It’s always nice to get something for free so please enjoy this downloadable pdf ebook of easy machine quilting designs “The Little Book of ~Easy~ Machine Quilting Designs”. These designs are continuous line drawings, simple in shape, and are suitable for beginners.
The patterns are compiled in an ebook in pdf format for convenience, so you will need Adobe Reader to view it and if you need to update your Adobe Reader, click on the “Get Adobe Reader” logo. This is a free update.
The designs are continuous line designs and simple in shape.
Included in the booklet are 12 designs:
4 block designs
4 free motion designs
4 border designs
These designs should be printed out and enlarged to size before using.
Special Feature
A special feature of the ebook is the supplemental animated “stitching sequence” videos. The videos feature the designs that are included in the ebook and show a special animated stitching sequence which represents the best way to stitch out these designs.
The videos are in flash format and are designed to be viewed online.We hope you find this a useful feature, particularly for the more intricate designs which will be offered in the future.
System Requirements
You will need Adobe Flash Player to view this video demonstration.
Tips for Free Motion Designs for Beginners
Free motion quilting designs are generally stitched without transferring the design to the fabric, in other words they are stitched freehand. This can be tricky when you are first starting out, however the following tips should help.
The best way to start with free motion designs is with pencil and paper. Just like writing your name, free motion designs can be learned in a similar manner.
Using the designs in the ebook, lay a sheet of transparent paper over the top and trace the outline without lifting your pencil from the paper. Do this a number of times until you are comfortable with the movements. Then take a piece of copy paper and practice freehand.
Once your brain has comprehended the flow of the line, you will find it an easy transition from paper and pencil, to machine and thread.
And of course, the only way you will ever get good at anything is with – practice, practice, practice !
Other Sources for Designs
Other great free machine quilting designs can be found at Patsy Thompson Designs. She has a great website with beautiful photos of her machine quilting.
Quiltmaker also offers some free patterns.
I'm Linda Matthews and welcome to my website. As a textile artist I love to experiment with all sorts of different textile and art quilting techniques; and as I teacher I love to share. I hope you enjoy my website. 
great ideas thanks
very interesting i will be back when time allows
Thank you! Just what I was looking for – great for a newbie like me!
Thank you so much. I have completed the tops for a number of projects, but the machine quilting was a bit of a challenge. Now, having these great free patterns and videos to show me how to do it, I’ll be finishing a few small UFOs today.
Hi,Linda. Thanks so much for this little book. Now I have something to practice when I am forced to sit in those boring meetings I have to attend sometimes!!! Smiles, Lanie >^-^<