We’ve all done it. Scrolled endlessly through Instagram, drooled over magazines ( especially) and swooned in the aisles at quilt exhibitions. Despite the slow stitch movement and, more importantly on the time side, the big stitch movement, free-motion quilts and quilting (FMQ) just seem to have a certain wow factor. But when it comes down to sitting in front of your domestic sewing machine with a freshly-basted quilt squashed to the right side of the needle, those dreams seem hopelessly out of reach. Maybe you could squeeze in a long-arm sewing machine somewhere? Do you really need that guest room? How often does Aunty Marie come to stay? Maybe you could clear the shed of all those useless things like lawn mowers and strimmers and lay claim to the space? (Or put Aunty Marie in there.) Or, maybe the machine isn’t the real problem. Sure, if you want to create a king-sized bed quilt covered with elaborate feather designs complex enough to look like they should adore a palace or be part of some complex ancient ritual,
