Video tutorial: Getting started with free motion quilting

August 6, 2024

Join APQS retailer Myrna Ficken as she shares tips for getting started with free motion quilting (FMQ). Follow along as she demonstrates how to practice several fun and easy quilted shapes and pattern styles with both pencil and paper and fabric and needle.

Myrna Ficken
Myrna Ficken
Myrna is an APQS Dealer and owner of A Quilter's Choice - APQS West in Highlands Ranch, CO. You can find her online on Facebook and Instagram.
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