Quilt With an Embroidery Machine in 8 Easy Lessons Part Two on The Best of Sewing With Nancy
If you own an embroidery machine, most likely you’ve added monograms to towels or a cute design to baby clothes. But, did you ever think that your embroidery machine’s hidden talent was to quilt layers of fabric with remarkable finesse? Welcome back Nancy’s friend, and quilting expert Eileen Roche, who will show how to double the use of your embroidery machine.
Watch as Eileen shares the magic in quilting on part two of Quilt with an Embroidery Machine in 8 Easy Lessons on Sewing With Nancy. If you missed part one, last week, you can always watch it online at NancyZieman.com.
Quilted Shapes
Embroidery isn’t limited to a design created by thread-dense stitches. Swirls or geometric shapes can also be embroidered. For example, the squares, circles, and hexagons as featured in Eileen’s sampler pillow, can easily be quilted with an embroidery machine. The end result is the appearance of stitching that was done by hand or with a long-arm quilting machine.
Use the DIME (Designs in Machine Embroidery) template to align shapes under the embroidery machine. See how on today’s featured episode of Sewing With Nancy.
Select a design to fit the shape and let your embroidery machine do the work of a computerized longarm. You’ll be amazed with the simplicity and thrilled with the results.
All-Over Quilting Designs
If you’ve pieced a quilt top but have never taken the time to quilt all the layers together, Eileen’s all-over quilting with an embroidery machine technique is for you. The quilt sandwich is hooped section by section. Templates are used for perfect placement and then the stitching begins with the touch of a button.
Start by drawing a grid over the quilt top using a water-soluble pen. Eileen Roche and Nancy Zieman demonstrate how easy it is to quilt in-the-hoop: one shape at a time, one row at a time. They then nestle the subsequent row, stitch, and finish. Watch all the steps to finishing this quilt on Quilt with an Embroidery Machine in 8 Easy Lessons—Part Two.
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Continuous Line Quilting
If you’re a quilter first, embroiderer second, you’ll no-doubt appreciate the look of quilts that have been stitched with a continuous design. If your machine has an embroidery unit, you can accomplish the same look that is generally reserved for long-arm quilters. It’s rather magical.
- Use templates to determine placement within the hoop. Eileen shares how on today’s Sewing With Nancy episode.
The result is a stunning quilting line that appears continuous.
Eileen and Nancy showcase how this continuous line quilting design can work on a variety of different sized projects.
Easily learn the machine embroidery quilting process. There’s no reason to be intimidated. This easy process is presented from a beginner’s perspective and is broken down into eight easy lessons, including many useful tips and techniques for professional results, all can be found in Quilt With an Embroidery Machine in 8 Easy Lessons at ShopNZP.com.
Watch Quilt with an Embroidery Machine in 8 Easy Lessons (Part One and Part Two) on Sewing With Nancy online
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Elaine Davis
Really need to try this!
Ann West
What a great way to get all your tops quilted in as timely fashion! Thanks for the opportunity.
beth d.
I would love to learn how to quilt on my sewing/embroidery machine. It would add some dimension to my quilts.
Beverly
My embroidery machine would just love to be put to use to finish my quilts. I have watched Nancy’s presentation online, but believe the book would be most helpful for me to master this technique.
Linda Johnson
I’ve often thought about using my embroidery machine to quilt but the idea is somewhat daunting. Having Nancy and Eileen show me the way is how I want to get started!
Dixie
Quilting on the embroidery machine will be a faster way to get my quilts finished.
Lorraine Alves
Creative use for the embroidery machine. How wonderful to find multiple uses for the machines we have.
Cynthia d.
I have tried to FMQ with little success. It would be helpful to have this book. Thank you for the video.
Susan
This book would be a wonderful tool to have as it would help me become a better friend with my embroidery sewing machine and add creativity to my quilt creations.
Clovis
The book would be a good reference for quilting on an embroidery machine.
Gail Beam
I would love to learn more about free motion quilting and this book would be a wonderful reference to help me gain the knowledge that I need. Thanks for the chance to win .