Wow, this is the first tutorial I have watched that actually told you how to set up your machine. They usually just start showing you the quilting part. I have never tried this but I intend to after watching this. Those that keep complaining about the bangs evidently wasn't interested in the quilting. Jenny is a great teacher and her daughter has lots of years to learn. The best thing is to find positive things instead of negative. Jenny you and Hillary did an awesome job. Love your tutorials.
I agree absolutely. Before this ... I was so afraid to try myself. Thank you so much!!! Excellent advice, great clarity!! Please do more videos with your Mom!!! Thank you!
She’s such a mom helping her daughter to do the tutorial! LOL! Love the daughters attitude because she is so gracious to her momma though she is hovering over her! 🥰💜
Personally this is the best free motion on domestic machine tutorial. In particular I appreciated how detailed this was and how to set up your machine. Been so frustrated trying to quilt at home but I’m going to give it a try again! Thanks Jenny and Hillary!!
It isn't an easy thing to do by putting oneself out there,I have to agree with Tanya on the negative comments about hair and Mom talking.This isn't a video for that anyway.I have to say I really appreciate Jenny for even putting these video's out here.They gave me courage to try new things and she answers my questions and helps me a lot.My daughter lives to far away and my Mother passed 13 years ago so I have no one to help but Jenny.Thank Jenny and your daughter was just fine.
L carter I agree re: Jenny doing these videos! Like you, I focus on the technique they are showing. I used to only make quilts if the pattern was the size I needed and did not have the courage to make changes to meet my needs. Thanks to Jenny's videos, I have gained knowledge and courage to try new techniques, make adjustments to patterns and have even used information to teach demos at my quilt group. And if you really paid attention to "all the interruptions by Mom" they were additional helpful information for the viewer. For Gena Caruthers I "polish" my sewing surface with furniture polish to help it glide and place books around my machine to give me a large, level area for my quilt to rest on while I machine quilt. Hope this helps you.
Hillary has a real talent with instruction. She is clear and easy to follow. I love that it's not "polished". Like her Mom, they seem so real that anyone can do it! Instead of getting caught up with perfection (which keeps you from going forward), they seem relaxed and fun. This encourages me to take a risk and go forward with learning a new skill.
Isn't it just amazing that this funny little tutorial has been seen 2,554705 times? I love it. I have watched it a couple times. The first time I felt frustrated with the interactions ( probably mother daughter stuff of my own), but on second viewing I am really taken by the respectful way in which mother and daughter communicate in an effort to help people like me learn how to quilt. Thank you Jenny and Hilary! Happy New Year and congrats on a very successful and enduring post.
I recently began quilting this summer. My 89 year old dad was diagnosed with cancer and I spent this summer as his caregiver so I was looking for something to keep me busy. I love this tutorial as well as all the others from Missouri Star and thank you for doing them. This is how I learned to quilt. I agree with the previous post. I do not respond to videos that I watch, but felt it necessary this time. People need to remember that it is a teaching video not a fashion show. The video did exactly what it was supposed to, taught us to free motion quilt.
Love the video! Love the mother/daughter interaction! The smiles are radiant! Please try and ignore the neggies (my abbreviation for negative type people) Your daughter is darling, wish I could be as close to my daughter. The neggies can go to another tutorial offered by someone else that don't have bangs, but I will venture to say that they won't get the awesome instruction and techniques they will find with Missouri Quilt Co. Some people just can't help themselves, they just have to be ugly. For me....thank you so very much for all the time you have spent helping us!
Everyone is so grumpy about Hillary's hair. I like the way it looks. I wear mine like that only my bangs go past my chin and cover half of my face lol. I think she did a great job show us how to machine quilt. I'm assuming Hillary is close to my age (24) and I'm always happy to see other people around my age doing stuff like this. I grew up watching my grandmother quilt and sew and even knit and crochet, and I always loved trying on my own. I'm actually pregnant with my second baby, I came across a baby quilt made by you guys in search of making my own for my baby girl, and I ended up sitting here all day watching all the things you made! Now I want to make pouches and quilts and all sorts of other stuff!
Terry Dee I'm not sure it's really a problem to her. :) After all I can see just fine though my bangs and they are longer than hers. Just be happy and enjoy how awesome she is.
+Terry Dee Let me explain something that, clearly, nobody has before: It's none of your business. It isn't affecting your life. It isn't impeding you living your life as you see fit. Therefore, allow me to repeat: IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS. If you don't like the video, just keep your mouth shut (fingers off the keyboard) and move on. The rest of us aren't ignorant little hillbillies and don't want to be distracted by your vitriol on a QUILTING video.
I love that you showed basic Free Motion Quilting. It is important for people new to it to know they can break the "rules" and that practice, practice, practice will make them feel more confident and their FMQ will improve!
Your "quilt as you go" video was the first I watched! And now, three weeks later, I'm considering free motion quilting my first jelly roll quilt. So excited, thank you for the AMAZING videos.
Finally! I've watched several tutorials on free motion quilting and still come up with "eyelashes." Adjusted the tension as Hillary suggested and it came out great! Thank you Hillary.
I'm just finishing my first quilt and have been waffling over whether to try and free motion it myself or send it off to a longarm and this really helped me decided to try free motion quilting for myself. Everything is so clear and easy to follow. Thanks so much!
Some people can be so rude. I think the mother and daughter did an excellent job of the video and obviously they enjoy doing it together so I don't see anything wrong with their presentation.
Thank you for this easy free motion video that explains everything I wanted to know in easy to understand steps. I have about 15 quilt tops waiting to be quilted. I have hand quilted, but never found instructions that didn't scare me a little, and I didn't want to ruin my beautiful quilt tops. Hillary has given me the courage to try the free motion.
From a guy who just wants to learn the basics of quilting and has watched innumerable sewing videos lately, this is the best video I've found. Your conversation answered every one of my questions. Thank you so much!
I am so happy to have Jenny to depend on for all my quilting questions and I personally appreciated this video with her daughter because it was refreshing to see the two of them working together.
Wow now this is a great video ! Even 9 yrs later lol this is better than any of the new but my tool videos today ! I love your daily deals ! And I love your videos ! Your girls a natural on teaching ! Man I wished I lived closer ! I’d love to take classes ! Ty ladies !
Great, informative video. What a poised young lady, she appears so relaxed in front of the camera. I always enjoy Jenny'video tutorials and it looks like her daughter is following in her footsteps. It feels like having friends showing you how to do something new. Thanks, Ann
I have watched this video repeatedly over the years; even after all the online & in-person classes I've taken, it's Hillary and her "Don't sweat it!" attitude that inspired me to overcome my fears, be brave and machine quilt. This is still my favorite MSQ video, and I think I've seen them all. Thank you Jenny for introducing us to Hillary and handing her the reigns, and thank you Hillary for your energy and enthusiasm!
I agree. I am just starting making be quilts and can't wait to to be start in my be second. My first turned out maybe in a be B+. Next will be better. Thanks for these ladies be both are GREAT
Just a Reminder , These Video's are an Awesome , FREE Class!!!! Did I mention they are FREE?? How Dare some of you Pick at how they were presented. The computer makes it so easy to say what ever you like. I'm sure you wouldn't say those things to someone if you were standing in front of them. How insensitive!!! Jenny and Family, I love All Your Videos, and your shop!!! Thank you for what you do for the world of quilting. I bless the day I found your site!! THANK YOU THANK YOU. :)
If someone has tips or observations to add to any situation or conversation - it hurts no one who has the ability to take objective criticism in the light it should be taken...including that which comes across as sounding like a bit of moral superiority on other's observations/comments. There was nothing crass or outright rude in anyone's comment...I sensed no ill-will. Perhaps (from someone who may be used to being coddled or who likes to be told only good things) they may/can sound a little harsh, abrasive or blunt, but still... they were words, information...nothing more...nothing less. *You have to be able to set aside any emotion or projection of other's and learn from an observer to do this though* What I took away (aside from a great tutorial on machine quilting) was that in something that takes great preparation (quilting or making tutorial videos) if you can try to eliminate all sources of distractions *evidenced by hair and interruption comments* the more focused your viewers will be on what it is that you are trying to teach them. This can be a great learning moment for those who are actually able/willing to learn from not only supporters & fans, but their critics as well. You'll learn a lot less if you live only inside an echo chamber of what you want to hear vs what you may need to hear. It's all in perspective.
Guess I am really late to this party, but I found this tutorial the best. Have bee afraid to free motion quilt until I saw how easy you gals have made it. Thanks
Thank you! I just ditched my dinosaur sewing machine (1978 Kenmore with no quilting foot, that I hadn’t used since 2004) and got an Accomplish. I’m super excited to start my first free motion quilting project tomorrow. Yippee for quilting spray. This is my 10th quilt since June 2020 everything else was straight line stitched because of dinosaur technology, which looks nice too but I am ready for adventure. Thanks so much, I enjoy so many of your videos since I started watching last year. Cheers🥂
Thank you for making this tutorial! I consider the two of them carrying on a conversation to teach us this technique. I, personally, appreciate the mother taking the roll of "color man." All she is doing is giving answers to questions she thinks a beginner would have. Thanks for taking the time for all this useful information!✂️🤗
Hillary, thank you for showing how fun and easy hand quilting on a home machine can be. You bring the feeling of joy to the process of making a quilt, no matter what the size.
Thank you Jenny and Hillary! I've sewn crafts and such, off and on for 40 plus years, and other than making mini quilt patches for my jeans in the 60's (ha) I've never quilted before. My 30 year old machine pooped out last week, and my new fangled machine is full of marvelous surprises that got me searching thru youtube. After watching several helpful Missouri Star videos I decided to attempt a crazy scrap baby changing mat (Thanks for idea Hillary) In one afternoon I made an adorable 'lil mini quilt, patched, quilted and hand bound. My 3 diaper wearing grandkids are visiting next month, perfect! (this actually has nothing to do w/ free motion but wanted to thank you!) I am ready to move up to a baby quilt!!!
Hillary you and your mom work good together. You gave me confidence that I could do something other than stich in ditch or the tie method thick I think would work on making a old looking quilt
Hilary's hairstyle is a cute look for young girls ! I loved the hair, loved Hilary, loved the video and could only say thank you over and over for all the many videos. I have learned more about quilting from Missouri Star than anywhere else. And your website is the best. Ignore rude comments. Your are a great source for quilters. Thank you...
I have watched this video a couple times before and have been trying for a couple of years to get up the nerve to try free motion quilting. Thanks to Hillary it makes me want to try it very soon. Thank you, HIllary and Jenny. Love your tutorials and I never get tired of watching them.
Thank you so much for the tutorial.I enjoy your sweet sense of humor and the close ups(that really helps me).Keep up the good work.Your daughter has your wonderful smile.
WOW, I'm impressed and ready to add the free motion foot and begin "Playing". I've been using my machine less than one month. THIS tutorial is easy to follow and I'll come back to learn more. THANK YOU.
Thanks for the great video! I finished my first large (crib-sized) free motion quilt project yesterday and I was so frustrated at all of the imperfections. A few times I almost ripped it all out. But I kept going and the more I went the easier it got. Thank you, Hillary, for your gentle reassurance and reminder that yes there are going to be mistakes but nobody is going to notice them! Also good demo on the basting spray - I'm adding that to my shopping list next time I'm at the fabric store. Keep up the good work ladies!
I love all your videos! But my favorite is the one where your daughter explains how to machine quilt. She got me started on a task I thought I never would attempt! Also love that you and your daughter have such a loving and creative relationship. It shows!
Thank you for this straightforward demonstration very helpful. I'm about to try quilting for the first time and want to encourage my granddaughter, she'll will enjoy watching this too. God Bless🙏🏻💖💖
I always love your tutorials I have never done a video, and no one is perfect . You are easy to follow. I watch one of your tutorials every night, sometimes I watch them over and over. I have sewn all my life but it is more fun with your tips I just wish my sweet Mother was here to enjoy this with me. she. would have loved you
Hi there. I am a grandmother and have just begun to learn quilting!! Thanks for a great tuition - I have become very fond of going to Missouri Star for help and ideas on patchwork . . and now with learning free motion quilting. Thanks guys for the free tutorial in the comfort of my own home!
great tutorial and I never paid attention to your daughters hair, actually never noticed until I read some comments some people are just distracted easily, they just need to keep focused and with your experience and having to answer a lot of our question, I just saw you asking questions we might ask your daughter, so I never thought you two were fighting for talking time just clarifying for some of us new quilters. Keep your tutorials going....love them!
Jenny - your daughter is as darling as you are! I love the relationship that we get to see here. it's obvious there is a lot of love and respect between you two. It's refreshing to see! Thank you both for sharing your talents with me. I am learning a LOT from you!
My name is Judy H. I live in KY. I love to watch Jenny and her videos. I have just recently retired and have fallen in love with Missouri Quilt tutorials. It gets me up in the morning ( with a cup of coffee) and I usually watch Jenny before going to bed. I love the Missouri Star Quilts website for fabrics and notions. You have blessed so many people with this site. I love the way you are so down to earth and you are the best at demonstrations so we can understand what you are doing. God bless you all.
Thank you so much for making this video. I've just finished my first big quilting project (it's a 62" x 62" wall hanging for my bedroom) and was feeling quite overwhelmed about quilting it altogether. The basting spray alone will be such a time saver, but now I'm looking forward to practicing the stippling stitch so I can use it on my quilt. My quilt has a strong geometric pattern through it so I think the stippling will soften the look a bit and add a lot of character to the finished piece. Again, thank you!
Jenny I can't get enough of your projects. Your daughter is lovely.My daughter sews with me too. I am now teaching my grand daughter.Thank you ,you have such great ideals.
I have been quilting since 1997 and have always wanted to learn free motion quilting. I discovered this tutorial TODAY and asked "Hillary - where have you been all my life?" I love the idea of spray basting as pins mean I have to stop so frequently to remove them. I will use spray on the baby quilt I am making now. So many helpful tips that I never knew before (like top tension ++ so the "dragon teeth" won't happen!) I usually do ""in the ditch" but now want to stipple. Thank you so much, Hillary, for teaching an old dog a few new tricks! (PS - Hillary, I like the mystery you wrote in the BLOCK Magazine - very good imagination!) 🤗
Thank you for this! I have been struggling all day with (first time!) machine quilting and your advice about the upper tension has saved my sanity. Thank you!
The tutorial was wonderful. Seeing mom and daughter together brought tears to my eyes. My mother and I never had a chance to do this together but I’m looking forward to finding someone to do this with me. My granddaughter is 18 months now. By the time she’s ready, I’ll be ready to teach her. Thank you dynamic duo!
You both are good teachers! You look like you have allot of fun! I am just learning to quilt, you have helped me allot. Shown me how fun and relaxing quilting can be!
Awesome video ladies, thank you! Despite being an experienced quilter, its been many years since I completed a quilt on my "normal" sewing machine, so I am nervous. All these tips have helped so much! Thanks!
A great help for my first attempt at free motion quilting. I love the way Jenny plays with Hillary's hair in the introduction; so much like me with my daughter.
What a wonderful tutors you and your daughter make. I have been piecing for years but seldom quilt as my arthritis is so bad, now I will machine quilt. FYI your daughter is lovely and her hair was just fine, just as the young ones wear it now, but it did not bother me at all.
Phyllis: I so agree. I'm older myself and you are so right. We both recognize that the younger girls do wear their hair this way now, even though it's two years since you typed your comment they still are wearing it this way! I appreciate your comment. Jenny and Hillary are both lovely. I was teaching my young daughter to sew and was so enjoying it but I became very ill and she just doesn't feel comfortable around me anymore. I so love watching this mom and daughter together, expert and next generation expert in her own right together laughing and sharing. So grateful I found this channel. :)
I am wanting to feel confident about this and who would I turn to first but the Missouri Star Quilt Company. They have helped me become the quilter I am today due to the many wonderful tips and videos. I am wanting to do some free motion quilting for the first time and this made me feel confident. We are all looking at a down to earth family and if you have been watching them for a couple or so years like I have, you can almost feel like you are part of the family. Thank you for helping me become the quilter I am today, and thank you for another great tutorial.
I for one am quite grateful that there are people out there that are willing to share how to do these things. Read some of the comments about people being so negative on here and then found those negative comments. People that need to be UGLY like this do so because they have low self esteem. Plus probably jealous. I loved the video and loved the mother daughter interaction. Would give anything for my mother to still be alive and as proud of me as this mom was of her daughter. Thanks for the tutorial, and ignore the small minded people that feel the need to try to tear others down.
Thanks so much for this tutorial! I recently got a new machine and the instructions said to put the tension on 0. I turned my mug rug over after I was done quilting it and the back was all "Dragon teeth and Eyelashes". So when I watched your tutorial again I put the tension way up and it worked like a charm.
I really appreciated the video as I'm trying to learn how to do free motion quilting on my home machine. The video was very helpful. What was not helpful were the ridiculous comments about Hillary's hair. My mother always said..."if you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all." Thanks for that advise mom, and hopefully others here will take it as well. Thanks Jenny and Hillary for all you do.
I've just found your channel and am totally addicted. I have a grandchild arriving in 2017 and am SO excited to get busy sewing again after not having touched my machine in almost 10 years. Thanks for the inspiration!
Thank you so much! This video was great. I had never seen stippling actually being done before, and you make it look so easy! I know it isn't though! You make excellent partners.
So lovely to see you demonstrate free motion quilting in such a lovely and easy way to follow. It's nice to see Mum and daughter together. Thank you from Queensland Australia.
I am a beginner quilter and your videos have helped me see how it is done and has given me confidence that I can do it as well. I am making a newborn baby quilt.
I think the video was awesome......the bangs however weren't a part of the video, the video was to teach how to do free motion quilting, this wasn't a hair fashion video. Hillary seems to be sweet, lovely, and the bangs shouldn't be an issue here. Thanks, I learned a lot by watching the tutorial.....jenny you and your family are doing an awesome job !
I've watched this tutorial several times, and my technique and skills become stronger with each viewing. The tips for making tension adjustments was extremely helpful as that had been a problem area for my own free motion quilting. Teachers love to share what they've learned, and are very generous with their help when assisting others to become more adept in a new area. You are both excellent teachers. Much thanks from a retired teacher!
I actually made my first quilt using this method and I didn't even know what it was called at the time. I just sat down one day and decided to free motion quilt and this is what I came up with. And, it turned out beautifully! Thank you for ALL of your videos. I've learned so much about quilting using your videos.
Hi Jenny, The interaction between you and your daughter is wonderful! It is so nice to see you have instilled the love of quilting to a new generation... what a Iovely legacy. I found myself wondering if it would be possible to do this stipple free form quilting on the quilt as you go quilt you made that was so easy? Looks like it might be fun especially on the 4 inch stripes and a nice counter point to the straight lines. :)
What a delightful & so beautiful pair you two are. :) I'm not new to sewing, but new to quilting. I've watched 100's of videos to learn how to quilt & am so happy I found this channel; quick, easy instructions without going too fast or wasting my time either. ThanQ!
i am so pleased that i watched this tutorial. i have been wondering what stippling is and i found out. Yay!!! Hillary is so sweet and talented, and so easy on the eyes. Hats off to both of you. Well done!
Hillary Sperry and Jenny thank you! Awesome tutorial and....love that you indicate it doesn't have to be perfect. I struggled to keep from crossing over and felt defeated. I now realize...with practice, practice, practice it does get better. Great job!
This is so fantastic! Thank you so much for posting and inviting your daughter to join :) I love the look of the free motion quilting, can't wait to try!!
Great tutorial as usual. I'm feeling much more confident about giving it a shot. Sorry about the negative comments. I find it funny how we all perceive differently. I didn't have a single negative thought while I was watching the video. I was thinking how sweet the mother - daughter relationship can be. I never thought they were interrupting each other, I thought how well they complemented each other and worked as a great team. Great job, ladies.
Great tutorial - like all of those from Missouri Star! I really enjoyed seeing Mother and Daughter together. Thank you all at Missouri Star for all your great tutorials!
why would you guys make comments on her bangs? get more professional? cut the bangs? its distracting? i never noticed her bangs. she is really good at giving a tutorial on how to free motion quilt.
Thank you for the free motion tutorial. Your daughter is just lovely and she has the making of a good teacher like her mom , be proud. I just love Missouri Star Quilt because of all the tutorials. Thank you Hillary !
This was great info and well presented. I must say the added challenge of standing would be difficult. : ) Wonderful mother daughter team. Nice to share a hobby.
I'm 83 and really learned a lot and enjoyed the instruction Sooo I much, it will be a keeper for me to share with my grand children and maybe ?? Great grand children, thanks Sooo I much
Personally I enjoy Mom and daughter talking with each other. Wish I had a daughter like this! Lucky Mom!
Wow, this is the first tutorial I have watched that actually told you how to set up your machine. They usually just start showing you the quilting part. I have never tried this but I intend to after watching this. Those that keep complaining about the bangs evidently wasn't interested in the quilting. Jenny is a great teacher and her daughter has lots of years to learn. The best thing is to find positive things instead of negative. Jenny you and Hillary did an awesome job. Love your tutorials.
I agree!! Cheryl, from Vancouver, WA.
I agree absolutely. Before this ... I was so afraid to try myself. Thank you so much!!! Excellent advice, great clarity!! Please do more videos with your Mom!!! Thank you!
She’s such a mom helping her daughter to do the tutorial! LOL! Love the daughters attitude because she is so gracious to her momma though she is hovering over her! 🥰💜
(The mom interrupting her daughter really bugged me.)
Personally this is the best free motion on domestic machine tutorial. In particular I appreciated how detailed this was and how to set up your machine. Been so frustrated trying to quilt at home but I’m going to give it a try again! Thanks Jenny and Hillary!!
It isn't an easy thing to do by putting oneself out there,I have to agree with Tanya on the negative comments about hair and Mom talking.This isn't a video for that anyway.I have to say I really appreciate Jenny for even putting these video's out here.They gave me courage to try new things and she answers my questions and helps me a lot.My daughter lives to far away and my Mother passed 13 years ago so I have no one to help but Jenny.Thank Jenny and your daughter was just fine.
Thank you so much for the nice comment, L carter!! We really appreciate it! :)
L carter I agree re: Jenny doing these videos! Like you, I focus on the technique they are showing. I used to only make quilts if the pattern was the size I needed and did not have the courage to make changes to meet my needs. Thanks to Jenny's videos, I have gained knowledge and courage to try new techniques, make adjustments to patterns and have even used information to teach demos at my quilt group. And if you really paid attention to "all the interruptions by Mom" they were additional helpful information for the viewer. For Gena Caruthers I "polish" my sewing surface with furniture polish to help it glide and place books around my machine to give me a large, level area for my quilt to rest on while I machine quilt. Hope this helps you.
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Hillary has a real talent with instruction. She is clear and easy to follow. I love that it's not "polished". Like her Mom, they seem so real that anyone can do it! Instead of getting caught up with perfection (which keeps you from going forward), they seem relaxed and fun. This encourages me to take a risk and go forward with learning a new skill.
Gina Ogle I agree. I was trying to say the same thing but you said it better. My thoughts exactly!
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Geez, people are obnoxious sometimes in their comments. Thank you for taking the time to put this video together, I found it really helpful.
I love v your quilting tips and patterns. Thank you.
Isn't it just amazing that this funny little tutorial has been seen 2,554705 times? I love it. I have watched it a couple times. The first time I felt frustrated with the interactions ( probably mother daughter stuff of my own), but on second viewing I am really taken by the respectful way in which mother and daughter communicate in an effort to help people like me learn how to quilt. Thank you Jenny and Hilary! Happy New Year and congrats on a very successful and enduring post.
I recently began quilting this summer. My 89 year old dad was diagnosed with cancer and I spent this summer as his caregiver so I was looking for something to keep me busy. I love this tutorial as well as all the others from Missouri Star and thank you for doing them. This is how I learned to quilt. I agree with the previous post. I do not respond to videos that I watch, but felt it necessary this time. People need to remember that it is a teaching video not a fashion show. The video did exactly what it was supposed to, taught us to free motion quilt.
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Love the video! Love the mother/daughter interaction! The smiles are radiant! Please try and ignore the neggies (my abbreviation for negative type people) Your daughter is darling, wish I could be as close to my daughter. The neggies can go to another tutorial offered by someone else that don't have bangs, but I will venture to say that they won't get the awesome instruction and techniques they will find with Missouri Quilt Co. Some people just can't help themselves, they just have to be ugly. For me....thank you so very much for all the time you have spent helping us!
Everyone is so grumpy about Hillary's hair. I like the way it looks. I wear mine like that only my bangs go past my chin and cover half of my face lol. I think she did a great job show us how to machine quilt.
I'm assuming Hillary is close to my age (24) and I'm always happy to see other people around my age doing stuff like this. I grew up watching my grandmother quilt and sew and even knit and crochet, and I always loved trying on my own. I'm actually pregnant with my second baby, I came across a baby quilt made by you guys in search of making my own for my baby girl, and I ended up sitting here all day watching all the things you made! Now I want to make pouches and quilts and all sorts of other stuff!
Viridian Jolt Hilary is going to LOVE this comment! :) Thank you so much for your kind words!!
Terry Dee I'm not sure it's really a problem to her. :)
After all I can see just fine though my bangs and they are longer than hers. Just be happy and enjoy how awesome she is.
I like my hair and I'm sure Hillary likes hers and you like yours. :) People are different and different things make them happy.
+Viridian Jolt Exactly... Seriously i wish ppl would bitch less these days and mind their own business more!!
+Terry Dee Let me explain something that, clearly, nobody has before: It's none of your business. It isn't affecting your life. It isn't impeding you living your life as you see fit. Therefore, allow me to repeat: IT'S NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS. If you don't like the video, just keep your mouth shut (fingers off the keyboard) and move on. The rest of us aren't ignorant little hillbillies and don't want to be distracted by your vitriol on a QUILTING video.
I love that you showed basic Free Motion Quilting. It is important for people new to it to know they can break the "rules" and that practice, practice, practice will make them feel more confident and their FMQ will improve!
Your "quilt as you go" video was the first I watched! And now, three weeks later, I'm considering free motion quilting my first jelly roll quilt. So excited, thank you for the AMAZING videos.
Finally! I've watched several tutorials on free motion quilting and still come up with "eyelashes." Adjusted the tension as Hillary suggested and it came out great! Thank you Hillary.
I'm just finishing my first quilt and have been waffling over whether to try and free motion it myself or send it off to a longarm and this really helped me decided to try free motion quilting for myself. Everything is so clear and easy to follow. Thanks so much!
Some people can be so rude. I think the mother and daughter did an excellent job of the video and obviously they enjoy doing it together so I don't see anything wrong with their presentation.
Your daughter is a great teacher for FMQ! Thank you!
Thank you for this easy free motion video that explains everything I wanted to know in easy to understand steps. I have about 15 quilt tops waiting to be quilted. I have hand quilted, but never found instructions that didn't scare me a little, and I didn't want to ruin my beautiful quilt tops. Hillary has given me the courage to try the free motion.
+R Cotton So glad you enjoyed the video! We hope you try it out! Happy quilting!
From a guy who just wants to learn the basics of quilting and has watched innumerable sewing videos lately, this is the best video I've found. Your conversation answered every one of my questions. Thank you so much!
Paxton I DO AGREE! SEWWW much info..and they were step by step. Easy to follow! Love love love free classes!!😉
I am so happy to have Jenny to depend on for all my quilting questions and I personally appreciated this video with her daughter because it was refreshing to see the two of them working together.
Wow now this is a great video ! Even 9 yrs later lol this is better than any of the new but my tool videos today ! I love your daily deals ! And I love your videos ! Your girls a natural on teaching ! Man I wished I lived closer ! I’d love to take classes ! Ty ladies !
Great, informative video. What a poised young lady, she appears so relaxed in front of the camera. I always enjoy Jenny'video tutorials and it looks like her daughter is following in her footsteps. It feels like having friends showing you how to do something new. Thanks, Ann
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I have watched this video repeatedly over the years; even after all the online & in-person classes I've taken, it's Hillary and her "Don't sweat it!" attitude that inspired me to overcome my fears, be brave and machine quilt. This is still my favorite MSQ video, and I think I've seen them all. Thank you Jenny for introducing us to Hillary and handing her the reigns, and thank you Hillary for your energy and enthusiasm!
Nothing warms my heart more that seeing family working together. I love your video! Your daughter is a sweetheart. (So are you.) :)
Mary Moeggenborg jpg poor little
I agree. I am just starting making be quilts and can't wait to to be start in my be second. My first turned out maybe in a be B+. Next will be better. Thanks for these ladies be both are GREAT
Just a Reminder , These Video's are an Awesome , FREE Class!!!! Did I mention they are FREE?? How Dare some of you Pick at how they were presented. The computer makes it so easy to say what ever you like. I'm sure you wouldn't say those things to someone if you were standing in front of them. How insensitive!!!
Jenny and Family, I love All Your Videos, and your shop!!! Thank you for what you do for the world of quilting. I bless the day I found your site!! THANK YOU THANK YOU. :)
Thank you for this awesome tutorial. You make it look so easy. I will definitely try this on
Some practice quilts.
BOlNNIE HILL
If someone has tips or observations to add to any situation or conversation - it hurts no one who has the ability to take objective criticism in the light it should be taken...including that which comes across as sounding like a bit of moral superiority on other's observations/comments.
There was nothing crass or outright rude in anyone's comment...I sensed no ill-will. Perhaps (from someone who may be used to being coddled or who likes to be told only good things) they may/can sound a little harsh, abrasive or blunt, but still... they were words, information...nothing more...nothing less. *You have to be able to set aside any emotion or projection of other's and learn from an observer to do this though*
What I took away (aside from a great tutorial on machine quilting) was that in something that takes great preparation (quilting or making tutorial videos) if you can try to eliminate all sources of distractions *evidenced by hair and interruption comments* the more focused your viewers will be on what it is that you are trying to teach them.
This can be a great learning moment for those who are actually able/willing to learn from not only supporters & fans, but their critics as well.
You'll learn a lot less if you live only inside an echo chamber of what you want to hear vs what you may need to hear.
It's all in perspective.
I would coment on it anytime love, im a mother to, so ... 😉 she sees with one eye, cool😂
Well said!
Guess I am really late to this party, but I found this tutorial the best. Have bee afraid to free motion quilt until I saw how easy you gals have made it. Thanks
Thank you! I just ditched my dinosaur sewing machine (1978 Kenmore with no quilting foot, that I hadn’t used since 2004) and got an Accomplish. I’m super excited to start my first free motion quilting project tomorrow. Yippee for quilting spray. This is my 10th quilt since June 2020 everything else was straight line stitched because of dinosaur technology, which looks nice too but I am ready for adventure. Thanks so much, I enjoy so many of your videos since I started watching last year. Cheers🥂
Thank you for making this tutorial! I consider the two of them carrying on a conversation to teach us this technique. I, personally, appreciate the mother taking the roll of "color man." All she is doing is giving answers to questions she thinks a beginner would have. Thanks for taking the time for all this useful information!✂️🤗
Hillary, thank you for showing how fun and easy hand quilting on a home machine can be. You bring the feeling of joy to the process of making a quilt, no matter what the size.
Thank you Jenny and Hillary! I've sewn crafts and such, off and on for 40 plus years, and other than making mini quilt patches for my jeans in the 60's (ha) I've never quilted before. My 30 year old machine pooped out last week, and my new fangled machine is full of marvelous surprises that got me searching thru youtube. After watching several helpful Missouri Star videos I decided to attempt a crazy scrap baby changing mat (Thanks for idea Hillary) In one afternoon I made an adorable 'lil mini quilt, patched, quilted and hand bound. My 3 diaper wearing grandkids are visiting next month, perfect! (this actually has nothing to do w/ free motion but wanted to thank you!) I am ready to move up to a baby quilt!!!
by the way - I stitched in the ditch ...someday I'll free motion : )
Hillary you and your mom work good together. You gave me confidence that I could do something other than stich in ditch or the tie method thick I think would work on making a old looking quilt
Hilary's hairstyle is a cute look for young girls ! I loved the hair, loved Hilary, loved the video and could only say thank you over and over for all the many videos. I have learned more about quilting from Missouri Star than anywhere else. And your website is the best. Ignore rude comments. Your are a great source for quilters. Thank you...
I have watched this video a couple times before and have been trying for a couple of years to get up the nerve to try free motion quilting. Thanks to Hillary it makes me want to try it very soon. Thank you, HIllary and Jenny. Love your tutorials and I never get tired of watching them.
Jenny you should be proud - she did a good job. thanks for your videos.
I am brand new to quilting and I am a visual person.This video was very helpful.
Thank you so much for the tutorial.I enjoy your sweet sense of humor and the close ups(that really helps me).Keep up the good work.Your daughter has your wonderful smile.
WOW, I'm impressed and ready to add the free motion foot and begin "Playing". I've been using my machine less than one month. THIS tutorial is easy to follow and I'll come back to learn more. THANK YOU.
Thanks for the great video! I finished my first large (crib-sized) free motion quilt project yesterday and I was so frustrated at all of the imperfections. A few times I almost ripped it all out. But I kept going and the more I went the easier it got. Thank you, Hillary, for your gentle reassurance and reminder that yes there are going to be mistakes but nobody is going to notice them! Also good demo on the basting spray - I'm adding that to my shopping list next time I'm at the fabric store. Keep up the good work ladies!
you guys are adorable while you help us learn. I am making my very first quilt and prepping for the quilting. Time to practice!
I love all your videos! But my favorite is the one where your daughter explains how to machine quilt. She got me started on a task I thought I never would attempt! Also love that you and your daughter have such a loving and creative relationship. It shows!
LaVonne - Vonnie Gunderson goodnightsleep
Thank you for this straightforward demonstration very helpful. I'm about to try quilting for the first time and want to encourage my granddaughter, she'll will enjoy watching this too. God Bless🙏🏻💖💖
I always love your tutorials I have never done a video, and no one is perfect . You are easy to follow. I watch one of your tutorials every night, sometimes I watch them over and over. I have sewn all my life but it is more fun with your tips I just wish my sweet Mother was here to enjoy this with me. she. would have loved you
Hi there. I am a grandmother and have just begun to learn quilting!! Thanks for a great tuition - I have become very fond of going to Missouri Star for help and ideas on patchwork . . and now with learning free motion quilting. Thanks guys for the free tutorial in the comfort of my own home!
great tutorial and I never paid attention to your daughters hair, actually never noticed until I read some comments some people are just distracted easily, they just need to keep focused and with your experience and having to answer a lot of our question, I just saw you asking questions we might ask your daughter, so I never thought you two were fighting for talking time just clarifying for some of us new quilters. Keep your tutorials going....love them!
Thank you so much Suellyn White!!
Jenny - your daughter is as darling as you are! I love the relationship that we get to see here. it's obvious there is a lot of love and respect between you two. It's refreshing to see!
Thank you both for sharing your talents with me. I am learning a LOT from you!
Thank you for sharing your expertise, I am ready to try it out. The hair, its your style, don't change a thing.
My name is Judy H. I live in KY. I love to watch Jenny and her videos. I have just recently retired and have fallen in love with Missouri Quilt tutorials. It gets me up in the morning ( with a cup of coffee) and I usually watch Jenny before going to bed. I love the Missouri Star Quilts website for fabrics and notions. You have blessed so many people with this site. I love the way you are so down to earth and you are the best at demonstrations so we can understand what you are doing. God bless you all.
Thank you so much for making this video. I've just finished my first big quilting project (it's a 62" x 62" wall hanging for my bedroom) and was feeling quite overwhelmed about quilting it altogether. The basting spray alone will be such a time saver, but now I'm looking forward to practicing the stippling stitch so I can use it on my quilt. My quilt has a strong geometric pattern through it so I think the stippling will soften the look a bit and add a lot of character to the finished piece. Again, thank you!
Jenny I can't get enough of your projects. Your daughter is lovely.My daughter sews with me too. I am now teaching my grand daughter.Thank you ,you have such great ideals.
I love sewing with family!! Grand daughters are the best!! Thanks for sharing your love for quilting with your loved ones!
As a First time quilter I have learned so much I now feel confident to give this method of quilting a try Thank you
I have been quilting since 1997 and have always wanted to learn free motion quilting. I discovered this tutorial TODAY and asked "Hillary - where have you been all my life?" I love the idea of spray basting as pins mean I have to stop so frequently to remove them. I will use spray on the baby quilt I am making now. So many helpful tips that I never knew before (like top tension ++ so the "dragon teeth" won't happen!) I usually do ""in the ditch" but now want to stipple. Thank you so much, Hillary, for teaching an old dog a few new tricks! (PS - Hillary, I like the mystery you wrote in the BLOCK Magazine - very good imagination!) 🤗
Thank you for this! I have been struggling all day with (first time!) machine quilting and your advice about the upper tension has saved my sanity. Thank you!
The tutorial was wonderful. Seeing mom and daughter together brought tears to my eyes. My mother and I never had a chance to do this together but I’m looking forward to finding someone to do this with me. My granddaughter is 18 months now. By the time she’s ready, I’ll be ready to teach her. Thank you dynamic duo!
Very good. Love the changing pad.
You both are good teachers! You look like you have allot of fun! I am just learning to quilt, you have helped me allot. Shown me how fun and relaxing quilting can be!
Awesome video ladies, thank you! Despite being an experienced quilter, its been many years since I completed a quilt on my "normal" sewing machine, so I am nervous. All these tips have helped so much! Thanks!
A great help for my first attempt at free motion quilting. I love the way Jenny plays with Hillary's hair in the introduction; so much like me with my daughter.
Jenny. I am from New Zealand and just love your tutorials.thank you very much.Claudette
What a wonderful tutors you and your daughter make. I have been piecing for years but seldom quilt as my arthritis is so bad, now I will machine quilt. FYI your daughter is lovely and her hair was just fine, just as the young ones wear it now, but it did not bother me at all.
Phyllis: I so agree. I'm older myself and you are so right. We both recognize that the younger girls do wear their hair this way now, even though it's two years since you typed your comment they still are wearing it this way! I appreciate your comment. Jenny and Hillary are both lovely. I was teaching my young daughter to sew and was so enjoying it but I became very ill and she just doesn't feel comfortable around me anymore. I so love watching this mom and daughter together, expert and next generation expert in her own right together laughing and sharing. So grateful I found this channel. :)
Thanks for the great video. It was very helpful. Especially the information about the tension and the feed dogs. You girls are great.
I am wanting to feel confident about this and who would I turn to first but the Missouri Star Quilt Company. They have helped me become the quilter I am today due to the many wonderful tips and videos. I am wanting to do some free motion quilting for the first time and this made me feel confident. We are all looking at a down to earth family and if you have been watching them for a couple or so years like I have, you can almost feel like you are part of the family. Thank you for helping me become the quilter I am today, and thank you for another great tutorial.
What a SWEET mother-daughter relationship you have!!!
You are both so helpful and I learned so much about machine quilting.
Thank you .
I for one am quite grateful that there are people out there that are willing to share how to do these things. Read some of the comments about people being so negative on here and then found those negative comments. People that need to be UGLY like this do so because they have low self esteem. Plus probably jealous. I loved the video and loved the mother daughter interaction. Would give anything for my mother to still be alive and as proud of me as this mom was of her daughter. Thanks for the tutorial, and ignore the small minded people that feel the need to try to tear others down.
Great instructional video. Makes it look easy and doable enough to try! I wish I could quilt with my daughter, she is not really interested right now.
After watching different videos today (about 4 hours worth), I think I finally understand. Hillary, you speak my language! Thank you so much :)
Excellent tutorial! Glad to see you girls enjoying each other! Reminds me of all the great times I had with my mother sewing over many years!! Thx!! 😍
Thank you ladies. Nice to see mother and daughter lovingly working together.
MSQC never disappoints. Informative , fun and FAMILY!
Thanks so much for this tutorial! I recently got a new machine and the instructions said to put the tension on 0. I turned my mug rug over after I was done quilting it and the back was all "Dragon teeth and Eyelashes". So when I watched your tutorial again I put the tension way up and it worked like a charm.
I really appreciated the video as I'm trying to learn how to do free motion quilting on my home machine. The video was very helpful. What was not helpful were the ridiculous comments about Hillary's hair. My mother always said..."if you don't have something nice to say, don't say anything at all." Thanks for that advise mom, and hopefully others here will take it as well. Thanks Jenny and Hillary for all you do.
Surely that includes making comments on other's comments..no...?
I've just found your channel and am totally addicted. I have a grandchild arriving in 2017 and am SO excited to get busy sewing again after not having touched my machine in almost 10 years. Thanks for the inspiration!
Thank you so much! This video was great. I had never seen stippling actually being done before, and you make it look so easy! I know it isn't though! You make excellent partners.
Just watched this again! It is so helpful in many ways. I have sewed clothing for many years & tensions remains "scary" to me!
It's wonderful to see mom and daughter together. Excellent video, thank you for sharing your knowledge!
So lovely to see you demonstrate free motion quilting in such a lovely and easy way to follow. It's nice to see Mum and daughter together. Thank you from Queensland Australia.
You ladies are precious, thank you so much for this tutorial. I can’t wait to get started!
I am a beginner quilter and your videos have helped me see how it is done and has given me confidence that I can do it as well. I am making a newborn baby quilt.
I think the video was awesome......the bangs however weren't a part of the video, the video was to teach how to do free motion quilting, this wasn't a hair fashion video. Hillary seems to be sweet, lovely, and the bangs shouldn't be an issue here.
Thanks, I learned a lot by watching the tutorial.....jenny you and your family are doing an awesome job !
I've watched this tutorial several times, and my technique and skills become stronger with each viewing. The tips for making tension adjustments was extremely helpful as that had been a problem area for my own free motion quilting. Teachers love to share what they've learned, and are very generous with their help when assisting others to become more adept in a new area. You are both excellent teachers. Much thanks from a retired teacher!
This was a very helpful video for a beginner quilter!
I actually made my first quilt using this method and I didn't even know what it was called at the time. I just sat down one day and decided to free motion quilt and this is what I came up with. And, it turned out beautifully! Thank you for ALL of your videos. I've learned so much about quilting using your videos.
Thank you for a helpful video for us beginners! I need all the help I can get and videos are the best way for me.
Quilting gloves changed my life. Makes free motion so much easier!
Hi Jenny, The interaction between you and your daughter is wonderful! It is so nice to see you have instilled the love of quilting to a new generation... what a Iovely legacy. I found myself wondering if it would be possible to do this stipple free form quilting on the quilt as you go quilt you made that was so easy? Looks like it might be fun especially on the 4 inch stripes and a nice counter point to the straight lines. :)
Thank you. I finally got a sewing quiling machine. I have always hand sewn my quilts. This was perfect.
Again thank you
What a great tutorial. I've been wanting to get this exact training for a while, and you two are great on camera together.
What a delightful & so beautiful pair you two are. :) I'm not new to sewing, but new to quilting. I've watched 100's of videos to learn how to quilt & am so happy I found this channel; quick, easy instructions without going too fast or wasting my time either. ThanQ!
i am so pleased that i watched this tutorial. i have been wondering what stippling is and i found out. Yay!!! Hillary is so sweet and talented, and so easy on the eyes. Hats off to both of you. Well done!
When I took a beginning free motion vlasz locally, we used 3 layers of thick paper towels to practice on. Not as pricey as fabric.
I’ve seen the free motion where there are plastic frames and they are frightening but this real free motion is amazing. Claire
So helpful for a new quilter such as myself! More videos like this one please!!
Hillary Sperry and Jenny thank you! Awesome tutorial and....love that you indicate it doesn't have to be perfect. I struggled to keep from crossing over and felt defeated. I now realize...with practice, practice, practice it does get better. Great job!
This is so fantastic! Thank you so much for posting and inviting your daughter to join :) I love the look of the free motion quilting, can't wait to try!!
Great tutorial as usual. I'm feeling much more confident about giving it a shot. Sorry about the negative comments. I find it funny how we all perceive differently. I didn't have a single negative thought while I was watching the video. I was thinking how sweet the mother - daughter relationship can be. I never thought they were interrupting each other, I thought how well they complemented each other and worked as a great team. Great job, ladies.
Thankyou so much from Italy. We don't do much quilting here, I'm learning from your video
Great tutorial - like all of those from Missouri Star! I really enjoyed seeing Mother and Daughter together. Thank you all at Missouri Star for all your great tutorials!
why would you guys make comments on her bangs? get more professional? cut the bangs? its distracting? i never noticed her bangs. she is really good at giving a tutorial on how to free motion quilt.
Thank you for the free motion tutorial. Your daughter is just lovely and she has the making of a good teacher like her mom , be proud. I just love Missouri Star Quilt because of all the tutorials. Thank you Hillary !
This was great info and well presented. I must say the added challenge of standing would be difficult. : ) Wonderful mother daughter team. Nice to share a hobby.
I'm 83 and really learned a lot and enjoyed the instruction Sooo I much, it will be a keeper for me to share with my grand children and maybe ?? Great grand children, thanks Sooo I much
I love you guys! Thank you for taking the fear out of this for me!