Free-Motion Quilting with Angela Walters: Choose & Use Quilting Designs on Modern Quilts
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Angela Walters
Angela Walters has quilted for fabric designers, authors, and pattern makers and has been published in numerous books and magazines. While she loves traditional quilting, her niche is quilting innovative designs on modern quilts. Look for Angela on YouTube as the Midnight Quilter. She lives in Kansas City, Missouri. quiltingismytherapy.com
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Free-Motion Quilting with Angela Walters - Angela Walters
Dedication
This one’s for you, Grandpa Ford.
Thank you for investing time into my life. You taught me much more than quilting. I learned that family comes first and that ice cream sandwiches are a necessity. You were my biggest supporter, and I would not have found my passion for quilting if it weren’t for you.
I pray that I am as patient with my grandchildren as you were with me.
I love and miss you.
Acknowledgments
Wow! Where do I start? It has been said that you know who your friends are when it’s time to move. But I don’t agree. You know who your friends are when you are knee-deep in book writing, stressed out, and not sure how it’s all going to come together. More than a few people were there for me.
To my husband, Jeremy, for never letting me quit.
To C&T Publishing, Robert Kaufman Fabrics company, Quilters Dream Batting, and Superior Threads. Thanks for believing in me and my book.
To everyone who helped make this book possible, by helping piece quilts, giving me fabric, or letting me use their quilt patterns:
Alissa Haight Carlton
Mark Cesarik
Jenifer Dick
Jacquie Gering
Scott Hansen
Shea Henderson
Heidi Hendrickson
Jessica Levitt
Georgieanna Martin (my awesome mom!)
Modern Quilt Relish patterns
Tula Pink
Debi Walters (my awesome mother-in-law!)
And a special, heartfelt thank-you for a woman who took a chance on a brand-new quilter almost ten years ago—love you, Kathy!
INTRODUCTION
Like a lot of other younger quilters, I didn’t set out to be a quilter. Instead, quilting found me. Not long after I met my soon-to-be husband, he introduced me to his family. This included his Grandpa Ford, who loved to make quilts. At the time I wasn’t even sure what a quilt was. Grandpa, as he immediately insisted I call him, quickly changed that.
After a year of admiring his many quilts, I asked him to show me how to make one. He was so patient with me, instructing me to carefully cut out nine squares with scissors and templates. I then began the process of sewing them into a Nine-Patch block. Proud of my creation, I showed it to him. He agreed that it looked great, and with a mischievous gleam in his eyes, he said, Now let me show you the easy way!
He produced a rotary cutter and a mat, and so began my love of quilting.
One day, he suggested I buy a quilting machine. Never having seen a quilting machine, I wholeheartedly agreed. I called the Gammill company, and they happened to have a used one for sale. As quick as a blink, it was delivered and set up.
Up to that point, my Grandpa (at this point he was my Grandpa, too) had sent our quilts to a machine quilter who could quilt three patterns. Based on that, I assumed quilting machines could quilt only three patterns, and I was pretty sure they would quilt themselves. I quickly figured out that I had been incorrect, but by that time, I was head-over-heels in love with quilting.
I learned several free-motion quilting designs and started quilting for customers. I was perfectly happy quilting traditional quilts with traditional designs, and I would have continued along had I not been introduced to the modern quilting community.
On a whim, I attended the inaugural meeting of the Kansas City Modern Quilting Guild. During the first meeting, I was in awe of the quilts I saw. Bright and bold, full of graphic designs, they were unlike anything I had ever seen. Soon, I was asked to quilt some modern quilts. I very quickly realized they couldn’t be approached in the same way as traditional quilts.
Traditional quilts are fairly predictable. They usually have a regular layout, often including sashing and borders. Modern quilts, on the other hand, offer irregular shapes, random placement, and bold fabrics. As I quilted more and more modern quilts, I realized I loved quilting—modern quilts especially. Quilting is the most fun part! I am writing this book to pass my love of quilting on to you. My hope is that you will love machine quilting as much as I do!
Section 1:
GETTING STARTED
I often tell anyone who will listen that the quilting is the most fun part of quiltmaking. Some quilters will agree with me, nodding with enthusiasm. But more often than not, quilters will roll their eyes and walk away, muttering under their breath. For a newer quilter, it can all be so overwhelming. Don’t be discouraged! The first section of the book will help get you started. You will find out what this book is—and isn’t—as well as what you need to get started. This includes not only the supplies but also the mind-set you will need to be successful.
So let go of your doubts and get ready to quilt—the modern way!
BEFORE YOU START
The modern quilting community is alive and thriving—there is no denying it. If you go online and take a look at the many, many blogs featuring beautiful modern quilts, you can’t help but be inspired. But over and over, I see quilters piecing such beautiful quilt tops