An online membership is the best way to learn free motion quilting

So many quilters are missing out on a really creative part of the quilting process because they are reluctant to try free motion quilting. I believe that all quilters should learn how to free motion quilt, but the question is: what is the best way to learn? Is it in an in-person class? One-on-one teaching? Through a video course? While these are all ways to learn free motion quilting, I believe the best way to learn is in an online membership. I also believe that The Quilter’s Way is the best online membership for people who are on a path to improve their free motion quilting. You probably think that I am biased because I host The Quilter’s Way but let’s explore the pros and cons of ways to learn free motion quilting and you will see why I feel the way I do.

Self-taught

When people first consider learning free motion quilting the “self-taught” path often appears to be the most tempting. Thoughts like “how hard can it be?” and “I just need to watch a few YouTube videos” immediately pop into your head followed by “why should I pay money to be taught something that I can learn for free?”. For some people the self-taught process will work but most quilters don’t get very far down this path before they realize how daunting the task can be.

The huge diversity in the free motion quilting technique will require spending hours browsing through innumerable narrowly focussed videos, blogs, books, etc. which might be okay if you don’t mind wasting time – time that could be spent working on your projects. In addition, without a structure to the learning, quilters often find themselves overwhelmed with the sheer volume of tips, tricks, and advice that is available resulting in them being “stuck” without knowing what the next steps are. There’s no one to encourage you to help you with this and, if you aren’t disciplined, it can be really hard to learn on your own and what journey to follow. How many times have you heard someone say “I found this tip on the internet but I don’t know what to do next”?

In-person Course

Many quilters, who have discovered that being self-taught is not as much fun as they thought, turn to in-person courses. This is where you go to a quilt shop or a show (local or further away) for a course on free motion quilting taught by a real live person who is in the room with you. No technology, just a real live person who teaches you the technique and answers your questions. There are other quilters in the room with you all trying to learn the same technique as you at the same time. What could be better than having access to a real live teacher and a group of quilters that you can make friends with? While I would agree that in-person courses are a good way to learn (I have taken quite a few in my time), there are a number of problems that can be grouped into two categories: convenience and poor access to on-going help.

Let’s start with convenience because it is the most obvious disadvantage with an in-person course. By its nature, you have to adjust your life and learning to the constraints imposed by this type of course. You have to make time in your schedule, travel to the class location, and either bring your own machine or learn to operate the machine that is in the store or at the show. Depending on the flexibility of your lifestyle and your proximity to the class location, these inconveniences may not be a big disadvantage but if you have a busy life this can be a major commitment requiring a lot of adjustments to your schedule.

The other disadvantage, poor access to on-going help, is subtle but in some ways a bigger obstacle to learning. You may be thinking “what do you mean by poor access to on-going help?” when the teacher is right in the room with you. You would be right if you were the only pupil in the room and managed to learn everything so perfectly that you had no problems or questions once you started using the technique in your own studio. Well, that is never going to happen! You will be in a classroom setting with limited interaction with the teacher because he/she has to support the learning of ALL the students in the class whose behaviour can really impact your ability to learn. Who hasn’t been in a class where one student monopolizes the teacher’s attention and slows down the pace of the course until it peters out to an unsatisfactory conclusion? The other major problem is that you do not have access to the teacher (or anyone else) once the class is over. I’m sure that you have found out that the hardest part of acquiring new knowledge is not learning the technique but in applying it in the real world after the class has finished. It’s amazing how many problems or questions pop up afterwards that were never addressed during the class. With the class over, you are now on your own to solve the myriad of problems that you will encounter as you use the technique “for real”.

One-on-one Teaching

The most obvious way to address the disadvantages of in-person classes is to hire your own personal teacher who will provide lessons that match your schedule and is “on call” to help you solve any problems you encounter when using the technique. If you can afford this solution – go for it! For most of the rest of us this is more expensive than we can afford.

Video Courses

Video courses are a great way to learn techniques because of their convenience. Not only can you choose the time, place, and teacher for your lessons, you also set your own pace. This means you can move as fast or as slow through the course, even skipping areas that you are already familiar with or replaying particularly tricky parts of the lessons. Being able to replay a lesson to refresh something that you missed the first time is a big step, unfortunately, it does not solve the problem of lack of access to help completely. Video courses, by their very nature, provide a narrow view of the technique without access to additional information related to the topic. In addition, they may not provide a way to have questions answered by the teacher or anyone else. This disadvantage becomes apparent when you begin using the technique in your own project and find that the course does not address the specific issue you’re having. This is when you miss the ability to ask a question of a real person (especially the teacher).

Online Membership

The final (and best in my opinion) way to learn a quilting technique is to join an online membership. A well-run online membership provides all the conveniences of a video course combined with the ability to get help and support from the teacher and other members. Since the training often includes video courses, you get all the convenience of learning through videos (access to the training at any time and being able to work through it at your own pace) as well as being able to watch the training video when you are actually doing that technique. At the same time you will get access to the host or the teacher in the courses as well as advice and support from other members who will have a wide range of experience with the technique.

There are a couple of disadvantages with an online membership. The first is that although it is fun to interact with the members online it is still not quite the same as interacting with them in person. The other disadvantage is that not all memberships are run the same way. Some memberships are nothing more than a subscription service, similar to Netflix, where your monthly fee just gives you access to content with no support from the teacher or interaction with members. Others are poorly hosted and may be disorganized without any structure to the training or the member interaction. Finally, some memberships just have a “bad vibe” that is not welcoming or suitable for learning and improvement. They are like visiting a poorly hosted Facebook group full of conflict, negativity or trolls. Luckily those type of memberships don’t last long but it is important that you find one the fits your personality and has the environment that suits your learning goals.

The Quilter’s Way

Finally, I want to talk about my membership, The Quilter’s Way. Not only because I host it but also because I want to show how I have considered all the things I have been discussing when designing the membership.

• The Quilter’s Way is online 24/7 and hosted on an easy-to-use software platform that is accessible via computers, iPad or phones so members can participate anytime from anywhere in the world.

• There is a structured step-by-step path including training and courses to help quilters make the improvements that they want.

• Sources of additional material, such as interviews, articles are available outside the formal courses to augment the training.

• I am accessible to the members via posts, articles, direct messages and emails to ensure that they get the support that they need. As the host I am careful to ensure that the “atmosphere” in the membership is positive, welcoming, supportive and, of course, fun.

• Interactive live sessions are held using ZOOM (free software) to foster discussion between members and to explore new ideas.

• The interaction between the members is amazing with lots of people providing advice and support, and many friendships being established between people who would never meet in any other way because they live halfway across the world from each other. Members in The Quilter’s Way are committed to improving their quilting skills.

The only thing that The Quilter’s Way does not provide on a daily basis is live in-person interaction mainly because members live a long way from each other. A number of us have managed to meet up with each other while traveling during our vacations and we have had lots of fun.

Summary

I have summarized the pros and cons of the different ways of learning free motion quilting so that you can see them in a glance. As you may have guessed I am very proud of The Quilter’s Way and this table will reflect my opinion that it is that best way to learn free motion quilting, however the pros and cons are laid out so you can decide for yourself.

Pros & Cons of the different ways to learn free motion quilting

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Free motion quilting is a journey that never ends

The free motion quilting journey starts when you decide you want to break free of “the ditch” and do something more creative when it comes to quilting your project. It can feel a little scary because free motion quilting can seem intimidating and overwhelming when you start your first project. Free motion quilting is a technique that has lot of variations and a huge amount of room for creativity. Striving to master those variations and use them creatively is what motivates most free motion quilters and also what makes it both scary and exciting when you first start. At this stage it’s easy to think that it’s all about getting even stitches and learning motifs… but it is so much more!

When you are first learning to free motion quilt, you will be focussed on the mechanics of the technique: learning how to move the quilt, getting even stitches, and creating motifs that look like you want them to. As you become more familiar with the mechanics and build up some “muscle memory”, your results will improve and you’ll start building a repertoire of motifs that you can confidently quilt. You’ll also start to develop a feel for what motifs will work on certain projects and will start making decisions about your projects to provide opportunities for creativity at the quilting stage. At this stage you’ll be comfortable enough that you may even start looking for projects where you can use your free motion quilting knowledge creatively so you can put your own “stamp” on your projects. It’s when they’ve reached this level of confidence and skill that most quilters are ready for the next free motion quilting steps allowing them to unleash their creativity.

The next stage is when you see quilters branching out into variations in free motion quilting. The first one often being ruler quilting. Although ruler quilting is a technique in and of itself, I include it under the umbrella of free motion quilting because it’s done in a very similar way. I think it should become a part of a free motion quilter’s repertoire. Ruler quilting is also a technique that has many variations with a dizzying number of motifs, rulers, and templates. The rulers and templates allow you to create very precise designs which are effective in providing structure to the look of the quilting on your projects. This precision that ruler quilting brings to a quilt design provides a great foundation for the more free-form motifs and can provide a structure for the quilt design that helps the eye move across the quilt easily. The combination of ruler quilting and free motion quilting results in amazing quilt designs.

Another way that quilters at this stage branch out is in their choice of projects. Free motion quilting is such a creative technique that quilters begin to choose projects that showcase their quilting. They start making projects that contain areas of space that they fill up with their favourite motifs and/or ruler quilting in ways that enhance the project but also make the quilting the star. It’s usually at this stage where quilters will start doing whole cloth quilts. They start with a blank canvas and fill it with their quilting to create stunning designs that rely only on the quilting for the effect. You know you have “arrived” if you can pull off a whole cloth quilt with confidence.

It’s also at this stage that many quilters seriously start considering learning how to use a long-arm quilting machine. A long-arm machine is not necessary for advanced free motion quilting but, if you can afford it, you’ll be amazed at how many possibilities it will open up for you. First, you’ll be able to quilt your projects much faster than on a domestic sewing machine but you will also be able to create quilting designs that were not possible before. The extra space that you have when you use a long-arm quilting machine allows you to create designs that just don’t “fit” on a domestic machine. Long-arming can be a “game changer” for those who can afford it.

The ultimate stage is where the quilter has become so comfortable and confident with their skills that they are willing to experiment in ways that really push their creativity. You’ll see them create projects with designs using trapunto or other 3D effects. You may see them experimenting with different materials such as cork or leather. Most of all you will see them combining their creativity, knowledge, and skill to surprise and inspire other quilters. This stage never really ends because the opportunities for creativity are endless. At this point in their development the quilter is a master of their craft and they are only limited by their imagination. They are a “Ninja Quilter”!

Sharon Blackmore of Love Shack Quilts

If you never start to free motion quilt, just think of the creativity that you’ll never explore!

Don’t miss out: start your own journey by exploring and creating with free motion quilting now!

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Now that you know the reasons you need to learn free motion quilting, check out my course “First Steps Into Free Motion Quilting” by clicking here.

If you already know how to free motion quilt then you may be interested in “3 Ways to Improve Your Free Motion Quilting” by clicking here.

P.S. Do you strive to improve your quilting skills? Do you want to have fun doing it? Do you want to meet other quilters in a supportive, safe environment?  If you answered “yes” to these questions, you need to join The Quilter’s Way. The Quilter’s Way is the only quilting membership site that includes both training and an active, supportive online community. Don’t wait another day! Join now.

Free Motion Quilting is Easy … if You Practice

You have may have heard me say that free motion quilting is a lot like playing a musical instrument because it involves using your brain and your muscles at the same time. Just as you can’t learn the piano by just reading a book or watching a video, you have to actually practice your free motion quilting to develop the “muscle memory” that you use when working on your project. Quilting is like making music. You learn the basics (scales) and practice the piece (motif) then one day the rhythm takes over and you are making music on your project.

I am sure that the need to practice is no surprise to you and I am guessing that you may not be looking forward to it especially if you have taken piano lessons in the past (like I have). Practice does not have to consist of the drudgery of constantly repeating the same motions over and over until you thoroughly hate the skill that you are trying to develop. Let’s face it, you are interested in results not repetition. That is why it is not only important to practice but to practice in the right way. When I teach free motion quilting in The Quilter’s Way, I use a step-by-step process that ensures that you get the most “bang for your practice buck” while building confidence and achieving quick results. My process is based on a few important principles:

Build Muscle Memory

How many times have you seen a technique in a book or watched it in a video thinking “how hard can it be?” only to end up completely frustrated when it turned out to be much more difficult in “real life”? There is a lesson in that experience that I “rediscover” more often than I would like to admit. The lesson is that everything is easy until you have to apply it. Without actually “doing the task”, you will not have properly learned it no matter how carefully you studied the book or watched the video. This principle is especially important in free motion quilting where muscle memory is such a big part of the technique. This is why I include practice exercises at key points in my training to make sure that the student has the opportunity to apply what they have been taught and makes sure it is locked into both their brain and their muscles. I also like to include a project of the appropriate level so that the student can apply what they have learned in an actual project that they can be proud of.

Build Confidence

Building confidence is an important part of learning a new technique. It can be extremely demoralizing if you are asked to attempt something that you are not ready for. Repeated failure while trying to learn will make the process so onerous that most people will give up well before they have made any progress. This is why it’s important to practice the right thing at the right time. Small and frequent opportunities to apply what has been learned successfully builds a student’s confidence and generates a momentum that will help the student committed to mastering the technique. When teaching free motion quilting, I use a number of strategies to build a student’s confidence by:

• Teaching them how to properly set up their sewing machine

• Choosing the appropriate low risk project and exercises to practice on

• Providing some “quick wins”

• Allowing them to work at their own pace

Use Practice Time Wisely

No matter how well an exercise or practice session is designed there can be a tendency to avoid completing them because of “lack of time”.

The hard fact is that without practice there will be no improvement.

Although “lack of time” is often an excuse rather than a fact, the shorter the practice sessions, the more likely the student will take advantage of them. I like to say that if you can spare 15 minutes a day, you have enough time to practice your free motion quilting and improve your skill level. I encourage students to have their sewing machine already set up and some quilt sandwiches available so that they can do some practicing in small chunks of time without wasting that opportunity with having to set up their sewing machine. Multiple short practice sessions are a good way to learn and are often more practical when people have busy lives.

Remember “Practice Makes Progress”. When learning free motion quilting it’s important to focus on progress rather trying to attain perfection.

Download a worksheet so that you can start practicing your loops

Download the free Get Out of the Ditch! guide to learn how to start free motion quilting by clicking here.

If you have struggled (or not attempted) free motion quilting you should check out my course “First Steps Into Free Motion Quilting” by clicking here.

If you already know how to free motion quilt then you may be interested in “3 Ways to Improve Your Free Motion Quilting” by clicking here.

P.S. Do you strive to improve your quilting skills? Do you want to have fun doing it? Do you want to meet other quilters in a supportive, safe environment?  If you answered “yes” to these questions, you need to join The Quilter’s Way. The Quilter’s Way is the only quilting membership site that includes both training and an active, supportive online community. Don’t wait another day! Join now.

You Are Wasting Money If You Don’t Do Your Own Quilting

I have talked about the fact that you are wasting money if you don’t do your own quilting on your projects before but I think it is time to do a little math just to see how big the impact can be. As you know, I think there are impacts to not doing your own quilting and direct costs are a tangible place to start. There are essentially two types of direct costs:

Money Paid to Have Someone Else Quilt Your Project

The easiest direct cost to identify is the price you would pay to have someone else quilt your project for you. This can run from $100 to hundreds of dollars depending on how the type of quilting that is done. For this analysis let’s ignore situations where you choose to send an extra special project to a professional for custom quilting. This will be expensive but in certain special situations the results from a professional quilter will be worth the extra expense.

If you know how to free motion quilt, you will find that most of your projects can be successfully quilted by you without a professional’s touch. Let’s take a look at what the cost-savings could be in one year. The cost savings will depend on the number, size, and type of quilting that is done. This will vary considerably between quilters so let’s explore a few scenarios so that we can determine a range of cost savings. For the purpose of the analysis I have assumed that all the quilts would be lap-sized and would cost $100 each for a professional quilter to quilt with an edge to edge design (pantograph).

Your costs will vary depending on the size of quilts that you make and how complex you want the quilting to be. The more creative you become in your project choices, the higher the cost to quilt the project will be. You can see how the annual costs could really skyrocket if you are doing projects that require custom quilting as the cost per quilt could be in the hundreds of dollars.

You may want to do some research locally to see what the costs of professional quilting are so that you can estimate the benefit of doing your own quilting on your type of projects. Once you plug in your own numbers, you will quickly realize that you can save a lot of money if you quilt your own projects. Learning free motion quilting just makes good economic sense.

Money Invested in UFO’s

The other place where money can be wasted is in your stack of UFO’s. Many UFO’s are a result of a quilter stopping after they have completed the top because they don’t know how they should quilt the project. If you are unable to try free motion quilting but are unwilling to get someone else to quilt it, then your project will end up in your pile of UFO’s. The inability to finish the project is a huge waste of effort and money.

Now you could make a case that the money spent on a UFO is not wasted because you will finish the project “someday” so let’s approach this analysis as an assessment of the money you have invested (rather than wasted) in your UFO’s. For the purpose of the analysis I have assumed that all the quilts would be lap sized with a cost for materials ($100 per quilt) and the cost of labour (10 hours *$10/hr) of your effort to complete the top.

As you can see the inability to finish the project is a huge waste of effort and money. In addition to the cost of the “wasted” fabric, it’s tragic to put your creative efforts into a project only to leave it in an unfinished state. This analysis doesn’t include the frustration and of guilt of not completing the project or the impact of having to find somewhere to store the UFO’s.

If you are accumulating UFO’s because you can’t quilt your own projects and won’t send them out to be quilted, then there will be a huge investment in your studio that you or the people that you will give the quilt to are not able to enjoy. If you value your time and your creative work, you need to learn how to free motion quilt so that you unlock this investment for yourself and those that would receive the finished project.

Download a worksheet so you can do your own cost calculations.

The Bottom Line

The costs of paying someone else to quilt your projects or the amount of “investment” stuck in your pile of UFO’s make learning to free motion your own projects a “no-brainer”. Investing in learning free motion quilting will pay massive dividends once you start quilting your own projects.

Download the free Get Out of the Ditch! guide to learn how to start free motion quilting by clicking here.

Now that you know how much money can save by free motion quilting, get more information on my course “First Steps Into Free Motion Quilting” by clicking here.

If you already know how to free motion quilt then you may be interested in “3 Ways to Improve Your Free Motion Quilting” by clicking here.

P.S. Do you strive to improve your quilting skills? Do you want to have fun doing it? Do you want to meet other quilters in a supportive, safe environment?  If you answered “yes” to these questions, you need to join The Quilter’s Way. The Quilter’s Way is the only quilting membership site that includes both training and an active, supportive online community. Don’t wait another day! Join now.

Every Quilter Needs to Know How to Free Motion Quilt

I don’t want to put pressure on you but you really, really need to know how to free motion quilt. Some quilters go through their whole quilting life without learning free motion quilting and they are missing out on a huge part of the quilting journey. I believe that using free motion quilting in your projects can be the most creative and satisfying part of the quilting process. Along with choosing the fabrics, quilting your projects is one of the two ways that you can really put your personal stamp on the quilt. It’s a shame that some quilters miss what can be the most creative aspect of the project, even more impactful than choosing your fabric.

Money

Let’s start with the most straight forward reason to learn how to free motion quilt – money! I don’t think that saving money should be the only reason for doing your own quilting on a project but it certainly is a tangible benefit that you will get for every project you quilt yourself. The cost of getting someone else to quilt your project can run from $100 to hundreds of dollars depending on the type of quilting that is being done. Now, I am not saying that you shouldn’t send out a project to someone else for quilting. Some of my best quilting friends are long-armers and they can do an amazing job for you. If you have an extra special project that warrants custom quilting and you are not confident you can do it justice, then it is definitely a good idea to get a “professional” to do the quilting. The results from a professional longarm quilter will be worth the extra expense. Most projects don’t need a professional’s touch so if you are able to quilt your own projects, you’ll be able to save money on every quilt that you do yourself. Depending on the number of projects you complete, this can mean hundreds or thousands of dollars in savings in a year.

In addition to the explicit cost-savings of doing your own quilting, the cost of quilting can show up in the number of UFO’s that are in your studio. A significant number of UFO’s (or WIP’s as I prefer to call them) will be stopped at the stage where the top is finished but there has been no progress in the quilting. This is often because the quilter doesn’t know how they should quilt that particular project. They are unwilling to try free motion quilting themselves but are also unwilling to have someone else quilt it. The inability to finish a project is a huge waste of effort and money. In addition to the cost of the fabric, thread and time that have gone into that quilt, it’s tragic to put your creative efforts into a project only to leave it in an unfinished state.

Finally, the cost of having someone else quilt your projects will impact the decisions you make in very subtle ways. If you don’t want to pay someone else to quilt your projects, you may be unconsciously choosing methods for quilting your projects that you are capable of doing (e.g. stitch in the ditch only). You may even be choosing projects to make that don’t need free motion quilting just to avoid the whole issue. Just imagine what you could do if you knew how to free motion quilt yourself.

Control

Not knowing how to free motion quilt means that you are abdicating control over a key part of the quilting process. You will either be sending your quilt to someone else to quilt or you will be making design choices that limit your choices when it comes time to quilt your project. As a creative person you may feel really uncomfortable giving up control of something in which you have invested so much of yourself. By learning how to free motion quilt you will be able to take back control of your projects.

Once you become comfortable with free motion quilting technique, you can complete your project from start to finish the way you want. Quilting just becomes part of the process of making a project and can be adapted to ensure the project turns out the way you envisaged it. You will be able to control the design decisions and the timing decisions for the project rather than be dependent on the decisions or availability of a third person. If you do the free motion quilting, you can complete your project how you want and when you want. Even better, you’ll be able to say that you did it all yourself.

In the situation where you want to send out your project for quilting, your knowledge of free motion quilting will really help you communicate your expectations to the person who is going to quilt it. It can be difficult to communicate how you would like the final product to look if you have never done any free motion quilting. Your experience with free motion quilting will help you discuss options with the professional quilter so you’ll both be happy with the end result. It’s always good to have some knowledge about the service for which you’re hiring someone to avoid miscommunication and disappointment.

With Allison Spence of Meadow Rose Quilts

 Creativity

Enhancing your ability to express your creativity is what I think is the greatest benefit of knowing how to free motion quilt. Being able to complete the whole process when making a project allows you to free up your mind and bring your creativity to bear on the whole project. You will be able to make creative decisions that coordinate all parts of your project from the original design choice, through fabric choices, quilting and finishing. Having control of all aspects of the creative process allows you put your personal stamp on every one of your projects. Not only do you get to make the initial design choices but you can adapt as your project progresses. If your original thoughts about quilting motifs don’t seem to be working out, you can make adjustments to adapt the quilting to your new perspective. The ability to adapt as you move through your project allows you to problem solve and also opens up opportunities to make creative decisions as inspiration strikes you. The ability to influence all parts of your project construction will make the creation of your quilt an integrated, organic design process rather than a set of rigid tasks.

Awesome Blossom pattern from Chatterbox Quilts

As you become more confident in your free motion quilting, you may find that the quilting part of making a project becomes the dominant part of the creative process and the signature feature of some projects. Adding more complex quilting to areas of your quilt will allow you to express your creativity in ways that are not possible if you just do simple quilting. The ultimate example of this is a whole cloth quilt where you start with a “blank page” and use the quilting to make the design. The freedom of not being constrained by a “pattern” or fabric choices can be daunting at first but can also result in some of your most creative work.

Feather courtesy of Terry Rowland of T Row Studios

Finally, as you become more comfortable with free motion quilting, you may find that your desire for creativity leads you to experiment with projects that are on a whole different level. There are an infinite number of ways to combine different quilting such as free motion quilting and ruler work with nontraditional materials such as cork or leather in ways that result in an amazing project. The free form nature of free motion quilting allows it to be adapted to many applications rather than just keeping your quilt sandwich together. Once you get started you won’t want to stop.

Dragon courtesy of Sharon Blackmore of Love Shack Quilts

“Just Do It”

There are many reasons that quilters should know how to free motion quilt but I think that having creative control of your whole project is the most important one. Once you learn how to free motion quilt, you will revel in the creative freedom that you have when quilting even the simplest quilt. Sure, you’ll save money if you quilt your own project but I think that the ability to put your own personal stamp on a project is priceless. So what are you waiting for? It’s past time for you to begin improving your free motion quilting skills.

Download the free Get Out of the Ditch! guide to learn how to start free motion quilting by clicking here.

Now that you know the reasons you need to learn free motion quilting, check out my course “First Steps Into Free Motion Quilting” by clicking here.

If you already know how to free motion quilt then you may be interested in “3 Ways to Improve Your Free Motion Quilting” by clicking here.

Kim

Creatively,

P.S. Do you strive to improve your quilting skills? Do you want to have fun doing it? Do you want to meet other quilters in a supportive, safe environment?  If you answered “yes” to these questions, you need to join The Quilter’s Way. The Quilter’s Way is the only quilting membership site that includes both training and an active, supportive online community. Don’t wait another day! Join now.