Take the Pledge to learn/improve your free motion quilting skills in 2012, on a home sewing machine, by filling out the form below. If you do not see this form, you may need to try a different internet browser (e.g. Firefox or IE9) as I believe Chrome has problems displaying this form:
Unfortunately, the manual process to pull email addresses from the survey form to the MailChimp email tool is too time consuming. Thus, you are asked to also Subscribe to FMQ Challenge Email Updates {click the hyperlink}.
It isn't required, but if you are have a blog, it would be appreciated if you would post the badge for this event and help increase awareness by way of a post. After all, the more that participate the more fun we'll have.
SewCalGal will post more insights in December about this challenge and what you can do to get ready. Preparation will be pretty simple, where you can make some sample quilt sandwiches (~18-24"x18-24"), as well as an optional sample quilt sandwich, and maybe pick up a few supplies. Throughout this challenge you can always find the most current summary of information on the page for this event labeled "Free Motion Quilt Challenge". Thus, you may want to check this page periodically.
Every month, starting January lst, a new FMQ tutorial & challenge will be posted by one of our 12 FMQ experts. You can complete these exercises anytime, but if you complete them in the respective month you can gener to win that months giveaways. If you complete all 12 months of tutorial exercises, anytime in 2012, you can enter to win one of the grand prizes.
I am so on board for this challenge. Can't wait for it to begin!!
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The Quilting Pot Podcast
I just registered, but the the form insists on company and 2nd address line being completed, which don't apply to a lot of folks, I suspect!
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to this as well - can always use more practice!
This looks like a lot of fun. I took your button...does that make me better at FMQ???
ReplyDeleteI really need this so count me in and Thanks for offering it on-line.
ReplyDeleteCan't wait to start!
ReplyDeleteI did it...YAY! Thank you for your encouragement! :)
ReplyDeleteSounds like fun, Darlene! I'll make sure my machines are clean and ready for the new year!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great opportunity ti improve FMQ skills. Thank you, I'm in.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! Will look forward to it - thank you
ReplyDeleteThat sounds really good, and I´ll like to participate. Must I registed to take part?
ReplyDeleteYou can allway reache me through my blog.
Thanks!!!
Liebe Grüße
Bente - Germany
What better way to improve my skills than to get tutorials from the best? Plus the icing on the cake, we could even win prizes for learning what we want to know! I'm excited, and worried about my first "test" in "school" already!! lol
ReplyDeleteam glad to see that i can maybe make this program work for me ... so often i have periods where i cannot do much and hesitate to join in a project in case i may not be able to complete the program. thanx!
ReplyDeleteI'm really looking forward to this! I always say I need to practice but I never do it! Thank you so much! I am hoping to really increase my machine quilting skills.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea! Can't wait to begin!
ReplyDeleteI've sign up, thanks for doing this!
ReplyDeleteAll signed up and my thanks to you. The badge will be on my blog shortly!
ReplyDeleteI am going to try to stick with this. I am not good at free motion quilting and it's discouraging to do a really nice job on something that is small enough to quilt on my home machine...but then mess it up with my lousy free-motion work!!! Hopefully, this helps!
ReplyDeleteThis is very exciting. I just today ordered a Queen Supreme Slider to use with my Janome for free motion quilting. Now I'll be able to learn to quilt with these monthly tutorials, thank you.
ReplyDeleteSounds great. Count me in.
ReplyDeleteSign me up!
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to the challenge! I posted the information on my blog today.
ReplyDeleteThanks I´m looking forward to finally learn it!
ReplyDeleteI just signed up.
Liebe Grüße
Bente - Germany
What a cool challenge... If we get moved and settled before January, I may give it a whirl...
ReplyDeleteThis looks like fun, I will check back for sure.
ReplyDeleteThank you for organizing these tutorials. I am very excited to learn FMQ and I've now become a follower of your blog. Love it!
ReplyDeleteI tried pitting the button on my blog and it didn't work. It said the picture isn't available on flickr. Maybe check your flickr settings to see if your pictures are public.
ReplyDeleteI am so in for this....thanks.
ReplyDeleteI'm in! Pinned a link on Pinterest! Can't wait to start!
ReplyDeleteI'm in, too. Looking forward to it.
ReplyDeleteI am having the same problem with the button as "Kritta22"? Is there something we're doing wrong? I came here through Quilt Matters and her button seemed to be fine.
ReplyDeleteI am excited about this! I just registered and plan to share the badge on my blog some time this week! I will also pin to Pinterest!
ReplyDeleteI've just signed up. Looking forward to improving my FMQ skills!
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to this - love learning, and learning about quilting is a win-win!
ReplyDeleteThis is so very exciting! I can't wait!
ReplyDeleteCan't wait for this to start
ReplyDeleteThank you for providing this opportunity for us!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to get back to free motion quilting, and to enjoy the hum of my machine!
ReplyDeleteI'm a newbie to this challenge but I am so looking forward to your expertise.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
Carolyn
This will be very interesting. I might be the oldest participant and perhaps I'll be using the oldest machine and we'll see how well the two of us hold up. :-)
ReplyDeleteLOL Judy. I wonder which of our girls is older? Maybe you win, I think mine is around 1957ish...
ReplyDeleteOK, count me in! I'll bring the brownies! But, I have a feeling this is gonna take wine....a LOTTA wine!
ReplyDeleteWauv, this is aboslutety awsome, what a chance to get better at FMQ. I can't wait to get started.
ReplyDeleteLaila
Denmark
I'm playing! Thanks so much for putting this together. I posted some PR on my blog too :)
ReplyDeletegreat idea... looking forward to it....
ReplyDeleteHugz
Okay! I joined the Challenge and added the button to my blog! I am so excited. I keep watching tutorials. This time I have a goal to do at least one per month! awesome!!!
ReplyDeleteI'm in. The badge is on my blog. I can't wait to begin! ~Jeanne
ReplyDeleteSounds fun, I added the button to my blog too! Good to have a new project in the dark days of winter.
ReplyDeleteFor the life of me, I can't get the badge to post on my blog. I'll keep trying.
ReplyDeleteI promised myself to get better with FMQ and this just might fill the bill! Thanks for the help!!
ReplyDeleteI have just signed up. The badge is on my blog.
ReplyDeleteThank you.
Thank you, this is a great idea to start for 2012! Lets start soon!
ReplyDeleteI'm in thank you this sounds really interesting!
ReplyDeleteI've signed up, sounds like fun.
ReplyDeleteI've registered. This looks like a good motivator to do some practise!
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ReplyDeleteOnce more:
ReplyDeleteI have registered.
As an absolutely beginner, i hope to learn enough, to make a bedquilt at the end of 2012.
Am i alone as a beginner?
And i made a mistake in my email adress. A comma instead of a point.Sorry
Greetings from Germany
Iris-Julimond
I will give this a try
ReplyDeleteButton has been posted on SouthernStyle blog
ReplyDeleteWhat a wonderful way to start the new year!
ReplyDeleteI'm in!
ReplyDeletewww.quiltingismything.wordpress.com
Count me in - maybe I will be able to relax with FMQ
ReplyDeleteThank you, I signed up!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to learn!!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea. Ok... I'm in. Thank you.
ReplyDeleteIt will be great to join every one
ReplyDeleteI'm really looking forward to this. I did sign up but I have such problems with staying signed into Blogger , did you get my form?
ReplyDeleteyo me apunto que gran idea, un abrazo
ReplyDeleteAngeles
http://cuando-se-puede.blogspot.com
masuva9@hotmail.com
I signed up but am not sure if the computer accepted it or not. Count me in.
ReplyDeleteI have just bought a new machine and free motion quilting is the reason - needless to say, so far (in the two weeks I've had it) the FMQ has not been too hot. This is exactly what I need - thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteCount me in, too!! I've been looking around for something like this for a while, so naturally didn't hesitate to sign up. Can't wait!!
ReplyDeleteI signed up! Hope to have more confidence at FMQ by the time we're done.
ReplyDeleteI signed up but can't get the button to add to my blog.
ReplyDeleteGot it!
ReplyDeleteYay!! I'm in!!
ReplyDeleteWhat a great opportunity to learn from the best teachers and alongside other quilters! Looking forward to 2012!
ReplyDeleteI am in, I need the practice, and I am always up for a good challenge too.
ReplyDeleteThat sounds like a great way to get a lot of knowledge and hopefully put at leas some of it into practice! thanks
ReplyDeleteI just signed up, put your button on my left sidebar and shared your challenge in a post: http://koolbeenz-blog.blogspot.com/2011/12/free-motion-quilting-fmq-challenge-2012.html
ReplyDeleteI can't wait because my FMQ S-U-C-K-S BIG TIME!
@pril
I am taking the challenge - I am so excited and I posted the button on my blog: http://blog.sewbittersweetdesigns.com
ReplyDeleteI am taking the challenge. I will feel the fear and do it anyway!
ReplyDeleteI am so looking forward to this.
ReplyDeleteI'm always up for improving :) This is a grat plan!
ReplyDeleteI think this is going to be the best, can't wait.
ReplyDeleteHello, i am very happy to take part in the challenge! I've submit the registration form but haven't got any confirmation per email or anyhow. Is it okay? Thank you.
ReplyDeleteHooray ! I am with you !
ReplyDeleteHooray!
ReplyDeleteI just signed up today - thanks for the email! I've also posted the logo on my Blog at http://mountainquiltworks.blogspot.com/. I'm very much looking forward to learning from these experts!
ReplyDeleteI've just signed up.And I'm really looking forward to this!Thank you so much!
ReplyDeleteGirls, please, explain me, how u make a photos in the comments?
ReplyDeleteOkay, you and April got to me, I'm in for this challenge.
ReplyDeleteI am so excited about this challenge. I've already put your button on my blog and am getting ready to write a post about your challenge.
ReplyDeleteSou do Brasil e já estou inscrita para este desafio. Coloquei a divulgação no blog
ReplyDeleteI can't wait for this to start, I'm so in! =D
ReplyDeleteQuilting Tizzy sent out an email, so here I am, registering today!
ReplyDeletelooking forward to get started with the challenge.
ReplyDeleteI hope to learn alot
looking forward to get started with the challenge.
ReplyDeleteI hope to learn alot
I'm in too Should be a great learning experince for us all.
ReplyDeleteReally excited about this!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteThank you for having this challenge. I am looking forward to it!
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to learning and improving my skills. I have several quilts waiting to be done!
ReplyDeleteLooks like I found the sign-in ... looks like a real challenge for 2012 and I really need to improve any skill I have with F.M.Q.
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I'm up for the challenge!! Sounds great!!!
ReplyDeleteI took the pledge; I hope that means that I'm signed up :-).
ReplyDeleteReally looking forward to this!!
ReplyDeleteThis challenge is just what I need to help motivate me to finish all those quilts tops waiting to be quilted!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is just what I need! I got a pretty good start this year, but want to improve lots more! Thanks!
ReplyDeleteI think I signed up. It didn't give me any kind of confirmation. Looking forward to pushing my limits with this challenge.
ReplyDeleteI think I signed up. It didn't give me any kind of confirmation. Looking forward to pushing my limits with this challenge.
ReplyDeleteyes, this sounds great. I've signed up and eagerly look forward to the lessons/challenges each month.
ReplyDeleteArlene
Thank you for providing this challenge for us. just joined.
ReplyDeleteThanks for your challenges. I need it, and looking forward to this.
ReplyDeleteCharlotte T.
Count me in...I want to be a "real quilter!"
ReplyDeleteSo glad to have found this site!! Looking forward to a year of growth and practice! Just joined!
ReplyDeleteI can't wait to get started! I hope by the end of this challenge I will be able to sit in front of my home machine, comfortably and creatively quilt.
ReplyDeleteThis challenge is awesome! Thank you so much ... I can hardly wait!
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to this project.. I was wondering when and where the list of materials needed will be posted. :) My mom and I are trying to arrange a day to get prepped for doing this challenge before january 1st.
ReplyDeleteThanks for organizing this for us both.
Very excited by this challenge. Thank you for the opportunity
ReplyDeleteI was very ceertain thaqt I had taken the pledge for this challenge, but I haven't received any confirmation. I went to the facebook page that was set up but do not see my name there either.
ReplyDeleteI signed up! I would love to improve my poor FMQ skills! Thanks so much for doing this.
ReplyDeleteI signed up too! I would love to improve my poor FMQ skills! Thanks so much for doing this.
ReplyDeleteI am looking forward to this challenge. I hope it encourages me to PRACTICE!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteI too am looking forward to this challenge and I took your button and now have it on my blog. Thanks so much for doing this and also thank you to the sponsers. Fantastic!! Hugs Vicki x
ReplyDeleteThis challenge sounds like just what I need to help me with my QDR (Quilting Development Resolution). Can't wait ...
ReplyDeleteI just hope I'm correct in remembering that I signed up a week or so ago. Should I re-register just in case I'm wrong? LOL ;) It has been a busy fall and winter!!
Just registered. Didn't have a problem with it.
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Yes, count me in!
ReplyDeleteI am sew looking forward to this....I hope I can keep up....I want to FM quilt so much and just haven't taken time to get into practicing. I hope this challenge will keep me in line.
ReplyDeleteYes, I'm in! Thanks for this challenge. I want to finish my UFO's. Happy New Year!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for putting this challenge together. Hopefully this challenge will help me FMQ with confidence AND skill.
ReplyDeleteYes, I am registered and ready to begin this new challenge! Can't wait to FMQ and learn lots of beautiful designs,
ReplyDeleteShirley
Yes I want to be in. The form is a blank so hopefully my comment will be enough. I've placed your button on my blog.
ReplyDeleteIm looking forward to learn a lot and to have fun
ReplyDeleteThis looks terrific!
ReplyDeleteThank you for taking the time to teach us - hopefully we can all "pay it forward" in the future.
Happy New Year!
Here I am joining up at the last minute, but I love the idea of developing some FMQ skills a bite at a time.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to join in as well!
ReplyDeleteI've finally been able to get all signed up. I thought I'd done it all but something went wrong and my comments never showed. Anyway, today is the day. I'm excited and ready to learn to FMQ. Thanks for this opportunity. Looking forward to all you have to offer.
ReplyDeleteSheryl in SC
I signed up. First step to improved quilting. Yea!
ReplyDeleteI'm in for this....I need to be 'pushed' to do more :)
ReplyDeleteI'ver never ventured into free motion but would love to feel confident doing it.
ReplyDeleteI signed up! Thanks! :) This is going to be great!
ReplyDeleteI agree with the others - all signed up and excited... thank you for putting this together!
ReplyDeleteI am taking the challenge and have put the button on my blog, looking forward to learning new techniques!
ReplyDeleteI signed up too! Let's go for the big adventure!
ReplyDeleteAfter the Christmas decorations are packed away, I can get back to sewing! Can't wait for your monthly class!
ReplyDeleteI signed up and am very eager to get my supplies list filled, etc.
ReplyDeleteI took the pledge!
ReplyDeleteThank you for offering this Challenge! Hugs!!! ♥
I signed up, but it gave me some sort of error message and said I should try later. [sigh] Same sort of results I get with my free motion quilting.....
ReplyDeleteI'm in...yikes!
ReplyDeleteI took the pledge and now will get FMQ learned I hope.
ReplyDeletei took the pledge and hope I signed up everywhere. I have the blog post and the button. thanks for the challenge
ReplyDeleteWill have to play catch-up in February after we have moved house and I unpack my machine. But had to commit to the pledge so another good intention is not lost. Thank you Leah for your wonderful blogs.
ReplyDeleteJust found this post, and have signed up. Hope it helps me :^)
ReplyDeleteI've only just found this but better late than not at all :)
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Robyn
This looks great...Thanks for doing this!
ReplyDeleteThis looks great- thanks so much for doing it!
ReplyDeleteI took the pledge and thought I commented but havent been able to find it anywhere. I am looking forward to this very much as I could definately brush up my machine quilting skills. I filled out the form and not sure what happens next as I havent got anything from you. I will follow by email like you said to do. So looking forward to this and thanks for organising it all :) Hugs Vicki x
ReplyDeleteready set go. thank you
ReplyDeleteLooking forward to the challenge..........
ReplyDeleteCool! This is gonna be fun :o)
ReplyDeleteI want to take part in this free motion program. I have been working on my skills sporadically so this should be a big help for me to gain confidence. I'm excited to learn more and practice, practice, practice!!!!
ReplyDeleteThis is just what I need to inprove my FMQ. I'm in.
ReplyDeleteI love FMQ and I'm up for this challenge!!!
ReplyDeleteCount me in - it looks exciting!
ReplyDeletei just got a new pfaff machine with more working space and i've been wanting to learn machine quilting in general, but free motion quilting looks to be the most fun. so this challenge is perfect for me. thanx for making this available to us.
ReplyDeleteI certainly need some kind of "push" to get fmq down! I just get so flustered every time I give it a go, only 1 time has it seemed to look ok, and that was on one 12" square!..lol.. So, can't wait to follow along, and I hope by January 2013 I can say, I not only pieced that quilt, by I fmq'd, it too...instead of always falling back on my hand-quilting...
ReplyDeleteI certainly need a "push" to get fmq down! I just get so flustered every time I try to do it, and it doesn't go well at all! I then fall back on my stand-by of hand-quilting...which I love hand quilting, but I really want to learn fmq! I have so many quilt tops waiting to be quilted! So, thanks for offering this, and I hope by January 2013 I can say, "yes, I did fmq this quilt."
ReplyDeleteThis is just what I need. Thought that I signed up but just found this site again. Thanks.
ReplyDeleteHave signed up and looking forward to this challenge :-)
ReplyDeleteHave to find out how to start.
Are we going to respond every month? and how....
I want to take part in this free motion program.I have been registered in December. I forgot to make a comment. The first project is completed.Please you look at my blog.
ReplyDeleteI'm in !! Timing is sooooo right as I want to improve on all fronts in my quilting :)
ReplyDeleteSounds great and would love to participate.
ReplyDeleteThanks to generous help, free motion machine.
ReplyDeleteThis has already helped me a lot!! Thank you!!
ReplyDeleteI thought I had taken the pledge, but don't see my comment. I do have the button on my blog. I am in.
ReplyDeleteSo glad Diane Gaudynski mentioned this on her blog! I am eager to join in!
ReplyDeleteThought I'd taken the pledge. I don't have a blog, but I am on the facebook group. I need to take the pic of my challenge piece so I can add it to the flicker group.
ReplyDeleteThank You so much for bringing these wonderful teachers into my home. Now I can take a machine quilting class (actually 12) anytime in my scheldule. The quilt sampler is a great idea.
ReplyDeleteI'm in for the challenge and have registered! It's almost the end of the month, so need to make up sandwiches quickly!
ReplyDeleteI am taking the pledge, and I hope I have enough time to do all the remainder of the year's (and hopefully "catch up" on January).
ReplyDeleteWow! Just found out about this... I pledge and hope I have enough time to fully participate.
ReplyDeleteI am taking the pledge, and I hope I have enough time to do all the remainder of the year's (and hopefully "catch up" on January).
ReplyDeleteI took the pledge. I thought I had already done so, but I don't see my comment here. I do have the button on my blog, which is susanintexas.blogspot.com
ReplyDeleteThanks,
Susan
Even though I couldn't find the pledge on this page, I will make up one of my own.
ReplyDeleteI, Laurel Homer, take the Pledge to learn/improve my free motion quilting skills in 2012, on a home sewing machine. I will do this primarily through the 2012 Free-Motion Quilting Challenge.
I'm ready to get better at fmq, I didnt get a chance to do January but I'm definitely going to try february (and since it is Leap Year, I'll be sewing all day on that special additional day!)
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ReplyDeleteI have taken the pledge can't find my name to add photo ,I have also joined the February group but can't upload there either Finished my challenge feathers can't upload I have printed out your instructions and being trying for the last 2 hours ,Where am I going wrong when I load the picture to send to the feb link every thing is grayed out.
Hope someone can help I am not a computer nut unfortunatly
Val
Val/cleomisty - Your settings are as a no reply blogger so I couldn't send you an email reply. The post that has the monthly tutorial also has the info for what you need to do to enter the monthly challenge. You can always find a link to that post by visiting the page that has a tab, towards the top of my blog, labeled "2012 FMQ Challenge".
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