Join Pam and Lynn for episode 224 of The Stitch TV Show online quilt show! We’re diving into free motion quilting tips on a domestic machine and geeking out with math about the cost vs benefit of precut fabrics. This episode is brought to you by The Precut Store!
The quilt hanging behind us is Lynn’s “Lone Starburst” quilt; pattern from the Kimberly Einmo. book “Jelly Roll Magic“.
Tips and links for this episode:
- Enter the pre-cut bundle fabric giveaway before August 24, 2017, courtesy of The Precut Store! You can win 3 charm packs and a jelly roll of Moda Bella Snow using the Rafflecopter entry below. Buttons are also included!
Tips and items from the free motion quilting discussion:
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- The Supreme Slider can make a smoother surface for FMQ
- The Gidget table is a travel table option with a set-in machine
- Making a flush set for your sewing machine with an IKEA table
- Christa Watson’s squish and smoosh method for FMQ
- Pam’s redneck engineering solution to extending her sewing machine work surface
- Leah Day’s solution for hacking your hopping FMQ foot
- NOTE: Pam mentioned platinum needles at the 27:00 mark, and got it wrong! She meant titanium needles, which can sometimes prevent flex in free motion quilting. Pretty sure we couldn’t afford platinum needles!
- Better examples of Pam’s go-to FMQ designs, Orange Peel and Ribbon Candy:
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- Suggested books on domestic machine and free motion quilting:
- Machine Quilting with Style by Christa Watson
- The Ultimate Guide to Machine Quilting by Christa Watson and Angela Walters
- Step-by-Step Free-Motion Quilting by Christina Cameli
- Suggested books on domestic machine and free motion quilting:
- Today’s episode was brought to you by The Precut Store, your one-stop shop for precut fabrics, kits, and thread!
- Thanks to our production partners 77peaches enterprises and Big Think Productions.
- Audio only versions of the show are available in the Hip to be a Square quilting podcast feed.
- The Stitch TV Show mugs are available from Lasting Impressions Atlanta!
- Our next Virtual Stitch-In is tonight (not the 18th! Pam was wrong AGAIN!) August 11 at 7pm US Eastern
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August 11, 2017
Love me a jellyroll!
August 11, 2017
It takes me hours to pick out fabric! I love precuts.
August 11, 2017
I have a love/hate relationship with precuts. I love to see all the fabrics, but I love to pick out my own individual fabric choices for a quilt even more. And I don’t have a large fabric budget, so I often feel I get a better value by selecting my own fabrics and finding them on sale and wherever I can to save money vs. the price of precuts which even when they’re on sale seem like a higher price per yard in the end to me. But then I am still drawn to them because….all the pretty fabrics!!!!
August 14, 2017
Love it! First time here
August 11, 2017
I love layer cakes for making projects. I love jelly rolls for petting.
August 11, 2017
There’s just something about charms that are so appealing. Strips are a close second.
August 11, 2017
Pass the Jelly Rolls Please!
August 11, 2017
My favorite precut size are charm packs. They can be cut or used as is to make some wonderful blocks.
August 11, 2017
I’m not very good at picking fabrics that go together so I use precuts, it takes the guess work out of fabric selection
August 11, 2017
Charms and jelly rolls compete for the top spot in my favorite precut list.
August 18, 2017
I really love fat quarters. They’re just fun.
August 11, 2017
Fat quarters are my favorite precut size! Thanks for the chance!!
August 11, 2017
I love your show!!!!
August 11, 2017
I really enjoy you guys. And love the show while I quilt.
Pam, I recently bought a sweet sixteen and sure could use some comments about your experience. Todays ideas about patterns were great.
I was surprised about the price comparison of precuts also. I vote for the ease. Its worth my time. Another plus for precuts is that you get a little of the entire collection. Usually a quilt store will only carry some of the collection, not all of it.
Anyway, I love quilting and love both you. Great people. Thanks.
August 11, 2017
I don’t buy precuts very often but I have bought a jelly roll, a couple of charm packs, and a few of those 2 1/2 inch square bundles.
August 11, 2017
Great show! Love charm packs
August 11, 2017
Thank you for the opportunity to win fabric. I would have to say that my favorite precut is probably the jelly roll. I call solid jelly rolls instant sashing. Layer cakes are a close second, however!
August 12, 2017
Love your show! My favorite pre-cut is a layer cake.
August 12, 2017
Love watching your show, I typically comment in my head and forget to write them to you both. I am usually a charm pack girl the price point is lower and easier to take.
August 12, 2017
I love precuts! It is the best way to really get to know a line. Layer cakes and charm packs are my fave.
August 12, 2017
Love you guys, you crack me up. Listen to your podcast while walking in the morning. I have used alot of jelly rolls but just bought a layer cake to try.
August 12, 2017
I like 5″ charm packs best.
August 12, 2017
Love watching! I just came across you two! Your great!
August 12, 2017
A very generous giveaway! Thank you for the chance to win! You have a very cute YouTube show as well! Great work and great dynamics between the two of you!
August 13, 2017
I adore the not often seen Dessert Rolls (5″ by wof). And I adore the Stitch Show!!
August 13, 2017
Fat quarters are my fave — they’re so versatile! I have a favorite throw pattern I can make from fat quarters, plus they’re a great way to buy just a bit of something I like, yet still have enough of it to play with. Thanks for the giveaway!
August 13, 2017
charm packs are so easy to use for a baby quilt!
August 14, 2017
I love them all, but I guess jelly rolls are my favorite, because they’re just so dadgum cute!
August 14, 2017
It is so hard to decide, I like them all! Lately I have been taken with the mini charm packs. They are such an inexpensive way to get my fabric fix when I really do not need any more fabric. I use them for table toppers and individual placemats for my desk (where I usually eat lunch.) I would be thrilled to win the pretty pre-cuts in the picture!
August 14, 2017
I’ve more charm packs than anything but the most useful size is a layer cake.
August 14, 2017
Never, I mean, Always, no wait, Never miss an opportunity to win free fabric! I’m in for the win!
August 14, 2017
Love FQs. Easy to use for many projects – including paper piecing.
August 14, 2017
I like to use layer cakes. Squares and/strips are possible!
August 15, 2017
I don’t really have a favorite! They all cut down to 2.5″ squares which I use for hexies.
August 15, 2017
Just found your site and love it!
August 16, 2017
I love fat quarters but lately I’ve been collecting charm packs and a few mini charm packs. Haven’t tried jelly rolls or layer cakes yet. Just found you guys and really love the show!
August 16, 2017
I have used fat quarters and layer cakes. I have a jelly roll and charm packs – I just need to pick a pattern and jump on it. I think the layer cake is my favorite. So many options.
Thank you, Christa Quilts for sponsoring this fabulous prize! 🙂
August 17, 2017
I think my favorite precut is fat quarters then layercakes.
August 17, 2017
Well I would have to say that it is a toss up between jellyrolls and charm packs. I seem to use them both equally.
August 17, 2017
I love the flexibility of fqs, but charm packs are so affordable!
August 18, 2017
I have to say my most used pre-cut is the fat quarter. I tend to line up the jelly rolls on my shelf and never use them, but they are my favourite to look at!
August 18, 2017
Generally, charms are my go-to cuts. It’s easy to do various blocks without a lot of cutting. Jelly rolls are second for easy borders.
August 18, 2017
I don’t often buy pre-cuts, but when I do it is usually fat quarters.
August 18, 2017
I like jelly rolls but fat quarters are my fav!
August 18, 2017
I like fat quarters the most!
August 18, 2017
I’ve just started using charm packs, but I absolutely love collecting all types of jelly rolls.
August 18, 2017
I don’t have a favorite precut, love them all! And I Love watching your show and listening to Pam’s podcast! Keep up the good work!
August 18, 2017
Fat quarters because I have about a million of them.
August 18, 2017
I love to buy jelly Rolls and I do use them, but not as fast as I buy them! After listening to your show I do think I’ll be looking at buying more layer cakes, such a good value.
August 18, 2017
I like layer cakes because they can be cut into strips, charm squares and smaller pieces and they have a beautiful assortment in each stack.
August 19, 2017
Love precuts! I am terrible at picking out fabric so I love fat quarter bundles which have them already chosen for me!
August 19, 2017
Great show.
August 20, 2017
So, at first, I wanted total control and needed to choose all my own fabrics, thought precut were for cheaters or lazy folks who couldn’t pick out things that work together… then, I did the math and thought about the time investment and my own buying habits (I often buy faves but rarely buy blenders) and quickly decided that pre-cuts make a ton of sense! I like the flexibility of layer cakes &FQs but use charms more often as I am reluctant to chop up the pretty layer cake or bundle of FQs.
August 20, 2017
To be honest, I rarely use pre-cuts. But the times I have, I’ve loved the ease of it! Thanks for this!
August 20, 2017
I love Fat Quarters, but charms are great for a quick project. Thanks, grinnie1961 at gmail dot com
August 21, 2017
You guys crack me up. I’m finishing a layer cake quilt right now, but I’ve used more jelly rolls than anything because I love making jelly roll race quilts for a quick and satisfying finish.
August 21, 2017
I just came across your video. Thanks for sharing