Free-Motion Quilted Gifts

Overview

Practice your free-motion quilting and learn a variety of new designs as you create three textured projects: a quilted journal cover, basket, and zippered bag. Follow step-by-step guidance from designer Christina Cameli to craft these practical and beautiful items.

Course Outline

1. 01: Introduction
   Meet Christina and review the three quilted projects you’ll make in class: a journal cover, basket, and zippered bag.
   Duration: 2 min
2. 02: Quilting Refresher
   Get a quick refresher on basting fat-quarter-sized quilt sandwiches and setting up your machine for free-motion quilting.
   Duration: 4 min
3. 03: Journal Cover: Quilting
   Start your journal cover by quilting your panel with an all-over seafoam design made by echoing wavy lines. Learn to create pockets of space filled with quilted pebbles or other filler variations.
   Duration: 13 min
4. 04: Journal Cover: Construction
   Trim your panel and a few more fabric pieces to finish your journal cover. Christina demonstrates how to cut, stack, and sew it all together with ease.
   Duration: 13 min
5. 05: Basket: Quilting
   Follow Christina as she guides you step by step to quilt a textured triangle basket design. Use quilting guidelines with your walking foot to keep triangles on track and add filler for texture.
   Duration: 9 min
6. 06: Basket: Construction
   Complete your basket by sewing your quilted panel into a structured shape, adding boxed corners, handles, and a cuff for a beautiful finish.
   Duration: 10 min
7. 07: Zippered Bag: Quilting
   Quilt a symmetrical curvy radar design on your panel for the zippered bag project. Mark and stitch guidelines with your walking foot, adding curves with free-motion stitching.
   Duration: 11 min
8. 08: Zippered Bag: Construction
   Turn your quilted panel into a bag complete with lining. Insert the zipper, stitch, and turn the bag inside out. Finish with a personalized zipper pull.
   Duration: 15 min
9. 09: Bonus: Scrappy Quilted Panel
   In this bonus video, Christina shares her tips for using up small quilted scraps. Learn to piece a patchwork panel with a simple joining method to create any project from class.
   Duration: 2 min