Free motion quilting class

Saturday afternoon I took a free motion quilting class at a local quilt shop, Quilter's Haven.  I really enjoyed the class, and learned quite a bit.  It's amazing how fast a 4 hour class can go when you're having fun.

First we started with stippling.  After practicing on paper for a bit, we tried it on our machines.  I find stippling to be very challenging.

 

Next we worked on loops, which are so much easier.  We also learned how to make teardrops.  Those were super fun. 




After I got home from the class, I practiced some more of the teardrops and then echo quilted around those and added some swirls.



I'm excited to try using some of those teardrops on a quilt.