How to Free Motion Quilt for Beginners on a Regular Machine! What You Need, Basting, & Machine Setup

I get so many questions about free motion quilting for beginners on a regular sewing machine! I want to have all your free motion quilting or fmq tutorial questions here in an easy to find place, so I've made this short series to help you learn everything you need to know for free motion quilting even if you have never done it before! In this video, I'll show you what you need to get started, how to baste your quilt the easy way (no crawling on the floor!) and how to set up your machine. Be sure to subscribe as I'll be following this video up with free motion quilting design essentials and a video to help you expand your quilting adventures into feathers, rulerwork, and learning more designs! This will be a short 3 video series I had originally planned as a class/zoom workshop but I'm putting it all here for free instead! *I believe I misspoke about the color band on the needle. The pink I pointed out is actually the size designation color rather than the type of needle color. All the information on needle sizes & types and the corresponding colors is all correct in the schmetz guide here: https://schmetzneedles.com/color-code-chart 💚 Quick Links: 0:00 Introduction 0:33 Needle Selection 2:51 Thread Selection Cotton vs Poly and All About Lint! 7:36 Free Motion Quilting Foot 10:29 Gloves & Supreme Sliders 13:38 Table Setup 14:39 Notebook & Pen for Doodling 15:49 How to Baste the Easy Way! Pins or Spray 23:23 Machine Setup for FMQ 26:33 Preparing for FMQ in the next video! 💚 Links: Schmetz Needle Guide: https://schmetzneedles.com/color-code-chart Schmetz Chrome Plated Quilting Needles: https://amzn.to/3aEhcH8 Supreme Slider--Queen Size: https://amzn.to/2LXvYyE Supreme Slider--King Size: https://amzn.to/34x8qHp Machingers Gloves: https://amzn.to/3azMwqC Juki Quilting Foot: https://amzn.to/3nEhsK7 Juki Ruler Quilting Foot: https://amzn.to/38omaoL 🎧 I'm always listening to an audiobook while I sew! Its a great way to engage your ears while your eyes and hands are busy with fabric! Get your free trial to Audible and get a free audiobook (two if you have Amazon prime!) here: https://amzn.to/3grgwYs ☕️ Did you love this and want to say thanks? You can buy me a coffee here: https://www.buymeacoffee.com/Toquilts -------- 💚 Did you see something you love in the background somewhere? I've compiled links to all my favorite sewing things here: https://www.amazon.com/shop/tinyorchardquilts -------- Any questions? Leave a comment below! Website: https://tinyorchardquilts.com/ Sign up my newsletter for sales and new patterns! Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/tinyorchardquilts/boards/ Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/meganmme/ -------- ✂︎ Affiliate Disclosure: This description contains affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases. I don't post products I don't believe in and I am not paid to advertise to you.