤❤❤

[@bensannie6286]

Great tutorial. I love how calm and patient you are. It makes me feel I can do this. Thank you!

[@foechicken8023rileylastname]

Infinalky broke down and bought a walking food. I love it!!

[@debbarrett9868]

Absolutely love this quilt! Great job teaching us how. Thank you.

[@tracymason7483]

That quilt is beautiful well done

[@vickisparks5612]

First of all I really like the quilt you are working on and thanks for showing how to use our regular sewing machine to quilt 😊

[@user-cp5cp9ts6q]

You are amazing and so is your quilting talent, thanks for sharing!!

[@Kim-xg1vm]

I enjoy the simplicity of your quilting style. I too do my own quilting on my machine, I like using different fabrics for backing it makes for an interesting back..sometimes I prefer it to the front ;)

[@PowerToolsWithThread]

It's absolutely lovely! You're a true artisan and I greatly admire your skill. That will be a quilt she cherishes for the rest of her life. Nicely done!

[@leanichols6824]

What a beauty of a quilt!! This is an heirloom your daughter is going to be so happy with. Thanks for the machine quilting tutorial. I've been making quilts for a long time and have never machine quilted a big quilt. I've either hand quilted it, (I love hand quilting), made a QAYG quilt (which I enjoy doing), or sent it to a longarm quilter. I have an older machine that doesn't have a lot of room but you make it look and sound so easy. I'll have to try it sometime.

[@imogenethomas1138]

Such a great quilt! I love the diamond shape.

[@gailbyrd7717]

Love this quilt!Thanks for sharing. Love all your videos.

[@Army2Fire]

I never knew what that contraption was (quilting guide) for my walking foot!! Loved this tutorial!! Thank you so MUCH! Nikki

[@heidilindau4085]

Beautiful quilt. Great tutorial!

[@delaineharvey5177]

You are so incredibly inspiring!!!

[@lizthibodeaux2496]

The quilt turned out so lovely!

[@Dpbantam]

It’s so beautiful!!

[@Noreenlee1]

As usual, a wonderful work of art! I use quilting gloves when I quilt on my domestic machine. It makes it so much less exhausting.

[@PinCutSew]

Yes! I always use those when free motioning especially

[@zormier2002]

You are awesome! Great job. I love your quilting style.

[@patriciadavidson3328]

Really pretty! Me too… sheets from thrift store!… and pieced backing! Love this quilt.. love your videos!❤

[@donagail]

Looks wonderful!! ❤

[@karonwostenholme6533]

❤ lovely quilt and thank you for sharing xxx

[@wilycat5290]

Really nice tutorial. Love your quilt 🤩. Thank you for the video 😊

[@gaetanetheriault7877]

Thank you so much Nikki for this tutorial. It’s the first easy to follow instruction I have found as a beginner. I will subscribe since great minds think alike. I love Quilting but it doesn’t need to break the bank. Love that quilt pattern too! ❤

[@abagguff9395]

Beautiful quilt for a beautiful daughter! I love how time stands still in your sewing room when you're doing what you love!!

[@dawndecesare2177]

Good job. What a beautiful quilt. TFS

[@patriciaingram803]

I love your quilt. It is beautiful. And I admire your bravery to tackle these jobs and make them work into something truly unique. Please keep sharing.

[@weaver7249]

This is just great! Thank you so much for this tutorial - I’m just about ready to quilt my first quilt. You have helped me so much, thank God for sewest like you. (Greensboro, NC)

[@kathrynbarbara967]

You are my kind of quilter! It’s so reassuring to see you quilt on a home machine, because it’s techniques that I intuitively used when I faced the “horror” of actual quilting. It has put me off a bit but now I feel that I am ok doing what I do because you do it too! Subscribed ❤.

[@dqueenb6692]

Your quilt is beautiful

[@coreygilles847]

It’s adorable! ❤ and I love the diamond shaped quilting!

[@Kayenne54]

3:09 The thread brand you mentioned has "gone off" a bit. I mentioned the issues I was having with a sewing instructor person in a dedicated sewing goods store, and she said a lot of people, with newer/more recent models of domestic sewing machines, were having issues with tension and shredding of that brand (a different company had taken over the brand). So I bought a different brand of thread for my totally new sewing machine, and stopped having tension and shredding of thread issues. Just FYI. Thank you for the important info re. the walking foot especially.

[@margarethill2098]

I just love 😍 all your quilts!!! It’s just works of art! Beautiful!

[@gasi101]

Beautiful!! Based on your clock on the shelf, time stands still while you quilt :)

[@PinCutSew]

😂 It needs a battery

[@MarionFeltham]

Brilliant - love this quilt, and making use of what you have, exactly what quilting is all about. Totally agree re walking foot, it's a game changer.

[@caroldavies1139]

I love the practicalities of you videos. Thankyou.

[@LucilleOneal-vk7be]

You make it look so easy.

[@marionbartley214]

Hello Nikki, Thank You for this video. I have a domestic sewing machine a juki HZL-LB5100. And it's an ok throat space, but not really big enough for quilting quilts.It's 7" wide by 5.5" tall throat size. So After watching this video, my problems were solved. I now can use this method I'm sure to quilt my quilts. Looking forward to seeing your next video, to see what else you have to share. And teach me.

[@evelynrossin7291]

Beautiful quilt!

[@charliem6335]

Thank you!!!! You are encouraging!!! ❤❤

[@sweetcake405]

What an awesome, happy quilt! You really break down the steps and make them easier. thank you so much

[@cathyriles3063]

Great great video….you have inspired me to continue on my journey of quilting on my domestic machine! Thank you for sharing!

[@michellecarr5096]

I’ve always started in the middle. It’s nice to see that it doesn’t matter! I love how you do whatever you want. I just need to take that leap!

[@Kjv-m]

I appreciate your tutorials SO MUCH!!!! I've sewn my whole life, but just started quilting a year ago. It has taken me a year to make 10 quilt tops for my grandchildren. I'm finally ready to sandwich and quilt them and your tutorials on both are just EXACTLY what I needed!! Ive watched so many tutorials on KZbin, trying to learn what I need to do, but yours are by far, the best!! (Excited I can sandwich without pool noodles, haha.) And I was so nervous about machine quilting until I watched your video. I feel like I really can do it now. Thank you so very much Nikki!! And I absolutely LOVE this quilt! 😊❤

[@PinCutSew]

Yes, you can do it! 😁

[@vallang4832]

Congratulations on 100,000.00 subs. Adorable quilt.

[@PinCutSew]

Thank you!!! 😁😁😁

[@julieross546]

THIS is what I have been looking for! My thanks to you for explaining and showing how to machine quilt. Now I have a reference and a guide! Finally 😊

[@user-ig5fs6ch4j]

Your quilt is absolutely amazing. I love it. You’ve given me the inspiration I needed to take a chance and machine quilt. I appreciate the videos. Thank you.

[@conniecarletello8]

Nikki you are awesome! Luv all you do!! I was looking for cow fabric at Joanns so I could put “ one in the road’ if I ever make a wonky house quilt😁 but first downloaded the “Birds of a Feather” instructions and had to pick up some solid colored fat quarters!! Sooo loved ur quilt on the couch in your living room!! And after watching this video I’m thinking I’ll be able to machine quilt it YAY!! Luv u girl mucho!! 💕

[@saundraweed9738]

Great instructions. I normally do quilt-as-you-go style because of my small space. I have a few large quilts that are waiting to be quilted but I felt stuck. Thanks for the answer to finishing these items.

[@narellebitossi5494]

OMGosh, Nikki its Beautiful , I am going to be quilting straight lines soon, thank you so much for sharing , you are so creative. Narelle. Australia.

[@elestehorn4290]

I am just starting to go back to quilting ....I attended a basic quilting class in Lausanne, Switzerland in 2003. The first project was a lap quilt and hand-pieced and hand quilted. Now, watching this video makea me feel confident to do machine quilting. Thank you for sharing this video.

[@tokyorosa]

I've quilted 20+ twin or larger quilts on my home machine *without* a walking foot. It can be done!! But lots of good tips in this video, thanks!

[@manuelashannon1369]

Gorgeous. Thank you for inspiration.

[@pikakerose]

great tutorial im watching all your videos

[@margaretsmith8066]

Love it... I also quilt on my small machine ❤

[@cindyhappel7376]

Okay I may try to quilt my next one. I usually send it to the long-armed, but it’s getting really expensive and I like straight-line quilting. This was a very good video! Thanks for your time in making this look so easy!

[@imariser1111]

You give me hope that I can make a quilt! I enjoy your videos!

[@PinCutSew]

You can do it!

[@robinsquiltbasket]

A gorgeous quilt!

[@dianegoodwin9784]

Love the quilt,and thankyou for sharing your video,I've learnt something new and how to use the walking foot properly, cheers ❤

[@elisabeeson7909]

This turned out so lovely!!!

[@craftdipper]

Love this quilt! ❤

[@Jill-mz8wv]

Great video. Well explained and demonstrated. Straight-line machine quilting can be quite relaxing. Basically, my method is the same as yours other than I thread baste instead of pins. I have a smaller domestic, use a walking foot and roll up the sides. I hold the quilt by its rolled sides as well. The feed dogs do all the work.

[@sherryfaires7931]

Excellent tutorial! I enjoyed it and got a little encouragement, too!

[@amandadodd6940]

I love this! Thank you so much for this video! I’m learning how to quilt using my super simple Singer sewing machine and wishing I had a better machine, but you are encouraging me to just keep on quilting. I love the diagonal crisscross pattern!

[@user-us2oi2ly6i]

Thank you so much! Now i feel confident enough to machine quilt a quilt that has been waiting for a long time!

[@deemoody1954]

What a fun whimsical quilt!

[@tammywoyak5477]

I love this!! It turned out so good❤ I wish I had watched this before I bought the Cutie quilting frame.

[@RoseNeedy]

Such a sweet quilt that your daughter will forever cherish! I've been learning many new and helpful techniques from your videos---thank you for your fresh approach to the art of quilting!

[@debrakennedy758]

Well done.

[@conniewhitten8660]

So pretty

[@SammieAnne-Angus]

Beautiful! ❤

[@aprilthele734]

Thank you I’ve been looking for a video quilting on my sewing machine and you did awesome job and the tips are GREAT ❤

[@pamlambert6936]

So pretty. Thanks!

[@janem3378]

Watching you quilt is the best !

[@DebyTapley]

Beautiful!!! Love it.

[@alicialee6361]

I have the same table you have!!! It’s so versatile! Can crank it to different heights. Got mine at Home Depot.