![]() Take it nice and slow to begin with, focusing on making smooth movements and not moving the template across the fabric. Slowly follow the curve of the template with your FMQ foot. You want all your leaves to start from the same point so for example, if you have a 9” square you want to center the holly design into, you will need to start your needle in the center of the square. Using the card that comes with the Holly Template, choose a starting point for your first leaf. You want to get your hands and brain used to the movements that you will be making while doing free motion quilting with rulers. How to Use Dabline’s Holly Templateīefore you dive into stitching onto your freshly completed quilt top that you spend 30+ hours constructing, we always recommend doing some practice movements and stitches on a scrap piece of fabric and batting. Now that you have your machine set up and ready for quilting with templates, you can begin practicing with the Holly Leaves template. ![]() Make sure you know Set Up Your Machine for Quilting with Templates before you start practicing on how to use the Holly Leaves and Berries template. This template can be found in our Dabline Quilting Template Set. Plus the small circle on the template can be used for a wide variety of applications such as bubbles, circle borders, flowers, etc. This template can not only be used to make this wonderful holly motif, but you can also use the leaf template to create leaves on vines or other abstract leaf designs. Have you ever seen a gorgeous longarm quilting design and thought to yourself, “Wow! I wish I could do that on my quilts!” Well, with the Holly Template by Dabline, you will be able to make festive holly leaves and berries using your sit-down “basic” quilting/sewing machine. ![]()
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